relentlessdj

Thanks buddy! Always count on you!

Hi guys hope all is cool Im not sure i get the whole balanced bait thing! i mean i know how to do them but whats the reason? am i right in saying it means all the weight is in the hook so it flips or holds better? if this is the case then am i right in thinking a kd rig is best or am i mixed up?! also how do you judge how much foam/cork you need to use? thanks guys!

Nice one coops for the tip

Thanks guys!

Yeah i do that...its tying the knots i find the makes me loose or gain

Yo guys...been tying my own rigs for a few months now but can never get them to be the same length. when i try they are always a few cm's out. am i just rubish or is there a few pointers any of you have to help me get it spot on every time? ta

Excellent lads..nice one!

Yo guys hope everyone had a good christmas! Simple one for you here i hope....what type of hook is best suited for a combi rig or does it not matter too much?? cheers ya'll

Nice one. cheers guys! kd pop ups it is this weelend!

Its all good i know the rig. your explantaion is spot on! Is it fine to just hair rig the pop up on as i see alot of people use bait floss instead?!? whats the reasoning?

Cheers for that. iv had a quick sift through and yeah i dont think i really need it. just been a spait of blanks lately so wanted to try pop ups more and thought this would be good for them. I try not to get caught up in all this rig nonsense and have only really fished knotless knots....is this ok for pop ups or should i look to using a stiffer set up?! thanks!

Hi looking to try a 360 rig setip next time i go out but what type of hooks are best to use?? would longshanks work or not?? thanks! oh also what lead setup is most efficiant for the rig?! thanks again!!

cheers for the tip!. the forum that just keeps on giving!

Hi all I have only recently got into carp fishing and wanted to start making my own rigs etc... so i pop into my local lakes tackle shop (which shall remane nameless) to seek some advice and get some bits and bobs. i was explaining to he shop staff how i fished (mainly using pva bags and method feeders) and liked the idea of having a quick change set up in place to try different things and mean i dont have to tie knot after knot. He instantly suggested using a lead core leader with a quick link system on my mainline and an in-line weight in-between 2 ring swivels, one for the quick link, one to the hook length. Not only that but showed me how to loop the lead core round the swivel (as pictured below) To my horror when looking for articles on stripping lead core (the ones i have been using so far where pr-maid meter long lengths) i come across numerous statements and forum posts, mainly on here questioning the safety of it and realising that the last 4 or so times i have been out, i have in fact been using a totally un-safe rig. being new to all this, i just assume that someone in a tackle shop, on a fishery would want everyone who came through those doors to be fishing safely as at the end of the day, its on there lakes but obviously not!?! Really this post is just a huge thank you to all in these forums who take the time to explain things in detail so new comers like myself can benefit and keep the sport we all love alive and well and most importantly, keep the fish alive and happy I tip my hat to you all I am now a total convert to the non-lead core camp and have ceased to use this from now on keep up the good work crew