LACarper Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 His everyone, not been on here in a while. I've started fishing a lake of around 8 acres in size. It holds around 60 carp. I found the fish and was confident of a bite, I believe I had a fish pick me up several times over my session because of a series of beeps. I don't think they were liners. I was fishing to a gap on an island and using a hinge rig with semi stiff braid boom. I believe my boom section was long enough to accommodate for the silty bottom. Would it help if I was to change the boom section to a stiffer material that can still accommodate the silt, like esp ghost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hello Esmin I'm surprised you haven't had a reply , maybe your post got buried / decent weather / Bank Holiday . My opinión , for what it's worth , is yes change to a stiffer Boom Section . Have you read the post " Pop - Up Advice " ? ; for example Greekskii 's rig is sitting up very proud - Atomic Chod Wyre . I have no experience of ESP Ghost , Korda products would be more readily available . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C. Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Could try over weighting the pop up a bit more, might help the hook stick enough for a full blown run..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Is the lead is plugging ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborx Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 hour ago, B.C. said: Could try over weighting the pop up a bit more, might help the hook stick enough for a full blown run..... ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACarper Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 18 hours ago, B.C. said: Could try over weighting the pop up a bit more, might help the hook stick enough for a full blown run..... It was overweighted I ended up making it critically balanced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACarper Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 06/05/2018 at 10:00, crusian said: Hello Esmin I'm surprised you haven't had a reply , maybe your post got buried / decent weather / Bank Holiday . My opinión , for what it's worth , is yes change to a stiffer Boom Section . Have you read the post " Pop - Up Advice " ? ; for example Greekskii 's rig is sitting up very proud - Atomic Chod Wyre . I have no experience of ESP Ghost , Korda products would be more readily available . No not seen the advice but will take a look thanks ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACarper Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 17 hours ago, chillfactor said: Is the lead is plugging ? Not sure to be honest. If it is what can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, esminthecarper said: Not sure to be honest. If it is what can I do? When you lift up to reel in ,was the lead stuck & you had to pull a bit to get it moving? This is plugging. Not always a bad thing as it can nail bigger fish , but smaller fish or bream etc can give you what you experienced . If you don't want it to be plugged , once you feel the lead down just gentle pull it free straight after. finchey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACarper Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 I don't think the lead is plugging. But I will be more aware of it next time thanks chillfactor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchey Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 07/05/2018 at 13:47, chillfactor said: When you lift up to reel in ,was the lead stuck & you had to pull a bit to get it moving? This is plugging. Not always a bad thing as it can nail bigger fish , but smaller fish or bream etc can give you what you experienced . If you don't want it to be plugged , once you feel the lead down just gentle pull it free straight after. You learn something new every day on this forum. LACarper and chillfactor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 4 May 2018 at 19:16, esminthecarper said: His everyone, not been on here in a while. I've started fishing a lake of around 8 acres in size. It holds around 60 carp. I found the fish and was confident of a bite, I believe I had a fish pick me up several times over my session because of a series of beeps. I don't think they were liners. I was fishing to a gap on an island and using a hinge rig with semi stiff braid boom. I believe my boom section was long enough to accommodate for the silty bottom. Would it help if I was to change the boom section to a stiffer material that can still accommodate the silt, like esp ghost? It could be the gap is a known 'danger area', where carp are often targetted, so are particularly wary of rigs. It could be that your 'slightly supple' boom is sticking up from the bottom, whereas a totally soft braid could confuse them. It is possible that by going softer your hooklink doesn't stick up out of the silt compared to the coated braid near the knot. (Before anyone says anything targetted is the correct British spelling, single t is an Americanism) B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborx Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 4 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: (Before anyone says anything targetted is the correct British spelling, single t is an Americanism) i like the colour of your jib young man i would have said 'cut' but their isnt an americanism for that B.C., salokcinnodrog and crusian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 19:16, esminthecarper said: His everyone, not been on here in a while. I've started fishing a lake of around 8 acres in size. It holds around 60 carp. I found the fish and was confident of a bite, I believe I had a fish pick me up several times over my session because of a series of beeps. I don't think they were liners. I was fishing to a gap on an island and using a hinge rig with semi stiff braid boom. I believe my boom section was long enough to accommodate for the silty bottom. Would it help if I was to change the boom section to a stiffer material that can still accommodate the silt, like esp ghost? Hello Esmin Just rereading this Post . Have any of the suggestions helped you land any Carp ? . 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACarper Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 On 16/05/2018 at 15:41, crusian said: Hello Esmin Just rereading this Post . Have any of the suggestions helped you land any Carp ? . 😃 Tbh I haven't been on the lake lately. Been fishing other lakes. But I will do at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACarper Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 On 10/05/2018 at 15:15, salokcinnodrog said: It could be the gap is a known 'danger area', where carp are often targetted, so are particularly wary of rigs. It could be that your 'slightly supple' boom is sticking up from the bottom, whereas a totally soft braid could confuse them. It is possible that by going softer your hooklink doesn't stick up out of the silt compared to the coated braid near the knot. (Before anyone says anything targetted is the correct British spelling, single t is an Americanism) That's a different idea I could try that. I have a korda braid that is uncoated that might do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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