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Just to add, I would have the stiff section from the loop as straight as I can get it, but the section from the hook I'd keep as it is. The hair I would have an inch gap between hook bend and bait. The hair would be bait floss either whipped and glued to the hook, or attached via a small ring on the shank with a hook stop.

Hello all, Am just fiddling with rigs and I like the idea of this; My favourite rig material is rigmarole hydro link, stiff inner with braid outer, can do so much with it. So my brain has got working as I like to make a sort of combi rig, mostly stiff, some flexible near the hook but with a portion kept stiff as it leaves the hook. I think the small stiff section can act as a line aliner type set up. Any hoo... I've made this monstrosity above out of solar contour in 40lb with 15lb mouthtrap threaded in the contour. I've not properly straightened the rig so you can see where I've removed the stiff inner. As I say I really like the "idea" of this rig, I'd fish it with either a balanced pop up or slow sinking snowman. The hook is a size 4 choddy krank, but I'd prefer a short shank wide gape hook in a similar size as the krank flexes too much. I would use relativly small baits on a long hair, the bait wouldn't be larger than 15mm in total. With a small pva mesh actually on the hair. (Currently I like a big hook and a small bait) I love the contour as it is heavy and I'd hope help to sink the rig. At the loop end id add putty on the purposely large knot in the hope it settles straight, and hopefully gives it some reset-ability. I like mouthtrap as I can bend it anyway I want, especially the short stiff section on the hook as I'm convinced it helps to hook well and in effect makes the hook even bigger and difficult to eject. So carp.com tear it apart please

Ooo yes... Or something thick like molassess or krill juice to hold the bottom mixed with an oil to rise up, the flow would help it cover a fair area. You could even freeze the stones with the cork concoction, keep them in a cool box on the bank, this would slow the release more...

I'd agree with androoooo, less food and more smell, cork and liquid sounds good, could you be quite economical and say have cork with a few drops of essential oil and nbyrtic? Expert opinions needed to pursue that further though!

Beanz, you've got me worried now! I love the kranks, I've not had the same experience but out of interest what is your prefered hook now?

Got to say I like both the korda krank hooks, and use them for most of my rigs. I've not noticed any excessive mouth damage, but have found they do hold in well. I find it difficult to agree with "all curve shanks cause damage" as surely there would be a debate much like the barbed or barbless? Crusian I would reccomend the krank choddy for pop ups. Barbed v barbless I tend to use barbless mostly either due to rules or thinking they are easier for fish to loose if line snaps

So you are happy to loose the pebbles though? If happy to loose pebbles I would try the paperclip but with a tail rubber. I think you'd get the pebble back when reeling on but you'd loose it every take. I reckon with a rubber you could ditch the ring and cotton. But would you still be worried the rubber may snag? I'm just looking at it to save time on prepping.

Gagna, if I had the tools and time definitely all my leads would be paltrax stonez copies! Got to say though I don't quite understand when you say you don't want to dump the lead as won't the weak link break on a take? Also as another benifit I guess being sand stone they would have some absorbant quailites (?) You could soak them in some glorious carp attractors

Ah interesting, that's a tough one! Is a good point you've raised though as a lead clip as shown in your experience is a potential item to snag. So you want everything intact unless it becomes snagged? Tricky!

Very cool gagna!! I love a diy solution

The xplode does seem well made and is solid, with a spare release catch as standard, floats etc... Pretty much is everything the impact should be!

I've an xplode as well, feel a bit bad, as seems like morally taking away from what seems to be a good small british company (spomb) but I have a mini spomb and won't be buying anything else spomb wise so I think my karma is ok. Xplode is good, works well re one handed loading find it needs to be cast with a high curve so it lands square on the nose or it won't open and can be effort to reel back in when I can't get it to skip on the surface. If the impact spod had confident reviews I think itd be better than the xplode and I'd buy one but not until the general view is all faults are sorted. I think Fox have royaly messed up their rep for a while though!!

Oooh didn't realise they were finally out

Works out at £25 a day though, so for the stamp of fish in there that ain't too bad! Personally I don't feel I'm able enough to manage some of the bigguns in there so wouldn't be fishing it anyways but I defo wouldn't want to share a lake that small with 7 other anglers! Got to say I've contacted the owner a few times and he does come across as a decent chap. He said his reasoning was partly work life balance and putting his family first. So if that is the case good on him! He could rinse that lake for all its worth and have it full everyday of the week so I've always been impressed to see a lake owner put the fish before the money and close it to rest the fish. But will that still be the case with weekly booking?

Yeah good post Mr AK

The problem with jumping is everyone responds to it, if you could strain your GUEST's to ignore her it'd be fine! I'm the only problem one mine doesn't jump to at the door as she knows shebwont get a response. I'd defo try the aircan, I'd be confident that'd sort the jumping

As Nick said compressed air, I've a terrior, the aircan is amazing only have to say no, give it a squeeze once or twice and from then on just say no and show the can, has stopped barking totally

Ok I need to read slower! Are you saying what stuff to buy or what can be used? If it's what you've already got go for the stiffest stuff you have, personally I wouldn't be confident that standard mono off the reel would be stiff enough

As nm said if you've got the mouthtrap already I use that for the whole rig. Got to say mouthtrap is one of the few korda products that I've yet to find a better alternative too. Really like it, stiff but easy enough to tie and zero memory

Wow! Lovely!!