Pinning it down

[Rigg'd]

Last night i fished a hard lake for tench/carp and i had seen vast numbers of carp moving in and out of a broken down tree on the far bank and so i put my rod there. The bailiff came round and talked to us about how vital it is on that lake to pin down your line and this was true as I had two liners on my rod by the tree which was followed by crashing on the water. The bailiff suggested it was the fish spooking off as the fish in the lake are very finicky.

Anyway to the point, i was considering leadcore to pin down enough of my line up to my rig, as i'm not keen on flying backleads.

What sizes can you get them in, how do you use them e.t.c?

 

Thanks

[poledark]

If you use leadcore, then you MUST make CERTAIN, that in the event of a breakoff, then the fish is not left towing the leadcore.

 

This will usually mean a helicopter rig which will enable the hook link to slip off the leadcore.

 

There is no other way to fish leadcore safely.

 

My "club" Mid Kent Fisheries, ban the use of leadcore unless used as above.

 

I am not an alarmist angler, but I have seen some HORRIBLE damage done to fish with leadcore.

 

Den

[Rigg'd]

Ok well how about clip on back leads from the rod tip, ive looked into these

[daddypig]

Ok well how about clip on back leads from the rod tip, ive looked into these

i use back leads combined with a decent sinking braid hook link dont like lead core if used wrong its deadly i use fox sink link

[Anderoo]

I wouldn't advise using leadcore. If you get it wrong, you can get it really wrong. Even helicopter set-ups aren't always safe, all it takes it a bit of weed or something to prevent the hooklength sliding off.

 

ESP anchor tubing is good and just as heavy as leadcore. I don't like tubing personally (unless I'm fishing next to abrasive features like gravel bars, to protect the line) as it sticks out like a sore thumb in clear water, so I slide a float stop on the mainline and wrap a blob of tungsten putty around it. This keeps the last few feet of mainline nicely along the bottom.

[John S]

If you are going to use a back lead, remember that a custom back lead is a fair bit more expensive than a normal lead weight and a paper clip

[Rigg'd]

i was looking into these, any pros and cons?

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-FOX-CAPTIVE-BACKLE...=item2307d8a7b2