Improve Your Coarse Fishing (UK)
HOW TO TIE THE BASIC COMPLICATED RIG
Incredible versatility
So, when would you use this rig? Well, I’ve had bites on it in the silt, while stalking, over light weed and on gravel patches. Pretty much everywhere really! I can’t over- emphasise the importance of that little PVA bag in ensuring the presentation is perfect. To tie this rig really couldn’t be simpler – hence the name!
As the rig is so versatile and can be presented on pretty much all manner of lakebeds, you can cast it towards showing fish and sit back safe in the knowledge that it will be presented and fishing effectively. There aren’t many set- ups that offer such certainty.
Tying the fluorocarbon to a ring on the lead clip is such an important part of achieving this. If you used a quick change swivel and an antitangle sleeve, it wouldn’t enable the rig to move when it comes to settle, and the lead could potentially drag it down into any softer silt or weed. This would force the hooklink to kink and become a hump underwater, which is likely to be ignored by any rig- wary carp.
If you’re looking for a neat, simple, reliable rig, then give this a go!
Sam Mills, email
I’ve not heard of this one before! Maybe it’s a certain rig that you’ve heard of that’s incorporated this pattern of hook? Curved- shanks are a fantastic pattern lending themselves to numerous different presentations, whether that’s the popular Ronnie rig or a German wafter rig.
I’ve used both of these rigs with this pattern of hook and have certainly never come across damage to the mouth as a result of the pattern itself. Any hook used incorrectly with a rig can cause damage, but with the amount of information on the web and in magazines these days, there should be no excuses for poor/ dangerous rigs.
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Lee Barrow, Manchester
The trick to leadcore is to ensure it’s not too long, as this can
I’m a huge fan of bottom baits and always use them if I can get away with presenting one. Pop- ups are great, there’s no denying that but, when a carp feeds, it’s usually sieving its way through the contents buried in the lakebed. So why would you use a pop- up if the carp are happy to feed amongst it? It’s all about the situation you’re putting the hookbait in. If you’re looking to fish right on top of weed, then a chod rig with a pop- up will no doubt be far more effective than a bottom bait. If, however, you can present a bait on the deck – whether a wafter or bottom bait – I’d always favour it. cause problems when casting.
I’d also recommend purchasing ready- tied leadcore leaders. The TA ones are great as they’re the perfect length and are set up to fish helicopter style with a drop off bead. Or you can buy plain 1m ones for use with lead clips etc, if that’s what you prefer. These are also far more subtle than others, with a thinner core running through the material which enables it to lay over the contours of the lakebed far better than a thicker leadcore.