questions about rigs

[Guest]

Hi all, i have a couple of questions about rig types...

is the general advice that i should make my own rigs or are the ones sold in tackle shops sufficient? and im going to france in june for a long weekend and the bottom of the lake is silty what lengths should the rigs and hook lengths be? and what weight should my lead by? many thanks to all that have took the time to read this post. any tips will be apprecaited. Tight Lines. Ian

[zander1]

Tie your own pal- much better- learn to tie a few knots sufficiently

The hook is the most important so pic a reliable pattern and make.

 

Deep silt- longer hook links can work well

[nafy118]

deffinatly make your own, if you buy one and it fials on you who can you blame? if you tie your own and it fails you can inspect it and make changes and lear nas your going, and again longer hooklinks can always help in silt

[Guest]

Thanks to you both for your replys, i have been shown how to tie my own rigs so i will purfect it to a tee... one more question if you dont mind! how lone should the hair be? thanks agian. Tight Lines ian.

[Guest]

sorry i ment how long should the hair be not how lone!! lol

[zander1]

That depends on how the carp pick up bait tbh mate.

 

Trial and error is the only way to find out but a 1cm gap between the hook and the bait is a good place to start

You may find a gap of an inch works better or no gap at all.