Posts Tagged ‘carp fishing’
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Tags: Alternative Shot On The Hair Rig, Carp Blogs, Carp Catchers Blog, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Fishing Rigs, Carp Hair Rigs, Carp Rigs, Fishing Blogs, Hair Rig, Hook Heavy Rigs, hookbaits, How To Carp Fish, How To Fish, How To Fish For Carp, pop ups, The Shot On The Hair Rig
Posted in Carp Angling, Carp Catchers Blog, Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Rigs, Carp Hooks, Carp Rigs, Hints And Tips, How To, Pop Up Rigs, Rigs, Terminal Tackle, fishing, pop ups | No Comments »
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
We have some nice new luggage from JRC in stock now. The JRC Extra Large Carryall, JRC Large Carryall and JRC Medium Carryall feature an all new design for 2010. All three are all fully padded with three large exterior pockets, non slip padded shoulder strap and padded carry handles. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links. The entry level JRC Contact Carryall features double zipped pockets and easy access dual zip main compartments. Finally we have the JRC Mini Cool Box which has a highly insulated main compartment and a toughned ball leather base to protect the contents from the wet. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links.

JRC Extra Large Carryall

JRC Contact Carryall

JRC Mini Cool Box
Best Fishes,
John
Tags: Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Fishing Tackle, Carp Tackle, Fishing Blogs, Fishing Tackle, JRC Contact Carryall, JRC Extra Large Carryall, JRC Large Carryall, JRC Luggage, JRC Medium Carryall, JRC Mini Cool Box
Posted in Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Tackle, JRC Luggage, Luggage, New Products, Product Reviews, Tackle Reviews, fishing | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Tags: Carp Baits, Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Dynamite Baits Frenzied Hempseed, Fishing Blogs, Hemp, Hempseed, Preparing Hemp, PVA Friendly Hemp, TFG PVA Friendly Red Hot Chilli Hemp
Posted in Carp, Carp Angling, Carp Bait, Carp Catchers Blog, Carp Fishing, Hemp, Hempseed, Hints And Tips, How To, PVA Friendly Hemp, Particles, dynamite baits, fishing | No Comments »
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Tags: Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, fishing, Fishing Blogs
Posted in Carp, Carp Catchers Blog, Carp Fishing, Spring Carp Fishing, fishing | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The Shot On The Hair Rig is basically a bottom bait rig with a small shot added to the hair to allow a pop-up hookbait to be used. This completely alters how the rig to reacts to how it would with a bottom bait. The hookbait is allowed to move more naturally due to it’s bouyancy and the length of the hair. The shot on the hair allows you to either critically balance or overweight the pop up hookbait. The nature of supple braid allows the hookbait to be picked up with minimal resistance and the pattern of the hook means the point hangs low below the hookbait helping it to grab hold. The simplicity of The Shot On The Hair Rig makes it easy to tie and it minimises the bulky components such as shrink tubing used on some rigs.
For the purpose of this demonstration I used the Korda Supernatural Hooklink, a Korda Kurv Shank Hook and a No.4 split shot. The shot size is determined by the size and bouyancy of your choosen pop-up, the bigger and more bouyant the pop-up the larger the shot. I found a No.4 shot to work perfectly with a 14mm Richworth Pineapple Hawaiian Pop Ups although it varies between different makes and types of pop-ups.

Step 1.
Cut 14″ of Korda Supernatural from the spool and tie a small overhand loop knot in one end.
Step 2.
Thread on your choosen pop-up and secure in place with a bait stop.

Step 3.
For this version of the rig pinch the shot onto the hooklink below the pop-up. This will give you a slow sinking hookbait which is almost critically balanced. We will show you an alternative version of this rig, which has the shot positioned differently, soon.

Step 4.
Thread the Korda Kurv Shank Hook onto the hooklink passing the braid though the back of the eye to the front and position the bait about 6mm from the top of the hook.

Step 5.
Now whip the hooklink up the shank of the hook 6-7 times and then pass the hooklink through the back of the eye to the front to finish the knot.

Step 6.
Double over the other end of the hooklink.

Step 7.
Then form a loop with the doubled over section of the hooklink.

Step 8.
Now pass the end of the doubled over section around the bottom and through the back of the loop created in step 7.


This creates the figure of eight, if you get this eight shape then you have done it right.
If you struggle with tying the knot then try this method. Alternative Figure of Eight Loop Knot.
Step 9.
Now gently tighten down the knot and trim the tag end.

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

The rig is best fished of with a small Dynamite Stick or PVA Mesh Bag thread down the hooklink over the hook to avoid tangles.
Tight Lines
Dave
Tags: Bottom Bait Rigs, Braid, Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Fishing Rigs, Carp Rigs, Critically Balanced Hookbaits, Dynamite Stick, Figure Of Eight Loop Knot, Fishing Blogs, Korda Kurv Shank Hooks, Korda Supernatural, korda supernatural braid, Overhand Loop Knot, Pop Up Rigs, pop ups, Richworth Pineapple Hawaiian Pop Ups, Rigs, Shot On The Hair Rig
Posted in Bottom Bait Rigs, Carp Angling, Carp Bait, Carp Catchers Blog, Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Rigs, Carp Hooks, Carp Rigs, Critically Balanced Hookbaits, Dynamite Sticks, Fishing Knots, Hooklinks, How To, How To Tie Knots, PVA Bags, PVA Mesh, Pop Up Rigs, Rigs, Specimen Fishing, Terminal Tackle, knots, pop ups | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
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
Tags: Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Rigs, Claw Rig, coated braid, Figure Of Eight Knot, Fishing Blogs, knotless knot, korda hybrid stiff, Korda Kurv Shank Hooks, Korda Silicone Tubing, Korda Sinkers, Overhand Loop Knot
Posted in Carp Angling, Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Rigs, Carp Hooks, Carp Rigs, Claw Rig, Combi-Link Rigs, Fishing Knots, How To, How To Tie Knots, Korda Tackle, Rigs, Terminal Tackle, fishing | No Comments »
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Tags: Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Fishing Tackle, Distance Spods, Fishing Blogs, Golf Ball Technology, Nash Deliverance Spod, Nash Tackle, Spodding, Spods
Posted in Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Tackle, Long Range Fishing, Nash Tackle, New Products, Product Reviews, Spodding, Spods, Tackle Reviews, fishing | No Comments »
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
We now have the new season JRC Stainless Steel Banksticks and Buzz Bars in stock now as well as the very carpy JRC Digital Scales. We have The JRC Stainless Steel Banksticks in two sizes 12”/30cm and 16”/40cm and they are made of high quality stainless steel with a classy JRC embossed logo. Very reasonably priced, they are adjustable and the inner is removable for easy cleaning. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link. The JRC Stainless Steel 3 Rod Buzz Bars are also reasonably priced and very versatile. They can be used either with a single central bankstick or with two outer banksticks for a rock solid goalpost set up. Adjustable, they also come in two sizes so you can fan your rods out. Again for more information or to purchase please click on the above links.
The JRC Digital Scales are fantastic value for money and have a host of features. They have a moulded carry handle and can weigh the largest of carp as they go up to 100lb. The JRC Digital Scales have a memory function, nightlight and come with a padded carry case. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link.

JRC Stainless Steel Banksticks

JRC Stainless Steel Buzz Bars

JRC Digital Scales
Best Fishes,
John
Tags: Buzz Bars, Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Fishing Blogs, Fishing Scales, JRC Digital Scales, JRC Stainless Steel Banksticks, Stainless Steel Banksticks, Weighing Scales
Posted in Carp Angling, Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Tackle, Digital Scales, JRC Buzz Bars, JRC Digital Scales, JRC Stainless Steel Banksticks, New Products, Product Reviews, Tackle Reviews, fishing | No Comments »
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
The Guru Micro Lead Clips provide a fish safe anti tangle option for the Match/Pleasure angler thats suitable for fishing with either leads or feeders. The design of Guru Micro Lead Clip ensures that your lead or feeder can be released should it become snagged.

Guru Micro Lead Clips
The leads I used for the purpose of this demonstration were the Guru Square Leads.
Step 1.
Thread your mainline through the tail rubber and then the lead clip.

Step 2.
Double over the tag end of your mainline and pass the loop through the eye of the size 11 swivel provided.

Step 3.
Now tie an overhand knot with the doubled over section of your mainline but don’t tighten it yet.

Step 4.
Pass the swivel through the loop created by the overhand knot.

Step 5.
Now moisten the knot and gently tighten it down.

Step 6.
Pull the lead clip down over the swivel until you hear it click into the clip.

Step 7.
Now clip your lead/feeder on and slide the tail rubber over the lead clip so the angled edge sits the right way on the clip.

All you need to do now is tie on your rig and your ready to cast out. But before doing so make sure the clip is working correctly and the lead will discharge easily. You are now fishing a carp safe set up.
Tight Lines
Dave
Tags: Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Safety, Fishing Blogs, Guru Micro Lead Clips, Guru Square Leads, Guru Tail Rubbers, Lead Clips, Overhand Knot
Posted in Carp Angling, Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Tackle, Carp Safety, Coarse Fishing, Fishing In Weed, Fishing Knots, Guru Match Tackle, Guru Tackle, How To, New Products, Overhand Knot, fishing | No Comments »
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
We have the Nash S3 Professional Bivvy and the Nash Frostbite Sub-Zero Sleeping Bags in stock now. These three items are just a part of Nash Tackles extensive new 2010 range. The Nash S3 Professional Bivvy is lightweight and has three modular options. It has a radical new aerodynamic profile which maximises stability, increases headroom and porch protection. For more information or to purchase please click on the above link.
The Nash Frostbite Sub-Zero Sleeping Bag is a high performance lightweight sleeping bag designed for the mobile angler. It is manufactured from a waterproof, breathable peachskin material with a thermal fleece lining for quick warm up and increased heat retention. For the larger carp angler we also have the Nash Frostbite Sub-Zero Wide Boy Sleeping Bag which is made of the same specification materials. For more information or to purchase please click on the above links.

Nash S3 Professional Bivvy

Nash Frostbite Sub-Zero Sleeping Bag

Nash Frostbite Sub-Zero Wide Boy Sleeping Bag
Best Fishes,
John
Tags: Bivvies, Bivvys, Carp Blogs, carp fishing, Carp Fishing Blogs, Carp Fishing Tackle, Fishing Blogs, Nash Bivvies, Nash Frostbite Sub Zero Sleeping Bag, Nash Frostbite Sub Zero Wide Boy Sleeping Bag, Nash S3 Professional Bivvy, Nash Sleeping Bags, Nash Sub Zero Wideboy Sleeping Bag, Nash Wideboy Sleeping Bag, sleeping bags
Posted in Bivvies, Bivvys, Carp Fishing, Carp Fishing Tackle, Nash Bivvies, Nash Sleeping Bags, Nash Tackle, New Products, Product Reviews, Tackle Reviews, Winter Fishing, fishing | No Comments »