crazedcarper

no probs Ash thats what we are all here for. In fact youve made me want to go and do a day back on the method! its such good fun and when you get them going your up and down like a yo-yo!!

When i start for the day i re-cast every 25 mins for the first few hours untill the knocks and bleeps start coming thick and fast basically if that doesnt happen then i would recast every 40 mins,, But as Keenook said if the bleeps and knocks are happening i will just wait untill it stops before i recast and make sure my rigs ok. You do go through the grounbait this way though, used nearly 7 kilos of mixed stuff last time i went proper method fishing, had loads of fish though!!

Yea i tend to use a soft link and then vary the length, Honestly ive never tried it with a stiff hooklink as ive never had too, the hardest part is as syddallj said,, sitting on your hands whilst its bleeping like mad and waiting for the mental one tone when they do the off!! Method fishing is awesome, highly underated and extremely funny!!

pleasure mate. Let us know how you get on with them.

hey Ash, Im not 100% sure which feeder that is tbh, but in my experience sensitivity isnt an issue!! they scream off like nutters so running rig or not you know when its on!! Id go for either the Korda or Fox one, neither have let me down to date.

Hi bud, what feeder is it? fox, korda? the method feeders i use normally go on the mainline then the swivel just tucks into the end when you pull it tight. if you had the bead it would make it a running setup is that what your after? They are normally quite effective just as they are, i just adjust my hook length to see what performs better

might be a silly question but has the ESP stiff rigger got an out turned eye?? i do like ESP hooks but was using the Korda one after seeing 1 in my mates box

ive always used a lighter mono,, 10lb ish,,, and as small a hook as i dare, depending on what im using as my bait, foam, pop up etc etc

i likes me tubing

As he said lol,, loads of different views on this but in my rig box youll find O'rings,,Oval rings,,Clear/Green shrink tube,, Stiff hooklink material,, various coated braids and about 4 different hook patterns makes are Korda, Gardener and Fox.

I use a Korda choddy on my stiff rig,, only just started using them to be fair but had a few fish and no problems as yet

let us know how you get on with it,, im working till 9 for the next 7 days so thats me out,, will be interesting to see how they react to that though

Haha! i know what your thinking!! was thinking the same after the ban

Well yea thats the obvious what i should of said was why are they allowed to sell it, thats if it hasnt been properlly tested or re-tested after all whats being said about it from various partys. I think the threads kind of deviating from the original post now too lol

Personally i dont use lead core,, i like anchor tubing, pain in the backside to thread sometimes but does what i need it to do. What gets me about all the leadcore is good and leadcore is bad thing is this, if its that bad wether its tied properlly or not then why on earth do they sell it???? I mean surely someone out there needs to properly test this stuff for the fish's benefit if nothing else?!?! Like i said im sitting on the fence as to wether its good or bad because i know many anglers that will use it and many that wont and all of which i feel "know" what they are doing. RE the original post, take a gander around the site for various ideas on correctly tied rigs theres chods,, pop ups, etc etc im sure you will find a nice suitable one for you.