shot replacements

[fozzyfisherman]

what is good for pinning pop ups down i generaly use shot but i always um and argh about them as im sure they are just to blatent and shiny silver , i no u can get putty is it any good or is there any way i can camo my shot ??

[slimysime]

try using felt marker pen on your shot mate but for me its krystonite heavy metal putty, stay clear from some of the cheaper puttys as i find they are brittle especially when it gets colder, hope this is of help

 

sime

[fozzyfisherman]

ah nice cheers for the quick reply

how much am i looking £ wize 4 a tub of putty and how long should it last me ?

[beanz]

you can re-use putty, so should last years. unless you lend it to mate and its not in your box next time you need it

[slimysime]

you can re-use putty, so should last years. unless you lend it to mate and its not in your box next time you need it

 

think krstonite is about a fiver, green or brown, dont think it really matters really, as beanz said be careful lending this out they tend not to come back,you must take the same people i go with beanz

[fozzyfisherman]

so the putty you have was free haha . ah cheers 4 tips guys i think i will buy some and test it on sunday and see wht its like . any tips for the cold carpin this weekend experts ??

[slimysime]

simples fozzy get your kit togrther, and try and find a lake thats not frozen

[fozzyfisherman]

good plan ! na i already got the place in mind n its realy deep so it wont be frozen ...... famous words !

[slimysime]

you be ok mate get out and have a crack if it warms up a tadge and the lake thaws they might just be on the mooch about for some scran, thats what i tell myself time and time again to no avail

[fozzyfisherman]

hhahah yer positive thoughts thats what catches you fish ! looks like im gona blank haah

[slimysime]

wish i could go mate, the mrs got me going to some boring party full of geeks, not one of them fishes and dont even understand the offside rule might have to fake a illness

[maplex909]

Could you not buyu Camo shots?

[fozzyfisherman]

yeh hahha im sure ur feeling a bit dickie you may have to have a breath of fresh air and your rods well accidenatly come with you . yeh i ahve seen then before but are quiate hard 2 find and jsut wanted to see everyones tips

[slimysime]

i think sometimes we get caught up in manufactors products camo line, camo shots,my mate has lost the plot, he puts that camo tape on everything, he has to have the lot in realtree im sure these products are to catch the angler rather than the fish when will they bring out a dpm/camo boilie they could do the normal green/brown for spring/summer, white/blue for winter and desert storm pattern if your thinking of going abroad

[fozzyfisherman]

hahaha

[bluebirdjones]

There is an alternative to using shots you could try using 'Fox Kwik Change Pop Up Weights' .

 

I haven't tried them myself but will probably buy some next year to try, I rarely use pop ups.

[beza26]

i think sometimes we get caught up in manufactors products camo line, camo shots,my mate has lost the plot, he puts that camo tape on everything, he has to have the lot in realtree im sure these products are to catch the angler rather than the fish when will they bring out a dpm/camo boilie they could do the normal green/brown for spring/summer, white/blue for winter and desert storm pattern if your thinking of going abroad

 

Im sure there already is some form of that. Camo pops or something daft, think its cotswold bait creations that do them.

[seleb]

I use the leadwire out of leadcore. Just wrap it tightly around your line and then mould a little bit of putty around it. You use less putty and it doesn't move as easily.

[binfield]

There is an alternative to using shots you could try using 'Fox Kwik Change Pop Up Weights' .

 

I haven't tried them myself but will probably buy some next year to try, I rarely use pop ups.

 

I use these. Always have a few different weights in the box.Work well for me.The elastic in the middle is a good idea., no line damage.

[salokcinnodrog]

Ways to weigh down pop-ups.

 

Shot on the line; I don't like, I worry about the possibility of the shot crimping and cutting the hooklink.

 

A stop knot made from power gum and covered with putty; works well on plain braids and mono hooklinks.

 

Putty moulded over the end of the coated braid "rip off end"; It works, but does slide off at times, even Heavy Metal or Gardner Critical Mass.

Putty moulded over the hook eye, same as above.

 

Fox, Korda, Solar Pop-up weights, Depth Charges etc; Nice idea, but a rip off for the name Carp at the start.

 

Pole anglers Olivettes; Available with a hole through the middle, can be held in place with a small piece of Amnesia or other thick mono, or a version that has a piece of silicon tubing to hold in place at either end. Easy and one of my favoured ways of doing it, putty can also be added if required.