Posts Tagged ‘PVA’

Heli In-Line Rig

Friday, April 10th, 2009

By Carl Bullock

The Required Components

I love the hooking potential and the anti-tangle properties of in

leads however, they do have their drawbacks, i.e. in the unfortunate event of a break off then a could potentially be trailing a long length of including any leaders that may have been used.

After seeing one of Steve Fantauzzi’s similar which incorporated the use of a large bead and drilling the of the out slightly, I was impressed with the idea but wanted to simplify it a little.

I simply used a flexi-ring swivel spliced onto the leadcore via the larger ring. Then using another flexi-ring swivel I simply slide it onto the leadcore helicopter style. The is then attached to the leadcore by pushing the swivel into the end of the and running it around the outside of the (normal drop off style). However I found that the swivel was being gripped too tightly for the to drop off easily, so I simply cut the plastic back slightly (see note) and placed an ESP Heli Bead onto the eye of the swivel and this gives just the right amount of resistance to prick the without being too tight.

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A Heli Drop Off Rig!

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

By Carl Bullock

It goes without saying that in the unfortunate event of a break off the less the is towing around the better, to that end I prefer to use a helicopter as theoretically all the should be left to tow around is the . I say theoretically as we can never be certain of all the underwater features/foliage that may hinder the from coming free. However in my eyes it is certainly a damn sight safer than the being tied directly onto the end of the mainline or etc, leaving the potentially towing 100+ yards of or braid, whether the comes off or not.

 

There is no mistaking the effectiveness of the recently popular ‘Chod’ type and the helicopter is a I have been using since I left the dark arts of around 17 years ago. But like all good things it does have its drawbacks, and one of those is in weedy waters, where ideally we want the to drop off very early on to give us a greater chance of landing our quarry. There are some recent ‘ready made’ from the manufacturers that do just that, but they also look like most ‘ready made’ and in my opinion are way too obvious and obtrusive with bulky parts. So to that end a few friends of mine and I set about trying our own version with a less obvious profile (and a tidier one too).

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Two different ways of tying PVA

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

I’ve been playing around with for some time now, and here I’m going to show two different ways of making bags for use. The first method you will see is using a tube, ideal for making a required size with little waste, tying both ends of the . The second method is still using the tube but this time without any knots at all, instead I’ve been using a heat sealer to seal and cut the . Producing minimalistic waste and no reliance on strength. In both instances I am demonstrating the bags using maggots as my ground .

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Roaming for Winter Carp

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

The of is not such an easy task when we move into the colder months. My time on the bank tends to be shorter, time is at a premium with the shorter days, and time for spotting is limited.
Rolling and leaping are rare, as are the tell tale feeding bubbles so often seen when the are more active. They are less likely to be actively moving around the lake seeking food, so one answer is to it to them.
When I’m at least one of my rods will be roaming. Every half to one hour I will recast to a different area of the swim? I like mesh tube as it breaks down very quickly and releases the bait. Attaching a small of crumbed boile or Maximum Action Pellets to the increases the attraction without feeding the too much. This will often stimulate a feeding and put that bonus on the bank.

By Ron Key

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Baiting Strategies on a New Water

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

By Ron Key

only been here a couple of hours

Only been here a couple of hours

In the last year rather than stick to one main syndicate water I have fished lots of waters both in the UK and . Most of these waters were completely new to me, many I had not even seen before I started . Of course I could write about how I used watercraft, searching for gravel spots, beds, bars, drop offs, gulleys, bottlenecks and all the usual elements that go into choosing our swim and the places we in them. I’m going to that as read though and concentrate on feeding.
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Samantha’s PVA Rig

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

One of my favourite methods of is using bags. We all know it can be an absolutely deadly method of catching but even more so when used at long range where the have rarely come across this presentation. The first time I tried to cast a a long way, the didn’t stand up to the job and I wasn’t confident with the overall result. So I decided to set about making a which would cast well and not tangle. The below is what I now use for all my long range work, it’s simple to construct, casts well, tangle free and prevents the coming away from the on impact with the water.

Below I’ll show you how I tie this

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