Chris wrote ;
“Not sure if the rules dictate you have to use anything in particular – I used 15lb straight through when I went. Wouldn’t go less than 12lb” from Shaun Harrison.
Have a great time fishing.
Regards Linda
Mike Burt wrote:
I’m a reasonably experienced angler but new to dedicated carping and very confused about lines, braid, shock leaders, hook lengths etc.
I have all the tackle but am not sure what line to put on the reel.
What I really need is a configuration of the type of lines from my reel to the hook. Sorry if this seems basic but any help would be appreciated.
Hi Mike,
A basic question? Yes… but one that I’m sure many new comers to carping get wrong or don’t ask. Like many specialist branches it has evolved over the years and can be confusing…
Trevor wrote:
Can you help… I’m fishing a place and need a line that sinks like a stone. Could you recommend one ?
Hi Trevor,
We asked Shaun Harrison and he suggested looking at one of the Fluoro Carbon lines. Shaun uses the P Line Halo when he wants a fast sinking line, whilst several of his friends use X Line. Shaun says both are excellent quality.
Regards
Bridget
By Jon Perkins
This is a subject which has been debated for many years and both barbed and barbless hooks certainly have their place in modern carp fishing.I beleive that on the majority of waters and in the majority of angling situations, barbless hooks are better for the carp.
Most fisheries these days have a rule governing the type of hooks that are allowed, I would say that the majority of waters have a barbless only rule, but some still rule in favour of barbed hooks – which is correct ?
There are several factors involved in why these rules are made, some of which are fact and some of which are speculative ;
There is little doubt that more fish will be lost during the fight when a barbless hook is used. With a barbless hook there is nothing to prevent the hook “falling out” of a carps mouth, in fact the only thing keeping the hook in, is the presuure on the hook via the tension on it through the line. Carp can very quickly “learn” that by twisting around during the fight and thus making as many different angles between itself and the line in its mouth they can often shed the hook. Be in no doubt that from the moment the hook catches in the carps mouth, its sole objective is to get rid of it ! This has been shown on the Korda DVD’s with very pressured fish even trying to get rid of the hook before running off, which is their primary instinct.When a carp reaches a weedbed it can shed a barbless hook in seconds because it has something to use to create an angle and a slack line. I have experienced this many times myself and watched it happen countless times. I’m not saying it happens every time because sometimes the hook has such a good hold in the mouth “that was never going to come off” ! continue reading…
Since running a fishery and being involved with Angling Lines, I see a large number of UK carpers during any given year. One aspect of current UK fishing seems to be the use of small hooks. Now by small I mean N° 8’s and below. Now I’ve always been a fan of big hooks, based on the premise we are after big fish, and I have seen a good number of anglers lose fish by using what is to my mind, in adapted tackle for French fishing. Many anglers coming to France will not have had a chance to land fish over 30lb, so may be unaware of the power, strength and mouth size of some of these specimens. So what are the pros and cons of these two opposed strategies? continue reading…
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