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  3. which is safer a running rig or helicopter?

    in UK Rig Tying

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    i've always been a big fan of running leads as they are, imo, the most sensitive, indication wise and in the event of a breakage the lead is free to discharge. the only problem i have is when using them around snaggy areas or thick weed, when it would be an advantage to dump the lead. until recently the only effective way of doing this was by incorporating a rotten bottom, which can be a bit hit and miss and fiddly to tie, especially if your using pva tape/string in the damp. never been a fan of lead clips as i think the fish use the weight of the lead to discharge the hook. the only real positive with a lead clip is the ease with which the lead can be dumped. then i found something that is really cleaver.. using a modified lead clip that works like a running lead and in the event of a breakage, the only thing left behind is the hooklink. take a look at this link... be ready to be impressed. once you use one you will never use a normal lead clip again. 8)

    sorry, tried to find the vid of the lead clip system, this is of the inline system.

  6. Barbed hooks: why

    in UK Rig Tying

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    On my venue everybody seems to be using barbed hooks except me but I don't see the idea! I get that they don't move around as much but surely a micro barb will do (that's what I use). They use big barbs and say that they hold in well. But them, like me, use lead clips which fail to eject the lead on every take so I find that the lead weighs the hook in. So what other advantages are there to using a barb (bearing in mind that hook size is around 8) so why do they do it?

    thankyou

    micro barbed are barbed.. not barbless :wink:

  18. carte du peche national

    in Fishing in France

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    does anyone know the rules on french rod licences. going soon and want to spend a bit of time on public waters. i would like to know how do i go about finding out what is and isnt fishable, where i can fish nights etc etc . any help would be most grateful.. :)

  21. Pop up rig_Few Questions.

    in UK Rig Tying

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    hmmm trigonometry...that takes me back :lol: know when i fish a pop up i like to keep the hair fairly short so as to keep the hook 'hidden' under the bait, usually tied on to a ring on a small D. like on a choddy! i think when you look at it in the edge, a 16mm bait on a size 6 will leave the point of the hook falling outside the plane of the hypothetical triangle :D . when i use a pop up as part of a snowman set up, the length of the hair is determined by the way the fish are feeding,the more confident, the longer the hair. hope this is of some use :?:

  25. castle lake 2 france

    in Fishing in France

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    you can fish this water like you would fish any water over here. fished lake 2 only once and only for 24 hours (waiting for a swim on the big lake) and i had several fish up to high twenties. fishing far margin with a fairly light scattering of bait, two bait stringers on snowman set ups. you can use bait boats on this water and they are supposed to be quite effective. didnt use one myself. i used mainline and nutrabaits gear. as i said, you might have a little bit of a problem with the poisson chat but you can overcome this problem quite easily by using bait armour. i fished the second swim from the entrance but i think the third swim may be more comfy if you want to use electricity as there is a hook up point in this swim. there are fish to over 50 lb in this lake. hope this is of help.

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