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haha, everyone seems to want to buy this now thanks to a guy on another thread! Like a free advert!

cheers mufty la

yes sorry the gardner one is what i mean. Ok i will take your advice mate, Im glad you said that I thought it myself but wanted reasurrance! Thanks again

Ok as shown on another thread I have looked myself and this is what i want to do my surface fishing with but as the hook length is suspended in the air do i need to use a thinner line or can i stick to my ultima 18lb line? Cheers

thanks mate but got my heart set on that solar unleaded leader now! Looks good but just trying to find some ready spliced/with a loop! Not too good at splicing and wouldnt want it to fail! Cheers anyway!

If you reel in any weed from 20 meters out or wherever you are then hold the weed from end to end to see APPROXIMATLY how long the weed out their is.

Perfect mate, just what i been looking for! Now how do I hold beads on it just enough to stop the chod slipping up the line but enough to come loose if mainline snaps?

thanks mate will have a look at that when i get home!!

cheers lads! Dont really like the idea of tubing though. Is their anything else? Like a fly fishing type leader? Infact do you even need to use a leader? Also If i bought some 30lb fluoro and tied it onto my main line with a loop to loop would that work? But how would I keep the beads securely enough where they dont fall off but will do if required under pressure?

Ok so I have recently STARTED using the chod rig. I used leadcore ( i know some people dont like it)- but now I dont want to use it anymore myself plus the fishery im going to soon doesnt allow it. So Ive had a look around and cant find anything on how you actually do it without leadcore I know you can get a flurocarbon leader? But which would you recommend? And how do the beads fit nicely onto it without slipping of or is it a question of putting the bead over some silicone tubing??

ive done it now lads! thanks alot, big help from all of yas

nice oen lads, i dont want to buy them ready tied done that for too long now. Im getting their slowly its just hard to pull it tight

now its the knot tying onto the swivel! This stuff is hard to work with!!

cheers this is a nightmare im still trying to do the whipping knot lol, i will do the knotless again and give it a go!

got a problem started making it today, using the tripwire stuff. But its too thick to pass it through the eye 3 times so i can make the d part. SO i tried doing a whipping knot but i just cant do it ive tried loads what can i do? Thanks

Get a Solar rig cone you can steam it at various curves of your choice without getting burn't.. steam for around 20-30 seconds not to close or you will melt it and then allow to cool before taking it off wait for about the same time again to do this Cheers mate big help! Will give it a go tomoz! Looking forward to making them and trying them out!!

cheers mate! If i made a nice curve with something could i steam it then? How long do you steam it for before you ruin the line?

The one thing I will say, and sorry Emmcee, personal experience has taught me NEVER to use Leadcore again. Andy, there are plenty of leadcore threads round at the moment, with other links available that I recommend you look at. The general advice is to avoid leadcore, and more and more anglers are hopefully getting the message that it is risky stuff and should not be used in fishing. Thanks, i shall have a gander. DO i just run my fingers down the hooklink to make the bend or do i steam it? How do you steam anyway including steaming shrink tubing not that im using it on this rig but for future refrence as im making all my own rigs now. Thanks!

Thanks lads good detailed posts their that helped alot!!

Yeh i have just bought some of that tripwire, seems pretty good! what knot do you use to tie the tripwire onto the flexi swivel then?

Tying chod rig for first time. How much istance should their be between the two flexi beads either side of the chod rig itself? And approx on average how far should the first flexi bead be away from the lead? and what know would you use to tie the stiff link to the flexi swivel? THANKS

Nice one mate, will give it a go! Just waiting for my materials to arrive can't wait to make my own now!

Thanks guys! So do i take the coating off to do the whole knotless knot and hair? thanks

Hi, I have looked at the search box etc and can find bits of what i want but not precisley what i want. I am going to tie a simple knotless knot using coated braid then a bit of shrink tubing over the eye. My first question is: Do I un coat the braid to do the whole knotless knot, hair and about an inch up the mainline, then put my shirink tubing over it? and my 2nd question is, how much skrink tubing do you use? Is it from the eye of the hook to where the hook starts to bend and then the same distance from the eye of the hook up the main line? and my 3rd question is When i steam the shrink tubing do i just pull it at baisically a 45 degree angle? and my 4th question is, how long would you say to have the average hair for 1 18mm boilie? Obviously I will change the length as and when but for now what would you have the length as not knowing what lake im fishing next... Please answer all questions if poss as its my first time Ive made my own and would like to get it right 1st time! Thanks alot!!! p.s- sorry for the long post i just really want to get this right!

Fill the bag up by about half an inch, put te lead in it, then fuill it up more, tie the bag around the lead. Prick a few holes in if its full of air and that works for me