Anyone seen this setup

[mrmud]

Dunno if I'm missing some secret rig here but anyone seen this before. I always pick up stinky winky that people have left behind and even pull floats n rigs out of trees ect.

Whilst taking a stroll around a small carp only lake I noticed a float so I removed it to find the setup in the image.

[framey]

Is that a ronnie on a float set up 

[mrmud]

  On 19/11/2024 at 21:10, framey said:

Is that a ronnie on a float set up 

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Yeah 🤯

[framey]

  On 19/11/2024 at 21:12, mrmud said:

Yeah 🤯

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Interesting set up lol

[elmoputney]

It's like a Ronnie rig but with a new bit up top. More like a Rooney rig. 

 

[Carpbell3]

Looks a bit like the float and ledger set up from years back used to be the crossover from waggler fishing to big leads on the bottom, you end up needing to step up line size and rod rings, Walk out the shop with a carp rod and baitrunner.

[Carpbell3]

Never fished it on a Ronnie mind you.

[mrmud]

  On 20/11/2024 at 07:08, Carpbell3 said:

Looks a bit like the float and ledger set up from years back used to be the crossover from waggler fishing to big leads on the bottom, you end up needing to step up line size and rod rings, Walk out the shop with a carp rod and baitrunner.

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The float wasn't weighted to sink. Looks like they're were using the float to fish just under surface. 

I thought when you ledgered with a float the stop had to be alot further up the line.

Maybe some bodge job at a some kind of zig rig

[salokcinnodrog]

  On 20/11/2024 at 13:34, mrmud said:

The float wasn't weighted to sink. Looks like they're were using the float to fish just under surface. 

I thought when you ledgered with a float the stop had to be alot further up the line.

Maybe some bodge job at a some kind of zig rig

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A local club to me has a rule of no floating baits or zig rigs, so anglers were fishing baits just under the surface with a float.

When bailiffs found out what was going on it was amended to baits were not allowed to be fished in the top 18inches of water.

 

I must admit that if I can surface fish I would have more distance between the float and hookbait, so that does look rather freaky.

[crusian]

  On 20/11/2024 at 14:21, salokcinnodrog said:

A local club to me has a rule of no floating baits or zig rigs, so anglers were fishing baits just under the surface with a float.

When bailiffs found out what was going on it was amended to baits were not allowed to be fished in the top 18inches of water.

 

I must admit that if I can surface fish I would have more distance between the float and hookbait, so that does look rather freaky.

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I agree  with Nick's theory .

The float stops would probably have been moved to alter the depth , the same as you you would try different depths with a Zig .

[elmoputney]

It wouldn't surprise me if the float stops had moved when trying to pull it out the tree. 

[mrmud]

  On 21/11/2024 at 10:10, elmoputney said:

It wouldn't surprise me if the float stops had moved when trying to pull it out the tree. 

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It may have been stuck in a tree at some point but i found it floating in the margin n the split shot seems solid where they are.

[salokcinnodrog]

  On 21/11/2024 at 22:10, mrmud said:

It may have been stuck in a tree at some point but i found it floating in the margin n the split shot seems solid where they are.

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  On 21/11/2024 at 10:10, elmoputney said:

It wouldn't surprise me if the float stops had moved when trying to pull it out the tree. 

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I thought they were black stop beads!

Split shot wouldn't likely slide down the line and be tight now.