Carp Fishing
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Is it better to use braid for the snoots or mono nylon.
I have tried braid but find it twists and get knotted during the cast which puts me off.
Braid is also visible does that put the carp off?
A couple of metres down visibility most probably does not matter so then the subtleness of the braid would be better.
So many questions!!!!!
What are your experiences with this?
I have tried braid but find it twists and get knotted during the cast which puts me off.
Braid is also visible does that put the carp off?
A couple of metres down visibility most probably does not matter so then the subtleness of the braid would be better.
So many questions!!!!!
What are your experiences with this?
Chahou,
I have been experimenting with different trace choices and also found originally braid twisting and doing strange things,I tried another green braid similar to Fireline and seemto be having a lot less problems.I am presently using a flourocarbon main line on the trace and braid on the hook lines.
I will be playing around with a sliding baby shoe trace at Arabie Dam that I saw in last months "Bank Angler Magazine". It makes a lot of sense.The proof is in the pudding as they say.
I have been experimenting with different trace choices and also found originally braid twisting and doing strange things,I tried another green braid similar to Fireline and seemto be having a lot less problems.I am presently using a flourocarbon main line on the trace and braid on the hook lines.
I will be playing around with a sliding baby shoe trace at Arabie Dam that I saw in last months "Bank Angler Magazine". It makes a lot of sense.The proof is in the pudding as they say.
carp cruncher!!!
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hi there
I personally dont like braid like u said it tangles in the cast... but you could push the eye of the hook into the bomb and it wont tangle
i think mono is better as long as your using a very light hooklink
I personally dont like braid like u said it tangles in the cast... but you could push the eye of the hook into the bomb and it wont tangle
i think mono is better as long as your using a very light hooklink
carp cruncher!!!
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great question!
please help us out someone?
please help us out someone?
carp cruncher!!!
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ya i do wet my knots when i tie them but we mean after a fishing outing the line get shriveled and loops etc is there any way to avoid it or should you make new traces often? thanx
carp cruncher!!!
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yes i agree 
carp cruncher!!!
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yoh u have time haha
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Hi Chaou
I used to have the same problem. What do now is use thicker line for traces. I use .40mm double x brown for traces and it does not kink. I used braid with the rietvlei i think its called where one hook is at the bottom then your sinker then above is the other hook. I found braid works very nice with this. The braid i use is 50lbs no kinks or twisting after catching lots of fish.
Good luck and i hope you come right
I used to have the same problem. What do now is use thicker line for traces. I use .40mm double x brown for traces and it does not kink. I used braid with the rietvlei i think its called where one hook is at the bottom then your sinker then above is the other hook. I found braid works very nice with this. The braid i use is 50lbs no kinks or twisting after catching lots of fish.
Good luck and i hope you come right
Hi PI,
Thanks for the questions.
I do wet my knots before tightening.
I change traces at every outing, I never use a hook twice. After a days fishing I dump the used hooks and tie new traces.
When fish are busy I change traces often because the light hook snoots I use take a hammering.
The hooks snoots have a slight curl when I tie them.
I was given a knot to use on my hooks which actually is not a knot but a series or winds around the hook shank which works fantastically. I tested them in Durban bay the other day fishing for grunter and am very impressed.
The knot I tie at the swivel end of the hook snoot is a figure 8 knot and this has a slight kink in it. I want the hook snoot to lie flat because I believe that when carp are shy a piece of line off the bottom can make them more cautious.
The lines I am using are Double x high abrasion 4.55kg or a Siglon fluoro carbon 5.2 kg.
I have found a line that does not have a kink after I tie the knot and that is Maxima dark green or dark brown but it is thick for its strength and the water I fish in is clear so I prefer to use line which is clear of colour.
Thanks for the questions.
I do wet my knots before tightening.
I change traces at every outing, I never use a hook twice. After a days fishing I dump the used hooks and tie new traces.
When fish are busy I change traces often because the light hook snoots I use take a hammering.
The hooks snoots have a slight curl when I tie them.
I was given a knot to use on my hooks which actually is not a knot but a series or winds around the hook shank which works fantastically. I tested them in Durban bay the other day fishing for grunter and am very impressed.
The knot I tie at the swivel end of the hook snoot is a figure 8 knot and this has a slight kink in it. I want the hook snoot to lie flat because I believe that when carp are shy a piece of line off the bottom can make them more cautious.
The lines I am using are Double x high abrasion 4.55kg or a Siglon fluoro carbon 5.2 kg.
I have found a line that does not have a kink after I tie the knot and that is Maxima dark green or dark brown but it is thick for its strength and the water I fish in is clear so I prefer to use line which is clear of colour.
It's called the Snell knot.
For me it sounds like your problem might lie at your knots or the making of them. Try the Palomar knot and see if it helps and don't worry it's one of the strongest knots out there. If you don't know how to make it just follow the link below:
http://www.animatedknots.com/palomar/index.php?Categ=fishing&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com