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Ahh ok, you can use a 4 turn water knot to attach it to you mainline, and a 4 turn BLOOD Knot as opposed to a grinner for attaching to a swivel, or you could use a Palomar. Sorry for the early confusion......one too many beers last night!

Actually, thinking about it, I've made a major boo boo!! Sorry..... mine are actually Nylon not flourocarbon........as are most clear carp leaders for the very reason binfield pointed out....flourocarbon isn't that strong in comparison, so are you sure it's flouro one's you mean and not just clear??

edited. I use clear Nylon leaders for most of my fishing..... Some come with swivels attached, Personally, I cut these off before I use them, as I prefer to use a split quick link instead so attachment to the rig end is pretty straight forward, for the other end, the one thats attached to your mainline, I use a Palomar knot, which is one of the strongest wet knots you can use, but also, one that doesnt cut into the fused loop of the leader, which a grinner or blood knot can do! You can also use a loop to loop to join the leader to mainline, but IMO it's not as strong as a Palomar. Some come with tungsten sections which will keep it pinned down on the lake bed, but having being coiled up in a packet for god knows how long, they don't usually sit very on the lake bed straight away, so I like to stretch mine down the inside of a door frame under tension with a cpl of pins for a few days before use, bit like you do with rigs on a rig board, this usually gets rids of any kinks n coils

If you use the Palomar knot to attach the hooklink to the swivel, you don't need to strip it and yes, it comes on spools just like normal braid. The Korda Hybrid hooklink materials are a popular choice for many, and are pretty easy to work with as are the Stealth skin range from sufix, tho a lot still have faith in the original kryston mantis range... personally I don't like the colours, so tend to use the first two mentioned for most of my hooklinks. The only thing about Hybrid is you need to steam all knots down under tension before use, otherwise it can snap off. The steam beds the knot down nice and tight and will also help straighten any kinks out of the hooklink itself. It's a good idea, (If you can afford to,) to have a selection of different materials in your tackle box/bag, then you can adapt to the given situation.

Give Tony a ring in the office...., he'll tell it too you straight about whats going and whats not And as already said, don't neglect the margins, but also be prepared for a long chuck as they sometimes like the middle channel. Oh and don't forget your ID...no ID ...No fishing!!!

Yeah pretty much.......the method of stripping a section of the coating back creates a sort of hinge, to allow the hook to drop in the mouth when sucked in by the carp / fish, thus creating a better chance of the hook catching hold. Personally I would class any rig that has a stripped section of coating as a "Hinge" rig. which can be used for both bottom baits and pop ups this thread shows some of the rigs that use coated braids

Yes mono is your mainline, the term mono is just short for monofilament.... a thin string made from a single fibre, Generally made from polymers which are melted and mixed, then extruded thru small holes, forming the strands....which are then spun onto spools. The extrusion process is what determines the thickness (diametre) and breaking strain. Braid is manufactured by weaving man-made filaments of material such as Spectra or Micro-Dyneema into a single strand of braid, similar to spinning cotton or wool. The main difference between the two aside from the feel, is that braid offers no stretch in comparison to the Plastic/polymer based mono. this can be both beneficial and detrimental depending on the use, the latter being the reason some fisherys ban it's use as a mainline, in the wrong hands, it can be like a tow rope. Coated hooklinks are a mix of braid and polymer, usually a braided inner, which is made up in the usual way, but then coated with a mix of polymers which give it that stiff plastic coating,inturn offering the user more options interms of rig make up.