Rigs
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All anglers know that carp are suckers for bread crust fished on the surface in the summer, but it is often a very underused bait at all other times of the year. Here we show you how it can be used to catch more carp just off the bottom of stillwaters at any time of the year. Bread crust and ...
- Rigs
- Leger rigs
- 12 October 2011
A simple tubular extension on a strong carp hook can make all the difference between a lost and landed fish. Richard Farnan explains how... THE LINE ALIGNER was first published by Jim Gibbinson many years ago. The principle behind the set-up is to create an angle that in itself creates a very effective anti-eject rig. By using a length of ...
- Rigs
- Carp rigs
- 08 September 2011
We've all done it at some time - foul hooked a common or mirror carp in the fin or flank when pole fishing tight to the margins or an island. It's almost inevitable that the feeding carp will, at some time, swim into our lines and become foul-hooked. Not only is this unsporting, but playing a foul-hooked carp is twice ...
- Rigs
- Pole rigs
- 22 August 2011
The zig-rig is a devastating rig for catching carp when they are feeding high in the water, in mid-water and feeding right on the surface. It works around the same principle as a standard semi-fixed bolt rig – the only difference is the length of the hooklength. The lead set-up is very simple. Here it comprises a large swivel lead attached ...
- Rigs
- Carp rigs
- 11 July 2011
No matter what the depth is tight to the margins of your local commercial carp fishery, this rig will catch you fish from there. It is one of the best rigs to use to catch the huge carp that patrol the outer perimeter of all commercial carp lakes countrywide. A A short, fat and dumpy dibber polel float is best ...
- Rigs
- Pole rigs
- 24 May 2011
Fishing for carp off the top with a surface controller rig is perhaps one of the most exciting ways to catch carp. You can see them patrolling the upper layers looking for food, and that can send the adrenaline levels off the scale as the huge barrel-like shapes approach your hookbait. But, although it’s an exciting technique, it’s incredibly frustrating ...
- Rigs
- Carp rigs
- 06 May 2011
Of all the various pole rigs that anglers use, the paste rig is perhaps the most misunderstood but it’s one of the easiest to tie, easiest to fish and it catches absolutely tons of common and mirror carp each year. The most important thing that you need to get right when paste fishing on the pole is to plumb the depth ...
- Rigs
- Pole rigs
- 07 April 2011
This is a simple, straightforward waggler rig that will catch fish from stillwaters, canals and rivers. It’s the basic float rig that every angler ought to know how to tie. The float is locked onto the line using a silicone float adaptor (these allow a quick change of float whenever required) and is locked in place using the vast majority ...
- Rigs
- Float rigs
- 25 March 2011
Barbel love to hide under or tight to streamer weed, sunken branches, tree roots and other submerged obstacles. That makes catching them really difficult. Static leger rigs may seem to be the answer, but often they aren’t. A mistimed or an inaccurate cast might see the heavy rig land bang in the middle of the obstruction – not only snagging ...
- Rigs
- Leger rigs
- 25 February 2011
This rig is ideal for presenting expander pellets on the bottom for carp, tench and bream. It can be used in depths of 3ft or more and when fished correctly it can tempt bites when all other pellet rigs fail. A Use a long, body-down pole float for this style of fishing. One having a long plastic bristle is perfect ...
- Rigs
- Pole rigs
- 11 February 2011
