Carp Catchers Blog

After a very long lean spell customer Sean Bowen has landed a nice common from the difficult Pit 6. It’s not the biggest carp in the world, but they all count and when your struggling size doesn’t matter. Sean broke his blank spell using Baitcraft T1 Freezer Boilies  his rig featured a Korda Soft Coated Braid hooklink tied to a size 8  Korda Kurv Shank Hooks . Well done Sean on, keeping on.

Best Fishes,

John

The Korda Interceptor is a new distance surface controller. The design of the controller allows you to change the weight of the controller without having to break down your setup. The controller has a self orientating high viz sight, is very aerodynamic for long range casting with minimal tangles and is made with a low visibility surface colour plastic.

To setup one up you will need a Korda Interceptor and a Korda size 11 ring swivel.

Step 1.

Thread your mainline through the rigid tube.

Step 2.

Slide the soft insert onto your mainline and push the rigid tube inside it.

Step 3.

Now tie on the size 11 ring swivel using a Palomar knot. Double over the end of your mainline and pass it through the eye of the swivel.

Step 4.

Tie and overhand knot around the swivel with the doubled over section of your mainline.

Step 5.

Then pass the swivel through the loop created in the doubled over mainline once the overhand knot has been formed.

Step 6.

Moisten the knot and tighten it down slowly, before trimming the tag end.

Step 7.

Gently pull the swivel into the soft insert.

Step 8.

Locate the slot on the side of the interceptor body and place your mainline in the slot.

Step 9.

Slide the interceptor down the rigid tube until is sits firmly on the soft insert.

The Interceptor is now ready for you to attach your hooklink and cast out.

Give it a go. To purchase any of the items shown please click on the above links.

Dave

For you surface fishing enthusiasts we have the new Korda floater gear in stock now. The Korda Interceptor Controller  is for distance surface fishing. The Interceptor controller has some very clever design features. It will always land the same way up with the orange sight tag on top making it easy to spot. The body of the Interceptor has a slit running along it’s length, which allows you to change bodies without having to break your set up down. Finally the colour, we all know Korda’s track record with underwater filming, well the colour of the Interceptor was the one least visible underwater. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link.

The Korda Kruiser Controller  is a totally unique design. The innovative line attachment makes it virtually tangle free. The Kruiser Controller needs no lead or extra weight resulting in quiet water entry. It is the same low visibilty green as the Interceptor. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link.

The Korda Mixa Hooks  are the first hook specially designed for surface fishing. They have a silky smooth PTFE coating preventing reflective glint, which could spook wary fish. The Mixa Hook is flat forged for extra strength and has a super short shank for added lightness. They are available in both barbed and barbless patterns. For more information or to purchase please follow the above link.

Finally we have the  Korda Kruiser Control Floater Line   has again been specifically designed for surface fishing. It is super soft and supple to ensure easy casting of even the lightest controller. Kruiser Control has a low gloss finish and near neutral buoyancy ensuring that it lies unobtrusively in the surface film. It has limited stretch minimising hookpulls. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link.

                                                                                         Korda Interceptor Controller

                                                                                              Korda Kruiser Controller

                                                                                               Korda Mixa Hook

Best fishes,

John

The Claw rig is a very effective bottom bait rig. With no shrink tube or rigs rings its also very simple to tie.

For the purpose of this demonstration I used the Korda Hybrid Stiff Coated Braid, a Korda Kurv Shank  Hook and a 3mm length of the Korda Silicone Tubing.

Step 1.

Remove roughly 4 inches of coating from the Korda Hybrid stiff hooklink and tie a small overhand loop in the stripped end.

Step 2.

Now thread a 3mm section of Silicone tubing onto the hooklink.

Step 3.

Then pass the hook point through the silicone tubing towards the loop tied in step 1. Make sure not the snag the hookpoint in the braid on the way through as this could damage the hooklink.

Step 4.

Thread the hooklink through the back of the eye and then thread your choosen hookbait onto the hair and secure it with a bait stop. Set the hair with about a 1cm gap between the hookbait and hook.

Step 5.

Now whip the hooklink up the shank of the hook 6 times before passing it through the back of the eye to create a knotless knot. 

Step 6.

Next thread two of the small Korda Sinkers onto the hooklink. It is easier the strip a small amount of coating off the end of hooklink as the coating makes it too thick to get the sinkers on.

Step 7.

Tie a figure of eight knot in the end of the hooklink.

Double over the end of the hooklink and create a loop like so….

Then pass the end of the doubled over loop through the loop just created….

And again….

Moisten the knot and pull it tight.

Step 8.

Position the Korda Sinkers evenly apart along the hooklink and gently steam it straight over a kettle.

The rig is now ready to be attached to your lead setup and cast out.

Due to the stiffness and nature of this rig it is best fished over firm/hard lakes beds.

Tight Lines

Dave