Carp Catchers Blog

The D-rig has many uses in carp fishing but the D-rig tied in this demonstration is best suited to a bottom bait, my chosen bait for this rig is a bunch of maggots tied onto the rig ring with bait floss.

The components used in the demonstration is the Korda IQ Xtra Soft Flourocarbon Hooklink with a Korda size 8 Wide Gape and a Korda Rig Ring.

Step 1.

Start by cutting a 10 inch length of the IQ hooklink, then attach the hook with a knotless knot leaving an inch above the hook. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Now slide a rig ring onto the IQ above the hook. (See picture below)

Step 3.

Then thread the IQ through the back of the eye to from a small D with the rig ring running on it, trim the excess and blob the end with a lighter being careful not burn yourself or the hooklink below the hook. (See pictures below)

Step 4.

Pull the rig ring gently so the blobbed end sits against the eye, it should look like this.

Step 5.

Now tie a figure of eight loop in the other end of the IQ and trim the tag end. (See picture below)

The finished rig should look like this.

Tight Lines

David

I recently christened my new Century NG Rods with this beauty of a lunker weighing 28lb 6oz. The fish came from a spot that I’ve been baiting regularly with good quality boilies throughout the year. My rig consisted of GLT No Can See fluorocarbon tied D rig style to a Gardner Longshank Incizor Hook, the hookbait was a snowman and was lodged well back in the fishes mouth. When I get a bit of time I will show those of you that don’t know how to tie the D rig.

Best fishes,

John

Here’s a nice scenic shot of a full moon I took on a recent session at Wellington Country Park. Enjoy!

Best fishes,

John

Customer Rob O’Brien used Korda Hybrid Stiff to hoodwink these French beauty’s weighing 32lb and 36lb respectively. Rob was fishing Etang Rendevouz in France and also caught carp of 25lb,22lb,18lb and 15lb in his week long session. Using a snowman blowback rig consisting of size 4 hooks tied to a Korda Hybrid Stiff hooklink Rob cast tight to the margins of an Island. Hookbaits were 3 pieces of maize topped of with a piece of Enterprise Pop-Up Sweetcorn these were put into a pva bag along with 20 freebies. Rob reports that he encountered every weather condition possible on his trip including hail and snow and winds from all directions. This week see’s Rob back at Etang Rendevouz, so hopefully we will have some more photos’ and catch reports from him soon. Good Luck Rob!!

Best fishes,

John

The summers drawing to an end and the colder weather will soon start to set in with the light fading earlier and the nights getting colder. It is essential to stay warm on the bank and be comfortable for the duration of your stay for you to fish to the best of your ability. There a several essential items that will help you do so, a good set of warm waterproof clothing such as the Prologic Max4 Thermo Armour Jacket and the Prologic Max4 Thermo Armour Bib&Brace is a good start to staying warm, a good cooker that works well in the cold is another item which will help you stay warm with constant supply of hot drinks and food, the Trakker Armolife LCG Stove is a lightweight compact stove that will take up little room in your tackle bag but will make a big difference to you time on the bank.

If your doing longer sessions and staying overnight then a comfortable bedchair such as Nash Indulgence Mark 4 with a good well insulated sleeping bag like the Nash Frostbite All Season Sleeping Bag will help keep you warm on those cold winter nights. Another essential item is reliable headtorch such as the Headfire Dual Colour LED Head Torch is also an essential item for night fishing as it will provide you light while leaving your hands free to tie rigs and handle fish with ease, LED headlights are exceptionally good as they are very bright and extremly economic on batteries with no bulb replacement necessary.

Take a spare set of clothes with you and plenty of spare pairs of socks as theres nothing worse than cold feet when you’re on a long session.

Stay warm this winter and you can still enjoy your fishing in comfort and concentrate on your fishing.

Tight Lines,

Dave

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The Inline Shocka Rig can be very effective on waters where the fish are using the weight of the lead to drop the hook, the principle behind the shocka rig is that the carp is allowed to move off with confidence but is then meet with the full weight of the lead as it makes contact with the rubber bead which drives the hook home.

The components used in this demonstration are a Korda Safe Zone Kamo Leader, a Korda Buffer Bead, a 3oz Korda Inline Flat Pear Lead and a ESP 5mm Rubber Shock Bead.

Step 1.

Thread a Buffer bead down the leader and push it securely over the swivel on the leader. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Remove the hard insert from the inline lead as this allows the lead to run with less resistance up the leader. (See picture below)

Step 3.

Now thread the leader through the lead and slide the lead down to the Buffer bead. (See picture below)

Step 4.

Thread a 5mm Shock bead down the leader and sit it on the tungsten collar closest to the lead, if you want to setup this rig with something other than a Korda safe zone leader then use a smaller bead to sit tight onto your leader/leadcore or rig tubing but make sure it will come free in the event of a break so the fish can lose the lead. (See picture below)

This is how the finished setup should look.

And this is the point where the fish will come in contact with the lead and hopefully hook itself. (See picture below)

Tight Lines

David

Heres the photo of the first twenty James caught on a recent day session at Headlands Lake. James’ PB carp weighed 23lb 6oz and was caught on a Blowback rig tied with Kryston  Super Mantis , hookbaits were Mainline Activ Maple-8 dumbells .

The photo quality isn’t perfect as it was taken on a camera phone but a cracking fish all the same.

Well done mate

Tight Lines

David ï¿½

The idea behind the Blowback rig is that a fish can’t eject the hook, as the bait will move back down the shank on the ring leaving the hook free to grab hold without the fish being able to use the weight of the bait to blow the hook out.

The components used for this rig are a Korda Longshank X Hook, a Korda Rig Ring, Clear Korda Shrink Tubing and Korda Hybrid Fluorocarbon Coated Braid.

Step 1.

Cut around 12 inches of Hybrid of the spool, strip about 4 inches of the coating off and tie a small loop in the end. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Now thread the rig ring onto the hooklink a tie it below the hair stop loop with an over hand knot so it will sit at the top of the shank with enough room for your choosen hookbait. (See picture below)

Step 3.

Thread the point of the hook through the rig ring, then thread the hooklink through the back of the eye and hold the rig ring in position at the top of the shank. Now tie the hook to the hooklink with a knotless knot. (See picture below)

Step 4.

Cut a small piece of the shrink tubing and thread it up the hooklink so it sits covering the knotless knot and leaves around 6mm below the eye of the hook, then steam it gently with a slight bend to help the hook turn. (See picture below)

Step 5.

Finish the rig with a figure of eight knot and trim the excess off. (See picture below)

Step 6.

Now steam the rig gently or pin it on a rig board to straighten the coated braid out but be careful not to pin it down too tight of it will straighten the shrink tubing.

The finished rig should look like this.

Tight Lines

David

Local angler and shop regular James banked his first twenty at 23lb 6ozs and another shortly after at 20lb 8oz, the fish were landed from Headlands near Kettering using Activ Maple-8 Mainline Dumbell Hookers in the near margin on a Blowback rig with a Korda Longshank X and Kryston Supermantis, on a Korda Safe Zone Lead Clip with a 2oz Square Pear and Dynamite Chilli Hempseed over the top.

Well done mate, Top angling.

20lb 8oz

Pictures of the 23lb 6oz to follow.

Tight Lines

David

This rig is a slight alternative to a normal knotless knot fluorocarbon rig and has a very good hooking ability. I’ve found this rig to work best with two bottom baits on the hair.

The components used to tie this rig are Gardner Super Soft Fluorocarbon and a Gardner Incizor Carp Hook.

Step 1.

Cut about 12 inches of the Subterfuge hooklink and tie a small overhand loop in one end for your hair. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Thread the other end through the eye of the hook so the hair is sitting up the back of the shank and hold it to you desired length. (See picture below)

Step 3.

Now whip the flourocarbon up the shank 7 times making sure that the 1st turn goes away from the join in the eye. (See picture below)

Step 4.

Then hold the hair away from the shank and whip the flourocarbon another 6 times up the shank, this holds the hair off the back of the hook. (See pictures below)

Step 5.

Now whip one time back down the shank before threading the hooklink though the eye from back to front. (See picture below)

Step 6.

Finish the rig off with a figure of eight knot so it can be attached to a clip or a five turn grinner knot to a ring swivel, the rig needs to be able to move freely at the lead end.

Tight lines

David