Pop Up - Chod Rig help

[Bez8]

Hi All

 

Im in need of some help

 

 

My local lake has a natural baits only rule and the bottom is very silty.

 

I have been told the chod rig is the best option on the water, but i cant use a boilie and my knowledge is pretty limited when it comes to this kind of method.

 

Can i somehow pop up a natural bait with foam ? I have been fishing with a running lead and pva bags recently on the lake and have blanked everytime.

 

Any help would be gratefully received.

 

Cheers

Nick

[Alan Stubbs]

Hi All

 

Im in need of some help

 

 

My local lake has a natural baits only rule and the bottom is very silty.

 

I have been told the chod rig is the best option on the water, but i cant use a boilie and my knowledge is pretty limited when it comes to this kind of method.

 

Can i somehow pop up a natural bait with foam ? I have been fishing with a running lead and pva bags recently on the lake and have blanked everytime.

 

Any help would be gratefully received.

 

Cheers

Nick

 

What about drilling out a tiger nut and filling it with cork? They're both natural and the cork would add bouyancy.

 

I suspect you may have to introduce the tigers over a period of time to get the fish accustomed to them, but where they're allowed, I've found tigernut over a particle bed has caught me my fair share.

 

The chod rig has been described a few times on here, and is a variation of the helicopter rig. Just use a short, stiff hook length.

[Bez8]

Sounds good.

 

Will give it a go and see how it goes.

[ben (o )(]

just out of interest.. why arent you allowed to use artificial baits? why would it matter?

[smalltincup]

Hi

 

You could get a cork ball stick maggots all around it (Medusa) and use that, as you would a pop up. That would fit a chod rig.

 

Cant think of any thing else but if I do I will pop it up.

 

Cheers

 

 

STC

[Austin]

Hi

 

You could get a cork ball stick maggots all around it (Medusa) and use that, as you would a pop up. That would fit a chod rig.

 

Cant think of any thing else but if I do I will pop it up.

 

Cheers

 

 

STC

 

Fake boilie with a natural bait in front? Not sure if thats going to contravene the rules but its one way

[RUDD]

Hi All

 

Im in need of some help

 

 

My local lake has a natural baits only rule and the bottom is very silty.

 

I have been told the chod rig is the best option on the water, but i cant use a boilie and my knowledge is pretty limited when it comes to this kind of method.

 

Can i somehow pop up a natural bait with foam ? I have been fishing with a running lead and pva bags recently on the lake and have blanked everytime.

 

Any help would be gratefully received.

 

Cheers

Nick

 

Why not just use foam on its own? I have caught using a piece of black popped up foam in he past.

You could also try bread discs. Bread needs to be sliced and fresh. You need a hollow cylinder with the diameter of disc required, you can get big bread punches but many use an old pole bung.

Put your needle through a few discs and thread into your hair - secure with hair stop and use a bit of dissolving foam nipped around hook.

The bread swells up and is bouyant so pops its self up - it is also bery visable to any passing carp

Dont worry - it will stay on for hours if not nibble by roach or rudd.