thatboymitch Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Im taking up carp fishing again after a few years out of it, was just wondering if someone could give me a an idea of what to buy terminal tackle wise to cover a few basics, haven't got loads of money to spend on gadgets. Would either be fishing a silty lake with no snags with fish up to 25lb or a small weedy super clear lake with small wild carp in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmarket Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hello mitch , its late im tired and off to bed but you'll get loadsa good advice here mate . Can i suggest you have a good look at the pinned/stickys in the rig tying section with regards to rig making materials , lead set ups and terminal tackle . Also the carp equipment section . Your not a beginner , just a bit rusty and things wont gave changed that much . Good luck ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalthegooner Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hello mate and welcome to the asylum I'd keep it simple to start and get some coated braid hooklink, it can be used to make a multitude if rigs and will help to keep the cost down. I'd couple it with SIZE 6 and size 8 hooks. And maybe some pva bags for the weedy lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I would personally recommend buying some decent fluoro to make up your hooklinks. "Soft Ghost" is pretty good, and 12lb breaking strain would be ideal. If I were fishing just the silty lake I would use a coated braid hoolink like Korda's n-trap or Jel-e-wyre, ideally in a dark "silty" colour. If the lake is really silty, I would make my hooklinks at least 10" long, so that your bait doesn't sink into the silt too much, and would also use as light a lead as I could get away with. A lighter coloured bait would also be my preference, so that it stands out a little from the dark silt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonezy Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'd recommend Suffix Sheath Skin in 25lb for a good all round braid. I tried Jel-e-wyre and the coating was getting removed as I pulled knots tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmarket Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Apart from a little bit of supernatural i have left , all my hooklength braid is sufix in one form or another . Does all sorts of requirements and only a fiver a spool you cant go wrong . I even use their mono for some stiff links too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crezza Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I fish mostly silty lakes and have had some excellent results this year on PB Products hooks and hooklink Hooks Size 8 Anti Eject Braid - Jelly-wire & Skinless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmarket Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 To cover basics ? Running rigs , simple knotless knotted rigs , hook sizes to fit bait size , you know the drill things aint changed that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Been a while on this 1... http://www.carpology.net/articles/reviews/the-shape-of-things-to-come Look Awsome.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Nah, I disagree Highy. Same old guff in a new colour. If carp knew what they were looking at when they come across a lead clip none of us would ever have caught a carp in out lives IMO. B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 True...probs just the way they market/advertise it...Korda still the best..🎣🎣 salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 30 minutes ago, Highy said: True...probs just the way they market/advertise it...Korda still the best..🎣🎣 Tin hat time... Please don't get me started on Korda Kra... Seriously for years I used black tulip beads, black run rings, although now I'm using khaki coloured run rings. My leads are a flecked green, or brown, or grey, my hooklink swivels are black, although I must insist that some tackle manufacturer makes me a khaki green and brown flecked swivel... You think how many carp were caught on John Roberts rig beads, stiff tubing and uncoated leads, with a length of black Dacron and a bright shiny Drennan Super Specialist hook. yonny, crusian and finchey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) I just get everything in brown and catch over weed, silt, gravel..... If you check your tackle in the margins you'll see over everything but the cleanest gravel it really doesn't make much difference. On really clean stuff I might use a fluoro leader but when we're fishing with fluorescent pink hookbaits what does it matter lol.... Edited September 12, 2017 by yonny typo finchey and ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 On 12/09/2017 at 13:39, yonny said: I just get everything in brown and catch over weed, silt, gravel..... If you check your tackle in the margins you'll see over everything but the cleanest gravel it really doesn't make much difference. On really clean stuff I might use a fluoro leader but when we're fishing with fluorescent pink hookbaits what does it matter lol.... Hi Yonny Would you still use Brown over Black Silt ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, crusian said: Hi Yonny Would you still use Brown over Black Silt ? . Yes defo mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 36 minutes ago, yonny said: Yes defo mate! Ta , Yonny That simplifies / makes things cheaper for me ! . yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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