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Sup campers, long time no post, not been on the bank since the horseshoe social and nothing on the horizon as yet
 
anyhow laddos still pulling a few out , using my gear so this p.b goes down as mine ...right? 
 

 
36.10 from his syndicate

My mad pair 
 

Have a look through this thread pat.
 
https://forum.carp.com/topic/10938-norfolk-waters/

Delks are the best alarms out there. love my txi's , hard hat on waiting for the att users 

Re; washed out
 
If it's such an edge then why don't manufacturers make them this colour to start with ?
 
Seems the paler boilies like tiger nut, cell, etc will wash out, 
 
but have many of us have caught in the first few hours of arrival with a bait straight out of the bag ? so not even remotely washed out.
 
I think we are given these fish too much credit for being smarter than we think, after all they are pigs with fins 
 
Anyway i have some red fishmeal boilies that would'nt wash out if i bathed with them for a whole year 
 
So really the best bait colour to use should be white, yes?
 
sales of nash amber will rocket now 

He's not joking folks, found this pic of him 
 

I too have read the links, but they are 7 yrs old, times have changed.
 
The original culprit was the long shank nailer, it had potential to double hook, i believe these are banned at most fisheries nationally.
 
The shorter curve shank now used in whatever rig type is not outlawed  anywhere i know off.
 
a c&p from the nutrabaits website;
 
The Alternative 360
Our Alternative Hookbait range of pop-ups hookbaits is ideal for fishing the 360 Degree rig. This rig is usually set up using a long curved shank hook like the long shank Nailer. However, of late concern has been voiced about the potential for mouth damage with these types of hook so you may like to know that the rig works equally well with many other hook patters. One of my most effective rigs and baits over the past three years has been the 360 fished with a 10mm Pink Pepper or 10mm Pineapple and Butyric pop up. Instead of the usual long curved shank hook I have been using a size 4 Fox SSC hook and this has worked a treat with a 360 Degree set-up.

Three of my combi's using different materials, 
 
1/ suffix stealthskin to mouthrap
 
2/ 15lb kameleon to 25lb coated black silt
 
3/ camfusion to esp stiff
 
All using the sinker to mask the knot.
 
Bottom is a ring cut from a large eye swivel, palomar knot straight to the coated braid.
 
Get on the suffix, only £5-6 a spool too !
 

Three of my combi's using different materials, 
 
1/ suffix stealthskin to mouthrap
 
2/ 15lb kameleon to 25lb coated black silt
 
3/ camfusion to esp stiff
 
All using the sinker to mask the knot.
 
Bottom is a ring cut from a large eye swivel, palomar knot straight to the coated braid.
 
Get on the suffix, only £5-6 a spool too !
 

Bin the striptease, i find it waxy and slippy,
 
I tie all my combis using the suffix range, camfusion & kameleon being the best, can't get the knot to slip.
 
It will palomar to a ring ok too, 
 
A little tip when using stiff fluro, i put a large sinker on a needle, double over the line and slide on an inch,
this holds the loop in place whilst you tied the albright,
 
Once the knot it tightened down and trimmed slide the sinker over it, trim tag off fluro, voila, neat as you like 

Bin the striptease, i find it waxy and slippy,
 
I tie all my combis using the suffix range, camfusion & kameleon being the best, can't get the knot to slip.
 
It will palomar to a ring ok too, 
 
A little tip when using stiff fluro, i put a large sinker on a needle, double over the line and slide on an inch,
this holds the loop in place whilst you tied the albright,
 
Once the knot it tightened down and trimmed slide the sinker over it, trim tag off fluro, voila, neat as you like 

I've never tied this before so noddy question time 
 
The instructions on the website i found this on says " use a suitable knot"   which is ..what, 
 
blood, granny, half hitch, rolling hitch, japanese bight, etc etc,
 
one things for sure you don't want it to slip on the hook , so answers on a postcard or reply below 
 

Ouchy, ever tried these on your heli rigs, you can do away with the kwik clip to swivel then 
 

Try a chod hook, the swivel pressing on the out turned eye may achieve what you want.

I brought my sleeping bag in after using it last night, was going to pop it in the airing cupboard,
finished putting my gear in the shed and walked back in to this !!   
 

I brought my sleeping bag in after using it last night, was going to pop it in the airing cupboard,
finished putting my gear in the shed and walked back in to this !!   
 

Stringer needle through bag , attach hook length, pull through, hook into the bottom,
I'd probably only do it if under arming to a margin though, surely there'd be to much stress on the hook/bag for a bigger cast.
 
Otherwise lead & rig inside bag, i do pre tie these, just write on bag what hook bait it contains 

Just though i'd share this, apologies if it's been done before.
 
Tying some leaders today for a forthcoming trip, using a size 8 kwik link spliced onto leadcore, ( not tight up though, left a couple of mil gap to allow movement )
 
As i wanted running rigs not fixed i simply slid a bead down near the link  stopping the leadclip or inline lead engaging the link.
 
This humble bead now gives you four options using the same leader.
 
Fixed or running inline, fixed or running leadclip.
 

 

Just though i'd share this, apologies if it's been done before.
 
Tying some leaders today for a forthcoming trip, using a size 8 kwik link spliced onto leadcore, ( not tight up though, left a couple of mil gap to allow movement )
 
As i wanted running rigs not fixed i simply slid a bead down near the link  stopping the leadclip or inline lead engaging the link.
 
This humble bead now gives you four options using the same leader.
 
Fixed or running inline, fixed or running leadclip.
 

 

Sound like a certain someone would fit in nicely 

What a horrible generalisation.