chillfactor

Should of took a picture of a rig Androooo dragged in up Horseshoe the other week. Was a length of braid probably 6-8 ft long to an unleaded leader of around a metre ,inline lead that was never going to drop off , all connected to mono mainline! Horseshoe has a no leader rule this guy was using two !!

Unlucky guys ..... still don't think lakes are fully switching on yet , took my boy on the farm pond at the weekend for a dabble & it was still slow going on there .

I've only switched from using running rigs because of the weedy nature of my main target lake this year . Otherwise I would still be using them tbh .

From my experience you can fish slack lines with running rigs as I have done & caught . If you are going to fish slack then definitely don't use semi fixed leads as your relying on the fish moving away from you for indication. At least with running leads even if the fish comes towards you on slack lines because the lead is left behind, when it eventually takes that slack up back to where the lead is your get indication when the lead moves . Semi slack would be my setup .

killed a pigeon years ago as it flew straight into my line & hung it self .

I always fish sat up stream of my intended area on fast flowing rivers, the line goes down stream and curves back up towards the lead & rig creating the bow I want . Rods up high.

The faster the current the better running rigs perform, I fish a bow in these circumstances as I don't like lots of tension on the line as I think the fish can sense it & spook off the spot .

You can fish running leads that drop off so that would be my choice in the situation above if you were stuck on fishing running leads . Think they would work well in this situation you describe better than if casting into weedy area's where I wouldn't be convinced that the lead would eject, bringing the fish / lead into weed it should drop off on impact with the weed . Also I've used running leads on some of the countries fastest rivers with no issues as you can't fish them slack obviously because of the current.

Yes mate a rubber bead of some sort does the trick

I think the running set has the advantage of being able to be picked up from any direction. ... where the semi fixed lead can give it self away & be spat out if the fish is moving away from the lead & the hook length is straight.

I like the running lead setup on some waters , but wouldn't dream of using it up Horseshoe where it can be very weedy . The last thing you need is the lead staying in one place as the fish moves off getting all weeded up & creating a second pivot point . I've caught some good fish on running leads so the hooking potential is very good but I personally don't use light leads in conjunction with it 2 3/4 oz minimum as you want the lead to stay still on the pick up . Will this be when your river fishing? Much of a current?

There's loads of products that are just pants in certain circumstances, it's amazing the difference fishing in thick weed makes on your tackle choices & what's in your tackle box .

I test any end tackle to destruction before I cast it out be it hook length material or hooks if it stands up to me a & two rig pullers I'm happy to cast it out . I'm surprised at just how many products are out there that give up way before you would expect them to. Hence me saying about these krank hooks being pants , also remember members recommending korda IQ years ago so I purchased some only for it to snap like a carrot & never cast it out . I reported back on that too & sure enough members started to say the same even after recommending it them selves.

Best of luck mate .... looks like you've got plenty of water got to be a kipper or two somewhere in amongst it .

moneys gone, learner got hit massively when the credit crunch hit as that's where he made his money .... credit cards . Bit offor topic went to see the big Short at the cinema in the week & can highly recommend it to you all . All about the financial crash in America & worldwide.

Oh I see mate.... best of luck The thing that would put me off the shallows more than anything is the lack of bait that's been going in that area . But you won't know unless you try them, people are still catching in summer bay up Horseshoe have been all winter so don't let the lack of depth put you off.

I'm only wondering as I can see villa making a late push

That's what I was wondering neal .... the lack of angling pressure might be your best chance . Keep disturbance to a minimum & hope there's one or two milling about. Are you actually set up fishing or still deciding what to do ?

So say if Tottenham win the Europa and finish in 4th does the team in 5th get a spot then ?

Yes mate the Italian league is the one we need to worry about if they keep doing better than our clubs we will drop to 3 teams in the next season or two.

How much water have you got control of mate in your swim ?

What happens if one of our clubs wins the Europa League but also comes in the top 4 ?

Good to see the English clubs do well last night drawn the old enemy today stevo in the next round . Worth winning with a champions league spot up for grabs.

Great to see you back posting Jez ... completely agree on the kranks I purchased some after they were recommended on here never cast one out after snapping them between my rig testers. Hope all is well mate

No probs ....Good fishing at the weir there on the Severn too & well worth a look .