Carp Catchers Blog

The Solar Quick Change PVA Bag System is ideal for anglers who use PVA bags for the majority of their angling. The system will ensure you don’t lose the bag on the cast while improving casting distance and accuracy. The system is designed to be anti tangle and works with any inline lead.

For the purpose of this demonstration I used a Korda Flat Pear Inline Lead, Solar Contour Super Supple Rig Tubing and Korda Size 8 Ring Swivels  was used between the helicopter beads for the rig to be attached to.

Step 1.

Thread your mainline through your desired length of the Solar rig tubing.

Step 2.

Now thread 1 of the beads provided with the Solar PVA System onto the rig tubing followed by the Korda Ring Swivel followed by another bead. If you’re using mainline straight through there is silicone tubing provided for the beads to the grip. If you’re using leadcore then please ensure all beads can be pulled free of the leader to ensure the lead will be lost in the event of your line breaking. Tie or loop your hooklink to the ring swivel.

Step 3.

Now thread on one of the sleeves provided and push the tubing securely inside.

Step 4.

Then gently push the insert out of your choosen inline……

…..and thread it onto your mainline.

Step 5.

Tie a Figure Of Eight Loop Knot  in the end of your mainline and attach the Solar quick change PVA bag clip like so.

Step 6.

Now pull the lead over the clip followed by the sleeve and rig tubing. The finished setup should look like this.

All you have to do to attach a PVA bag is to pull the clip out of the bottom of the lead and hook a PVA bag on before pulling the clip back inside the lead. Then just thread the hook through the mesh of the bag and your ready to cast out.

This set up is particularly well suited to adding freebies with the Mag Aligner Rig and really comes into it’s own during the winter months.

Give it a go.

Tight lines

Dave

Most chod rigs nowadays are setup using leadcore or some form of leader but not all fisheries allow leaders whether they be leadcore or otherwise. Using rig tubing is an option which can help get round these bans and can also be used on waters without bans as an alternative to leaders. Rigmarole have designed Chod Rig Beads to fit their Freefall Micro Rig Tubing so that chod rigs can be tied up safely and effectively using the Freefall Micro Rig Tube. The  Rigmarole Freefall Micro Rig Tube is a plastic coated stainless steel coil so it is extremely tough and heavy, it is also very easy to thread.

The components used in this demonstration were Rig Marole Freefall Micro Rig Tube,  Rigmarole Freefall Micro Rig Tube Chod Beads, Rig Marole Tail Rubbers and a Rig Marole Tournament Casting Lead.

Step 1.

Cut the Freefall Micro Rig Tube to your desired length and thread your mainline through it.

Step 2.

Now thread a Freefall Micro Rig Tube Chod Bead onto the tubing, followed by your chod rig and a second bead. Set the beads in place with your chod rig at the required distance up the tubing.

Step 3.

Thread the Rig Marole  Free Fall Tail Rubber onto the line and push the rig tubing into it.

Step 4.

Now tie on your desired lead with a Palomar knot.

Step 5.

Push the swivel into the tail rubber and pull the line tight through the tubing.

The finished rig should look like this. This rig can also be constructed using the Rig Marole Free Fall Rig Tube  and the Rigmarole Freefall Chod Beads. Warning !!! do not superglue the beads or pierce through the side!!!

Tight Lines

Dave

Customer Ben had his first carp from a new water recently. Details of Bens’ catch are a bit sketchy, but I do no that Gardner Mugga Carp Hooks  and Ace Hard On Camo Leadcore   and good quality boilies feature in Bens’ set up. Well done Ben, keep it up.

Notice that Ben has chosen nice background for his catch photo.

Best Fishes,

John

Regular customer Scott had a nice result recently. Fishing an afternoon session at a local lake Scott had two doubles, the biggest of which was a 16lb 6oz common(shown below). Scott caught his fish using a chod rig constructed from ESP Bulk Spool Leadcore  in choddy silt and the new  ESP Curve Shanx Carp Hook  . Well done Scott!

Best fishes,

John

Being able to splice your own leadcore leaders will enable you to use a wider range of leadcore leaders in your fishing as you can’t buy most types of leadcore in ready spliced leaders, it will also enable you to splice your leaders to your fishing needs. Splicing leadcore can take some practice but once your got the hang of it and your confident you will be able to benefit from it in your fishing.

The leadcore used in this demonstration was Kryston Score Gold Leadcore.

Step 1.

Peel back the outer coating of the leadcore to reveal the lead inner, remove about 2-3 inches of the inner leadcore. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Once you’ve pulled the outer coating back to its original position you need to thread a splicing needle up the inside of the coating away from the lead inner about an inch. Start threading the needle up the outer coating from the end of the lead inner. (See Pictures below)

Step 3.

Now slightly blob the end of the outer coating to prevent the splicing needle unravelling it as your pulling it back through. (See picture below)

Step 4.

This is the time to add a swivel or clip to the leadcore if you wish to splice one on for your lead setup. Hook the splicing needle onto the end of the coating and close the gate to prevent the needle snagging. (See picture below)

Step 5.

Step 6.

Now gently coax the needle back through the outer coating of the leadcore using the needle, to make it easier if your struggling try pushing the outer coating together as your pulling the needle through this will make to hole through the centre of the outer coating slightly larger. The finished spliced leadcore should look like this. (See picture below)

Whatever you do, don’t splice a swivel onto the mainline end of the leadcore as this will prevent your lead or rig coming off the leader in the event of a break when fishing running, inline or helicopter lead setups and is also likely to pick up weed and become snagged on the lake bed. 

Tight Lines

David

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