elmoputney

That's not a very clear rule because I would assume that a naked chod with tied on leader to be ok and then as the swivel isn't attached to the line just free running on the leader if you use a chod bead then that would be ok,probably best to ask the management to clarify And if you are using a lead clip generally you attach the hooklink with a swivel

What about baiting on showing fish ? The other week I arrived in a swim on another lake to find a LOT of carp just mooching about I was aware they may move off at some point during the night so i didn't want to spook them, I opted to throw in about a handful or two of boilies singly to keep the disturbance Down then top up little and often but it didn't happen and I wondered should I have pinged out a lot or just gone with the spod mix I had ready to keep them in the area or just fished singles ?

I think you may be right, I think we catch them when they pity us or have a mad moment and let there hair down

Ha I just want something that may blend Into both if possible just takes out the guess work of what I am fishing on, I guess that's why I am keen to stick with fluorocarbon, it helps with my colour blindness

That's actually a good tip , I never usually think to do that What colour is best for silty choddy weedy bottoms ? i just want to make a g string thong

Hydrolink is a hooklink I want to try I very nearly bought some the other night whilst sulking about this one

Glad the thought had crossed your mind enough to check though 😀

That is the stuff of dreams for me good luck Highy Edit although I probably wouldn't wait till 4 am

I am quite happy with the size 4 chod hooks they seem a better fit for this rig Ready for the next phase of testing although I've put my back out again this morning 😭

I think it's quite easy to go too far with it, I think about 6 or 7 seems right for me also, then when my extra fine file arrives will probably just do the same with that or less to get a smoother finish , which in theory will make the hook penetrate more easily,

I've messed up a couple so far but I am fairly practical and have worked in an engineering type environment for a number of years dealing with steel and more recently carbon fibre, so I am quite comfortable doing them really, and actually I used to restore alloy wheels to a mirror finish when I used to mess around with cars so I just take my time and they seem to get sharper 👍

I did make quite a nice rig with the loaded this morning simple and effective,but looks like it would work and be reliable, I am now very much on board with the hook sharpening btw, my hooks are always sharp before they enter the water

I did that again this morning and actually I think I may not be whipping the knot well enough or something,when that knot is right it tightens quite easily, I may persevere for a bit longer as it might be down to human error and trying to make sure it was tight or not quite getting it right,

I've been having a play tonight and the conclusion I've drawn is I don't like korda IQ, I've noticed when tightening the knots down it's done a couple of strange things tonight one of them stretched and concertinered a bit, another one seemed to develop a nick in the fluorocarbon where none were before,which would almost certainly be a weak spot, I won't be using it again anyway, it just doesn't give me confidence so it's back to the drawing board may have found a solution to the silicone problem though wide gapes with there in turned eye that seemed to kick them over nicely , I might try using the avid pin down leader material in the morning I've been happy with my leaders so far so may work as a boom section If not I may just go back to tungsten loaded knotless knot and shrink tube,they used to work in the olden days quite well

Which type of silicone do you use I didn't really like how the one I tried worked tbh looked ok to start with bit then after a while I found the pull of the pop up was straightening it out ,if that makes sense, And also which fluorocarbon are you using ? I really like the rig overall and it seems to work but I can't have failures and would like this to be a 1 off Thanks Elmo

It was out in open water not far off the surface at the time so I don't think it cut off on anything in the water definately seems like a rig failure to me , I really want to use the fluorocarbon if I can as it looks lovely underwater but I can't have it failing on me as what's the point , I would've been gutted if it was st Ives, I will try and make a similar rig using tungsten loaded tonight and see what I can create, it was 20lb korda IQ fluorocarbon I was using btw

Hi guys I've been playing about with the mark bryant ultimate rig and I thought I had got to a point where I was chuffed to bits with it, It seemed to be presenting perfectly and with the addition of shrink tube I was getting the perfect angle on my hook, However I got a screaming take earlier and it went about 10 yards before I picked up the rod was in contact with it clutch was set fine as it was stripping line then nothing, the rig had parted at the fluorocarbon section, not even at the knot just and it didn't look stretched or anything almost like I had cut it, would this be down to steaming the shrink tube ? As that's the only reason I have everything else had been checked all knots had been tightened prior to steaming so I thought it was ok Any thoughts on this as I don't want to lose anymore fish, luckily it's a barbless only rule there so it should lose it ok

I'm not sure so far 40kg boilies (£275) and about 50kg of (£70 approx) particle and 30kg of pellets( £40 ish ), plus about £90 worth of pop ups,wafters ,glugs etc, And about £80 worth of basemix and ingredients etc, I tend to stock up on particle when monster particles have a £1 a kilo sale though, which se seems to be every weekend but I didn't know that then so getting on for £500 then eek, and I'm starting to get low again I have 10kg particles in the freezer and about the same of boilies plus 2 bags of sweetcorn, And some dynamite robin red pellets left, which I have to say are great, within 5 mins of me throwing some 4mm out this morning with a handful of glugged boilies, the water was clouding up and they were going absolutely nuts for them

Couldn't you coil up the zigs a bit and then using some PVA tape or string, tie them up then it melts and rises to the proper depth that may help with the cast

Most definately, I used to try and intercept them on the way through, when I fished it there was a tree with 1 overhanging branch in the middle and underneath that it was so clear it was a great little spot to try and stop them

If I find one that works I won't be complaining 👍

Ha I am still surprised someone actually listened to me 😀 Glad to help though 👍

I never got to grips with the big part of that water so I used to focus on the islands half but I had about a dozen different spots I used to bait, I found that worked out well for me there were usually plenty of fish up that end but looking back I could've benefitted from mastering it as a whole, I sometimes think I wouldn't mind going back one day

I haven't said I will be using them all at once btw I may only take a couple with me as I don't like to carry too much these days, it works out a lot cheaper to buy 5 through a post free deal £27.50 than 4 with postage £29.10 so my decision to buy 5 was that it made economic sense, I saved on postage and got more baits for my bucks,

It depends how long you need them to to stay buoyant rarely will I leave them out more than 12 hours, I like the cork dust ones they seem very bouyant to me,I've left them out overnight and tested them when I've bought them in still standing firm, I have a pretty good feeling about these baits also, I am a lot happier with my bait choice now, can only try them and find out but I am confident as they seem to catch a lot of fish for others, including some lovely st Ives residents 👍