{"id":5084,"date":"2011-03-12T05:17:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T04:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/?p=5084"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:59:52","slug":"carp-rigs-a-new-twist-to-glaconice-rig-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/carp-rigs-a-new-twist-to-glaconice-rig-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Carp rigs – a new twist to gla\u00e7on\/ice rig method"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheI continually assess my fishing methods with a view to improving them wherever possible and I\u2019ve come up with a twist to my gla\u00e7ons or ice rigs (see Vaux BLOG Winter Carp Fishing \u2013 The Ice Rig dated 8th<\/sup> February 2010<\/a>) as my earlier method was slightly inconvenient, owing to the fact that a hook length is frozen into the gla\u00e7on every time one is made \u2013 lots of gla\u00e7ons, lots of hook lengths, all stored in the freezer!<\/p>\n

So, my new version is made up without freezing in the hook length.\u00a0 Follow the step by step guide as before;<\/p>\n

1. Select the container for the gla\u00e7on<\/p>\n

2. Cut it down to the appropriate size<\/p>\n

3. Fill the container with the chosen bait EXCLUDING any hook length<\/p>\n

4. Put in the freezer until solid<\/p>\n

5. Take the frozen, filled container from the freezer, but do not cut off the plastic container at this stage<\/p>\n

And then proceed as follows:<\/p>\n

\"Advanced<\/p>\n

With a drill fitted with a masonry bit, drill through the centre of the gla\u00e7on from top to bottom <\/span><\/p>\n

NOW cut away the container to release the gla\u00e7on <\/span><\/p>\n

Bait the hook length as normal (here you have a boilie) and thread at least two pieces of rig foam sideways onto the hook length.\u00a0 Any number of pieces of rig foam can be used, but it is really important to use it because it keeps the baited hook away from the gla\u00e7on while it is melting in the water. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thread the hook length through the gla\u00e7on using a baiting needle – and the baited gla\u00e7on is ready to go!\u00a0 This one is for a baitboat, but they can also be made up in this way for casting if required<\/span><\/p>\n

The gla\u00e7on acts like a swim feeder and as it breaks down, slowly in winter and quicker in summer, the baited hook length is always available to the carp because it is not frozen into the gla\u00e7on. \u00a0If the carp pick up and move off with the baited length, the weight of the lead comes to the point of the hook straight away because the gla\u00e7on has been pre-drilled and the hook length can pass through it before it has melted.<\/p>\n Martin’s 44lb mirror\n

Any number of gla\u00e7ons can be made up and put into the freezer without having to make up so many hook lengths and all the pre-drilling can be carried out at home before you leave for that fishing trip;\u00a0 there is no need to take a drill to the venue! \u00a0And with this method, I find I am getting quicker pick-ups from the carp.<\/p>\n

And this is the method which was used to catch the first carp of the season in March.\u00a0 Our friend and neighbour, Martin, joined me at Vaux<\/a> to fish for pike, but when we saw two carp top in the middle of the lake, we decided we could not miss the opportunity.\u00a0 We simply noted their position and a hook length was baited using the new gla\u00e7on method which was placed via the baitboat on the showing carp.\u00a0 There was no pre-baiting and after a very short time, Martin was rewarded with this 44lb mirror.<\/p>\n

Chas, Vaux<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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