Leadcore vs tubing

[CarponlineEditor]

I use a length of three feet of lead core when fishing waters with a leafy or otherwise unclean bottom as I believe it helps to keep the length of mainline near the hook bait out of the way and near the bottom of the lake. I do however only use it in conjunction with a running lead that has a very large swivel loop on the top so that the main line can slide through easily in the event of a breakage.

However when I am using a shock leader then I use a sinking tubing as the dangers are slightly different. If you were to use lead core and a shock leader then you would obviously have even more knots etc to deal with so I use the sinking tubing with a easy release clip to hold the lead in place or I will again use a swivel with a really large diameter loop on the swivel and use this as a running lead. Either way the lead can come off in the event of a mishap.

Hope this helps a little.

Andy

[scorpio]

I still think a length of Hi-D flyline may work....... untill I get to understand Carp rigs I will keep stumm

Tony

[alex]

I use leadcore but tubing is much safer and as for it giving off chemicals I would'nt listen to that unless they had proof.
Alex.

[SAMR]

I use long lengths of lead core helicopter style. this means that if the mainline breaks the carp is not left carrying round a load of leadcore too.
Cheers
Sam

[bonaza]

i use leadcore and loads of it ,maybe a confidence thing
as far as anything coming from tubeing that the carp can detect no hard facts but try tasting some of your terminal tackle ,bit crazy but cheaper bits& bobs with a low
quality rubber content does not taste very nice.
try it ,i'm not mad honest.............
tight lines
joe

[bazza]

i use anchor tubing - it is heavier and less abrasive than leadcore, and i have never been 100% comfortable with tying a rig where to be fish friendly the lead would have to pass over a knot...

as for the tubing giving off chemicals - you probably put a stronger smell onto your hookbait from handling it with dirty fingers. have you seen what happens to lead when it has been taken out of water and left to dry? the surface oxidises which can put off a bit of a smell. superglue is happily used to reinforce knots, we don't seem to mind piling in tonnes of bait which often goes rotten, yet we question the repellant nature of a bit of tubing?

seems a bit @rse about face...

[BLANKSTER]

I prefer lead core , i've used the anchor tubing but have had difficulties with it splitting particually after catching one (pretty rare) !

[sam]

i used to use bright yellow tubing. my catch rate increased somewhat as the fish didnt know what it was. then the results tailed off and i caught as if i was using normal tubing.

i prefer leadcore. spliced and superglued. grinner knotted mainline to the leadcore loop and away you go. of course, flying backleads and normal backleads are de rigeur.
either way, safety is the key. thats why i use PVA hooklinks.

tubing spelled backwards is gnibut.

**sam**

[Smarts]

I've always found PVA hooklengths dangerous.....they melt and leave a boilie attached to a hook................Lol.

Smarts

[CarponlineEditor]

Ahhhhh but not if you make the hair out of the end of the hook link knot. lol

Andy

[PeterHudd]

I know this next statement might seem a bit mad but i know people that have used the brightest colour line that you could possibly find, dont use backleads and keep a fairly tight line. Because the fish can see the line they dont actually spook of it they just mearly swim round it, thinking it is just another snag. But with the total clear stuff they swim into it and spook of it as they dont know what it is! Imagine something in front of yourselves that you cant see and walk into it you would [censored] yourselves whereas if you can see it you will move around it. I know this has worked on few waters and i dont think it will work everywhere but it is just a thought.

P.Hudd

[Dan]

leadcore and loads of it!! makes casting proper awkward though....