Steve Vaughan asked;
Could you recomend a good strong easy to tie shock leader knot for attatching a 45lb braid shock leader to 12lb mono mainline.
When using braided leaders I use a reverse of my combi-rig knot
Instead of making the initial loop with the nylon as illustrated in the video clip make the loop with the 45lb braided leader and form the knot with the 12lb nylon.
Best fishes,
Shaun
By Jamie Simpson
Carp fishing has certainly been developing at an amazing rate over recent years. Just the other day I was sat having a chat with a good mate of mine and we got on to the topic of bait.
Now this conversation went down the route of how much bait you would use in certain circumstances, which has got my brain really working.
In my early days this bag would have lasted me weeks
Going back to the late eighties and very early nineties I would knock up a four egg mix and expect it to last me a couple of weekend sessions at the very least. Well I reckon that a four egg mix equates to about a pound and a half of 14mm baits, which would be a couple of hundred at the most. Generally that would be it, no pellet, hemp, corn or anything else. On arrival I would generally put in a couple of pouch fulls and if I caught I would add another pouch of boilies and so on. I remember putting in half a bag one day and worrying about ruining my chances. It’s crazy to think that way now but I was naive at the time and having come from a coarse background of fishing a few maggots and the odd grain of corn, 14mm boilies seemed so big. continue reading…
Top French carp angler Bruno Médou has just sent us a report from his latest trip to the central ‘Morvan’ region of France, and area rich in carp waters and renowned for the large fish that populate its waters.
The region is heavily forested with a large variety of pines, and as Bruno says it gives it a Canadian feel. The beauty of the setting contributed immensely of the pleasure of his trip.
Bruno had the good fortune to spend his trip on three different waters, which had never seen carp anglers before, and was fortunate to bank specimens on all three over the magical 15kg mark (33lb).
An accomplished photographer Bruno has sent us a series of beautiful photos. See Slideshow below:
