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Hi Andrew,

I would use a light hollow elastic with a puller bung, this gives you a nice soft elastic for the smaller crucians etc but would still be able to land the bonus fish if they came along.

 

Daiwa Blue Hydrolastic - expensive but works great and lasts for ages

or

This Blue one from Nick Gilbert, it's very good and much cheaper than Hydro

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I think Dickie wants you to loose all your crucians and get seen off by any better fish.

 

Go with a 6 (8 max) and tie your bung in a foot long loop so the last foot is double and will give you a fighting chance with any better fish. You will be surprised what you can land with a bit of patience.

 

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With pole fishing you need to balance hook/hooklength/main line and elastic.

I would recommend a white hydro or 6-8 middy high viz with a puller bung for open water or a middy 8-10 for margins/snags but up hooklength.

Anything heavier and you risk snapping hooklength, bumping fish off or hook pulls.

With puller bungs you can land larger fish with ease.

Do a search in You tube as there are plenty of guides done by top anglers.

RUDD

 

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Thanks - 6-8 seems to be the general consensus (both in here and on the web).

 

I remember once landing a tench that was getting on for 7lb on 6 elastic, it took a while but I got it in the end...!

 

Related question - my top sections are not telescopic, how do you protect the elastic from wearing on the carbon when they're pulled apart for storage and transport?

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Something along these lines do the job nicely: http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/pole-elastic-protectors

 

I would also agree with the consensus of 6-8 elastic. If I had to lean more towards one it would be an 8 but that's just because of nuisance fish already mentioned.

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Started coarse fishing February last year, species so far:

 

Roach, Rudd, Bream, Tench, Perch, Carp, Gudgeon, Eel, Crucian and a Goldfish.

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Thanks - 6-8 seems to be the general consensus (both in here and on the web).

I remember once landing a tench that was getting on for 7lb on 6 elastic, it took a while but I got it in the end...!

Related question - my top sections are not telescopic, how do you protect the elastic from wearing on the carbon when they're pulled apart for storage and transport?

I use these for my main pole kits:http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/store/preston-top-tubes?gclid=CIq_iuG_yr0CFTMetAoda1AA_w

 

Or these in my margin pole:

https://www.tackleuk.co.uk/app/milo-doobry-elastic-protector-p-547203.html

RUDD

 

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Andrew,

you could go up to the 6-8 version on Nick Gilbert's site if you prefer...but.. I know for a fact that someone has been using the blue for his skimmer fishing at Lake John in matches and has landed several carp up to 25lb on it!

(with a puller kit of course, this is a necessity)

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