CARP RIGS - Fox International
CARP RIGS - Fox International
CARP RIGS - Fox International
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PLUMBING<br />
MARKER float work can be the key to<br />
catching more carp, but also cost you<br />
chances of catching.<br />
Plumbing helps us understand the nature of<br />
lakes beneath the surface, helping<br />
appreciate where fish might feed and where<br />
they might be found in different conditions.<br />
For many session anglers, plumbing is an<br />
essential part in deciding where to place<br />
hook baits every time they fish. But the<br />
nature of plumbing means a lot of<br />
disturbance, with leads landing repeatedly<br />
and floats being popped up to chart depths<br />
and pinpoint likely features.<br />
You need to recognise when and where<br />
plumbing is beneficial and when it<br />
will see you catching less.<br />
Polarising glasses, feeling a lead<br />
down and watching where<br />
carp show and<br />
the routes they<br />
swim can tell you<br />
all you need to<br />
know to catch<br />
them without<br />
measuring depths.<br />
Learn to weigh up the<br />
odds – a hook bait presented<br />
less well in front of feeding fish<br />
or in a swim full of carp will always<br />
have a good chance of catching.<br />
Knowing exactly the underwater layout<br />
of a swim in front of you, confident<br />
that you have hook baits in great spots<br />
is worthless if the fish are long gone<br />
by the time you’ve finished with a<br />
plumbing rod! You shouldn’t be entirely<br />
dependant upon a marker float to<br />
fish confidently.<br />
Plumb swims in the winter or at the end of<br />
a session, recording what you find to help<br />
you when you come to fish.<br />
Micro Marker<br />
Weed Marker<br />
Exocet Marker<br />
HOW TO PLUMB THE DEPTH<br />
<strong>Fox</strong> Micro Marker Kits contain everything you<br />
need to plumb on most venues, unless very weedy<br />
or fishing very long range.<br />
<strong>Fox</strong> markers are supplied with interchangeable<br />
sight tips. Use black when the water surface<br />
appears very bright. In shade or on venues with<br />
tree cover orange or yellow are most visible.<br />
Purpose designed marker rods have responsive<br />
tips to register the nature of the lake bed. Depth<br />
markers allow you to accurately chart a swim to<br />
find even the smallest variations.<br />
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Explorer Feature Finding Leads have unique<br />
prongs to transmit more feel from the lead when<br />
it is pulled back, readily identifying gravel, silt and<br />
weed. The stemmed Explorer is best in weed.<br />
Braided main lines like Horizon or Submerge are<br />
a key part of any feature finding set-up. The zero<br />
stretch of braid exaggerates the feel of the<br />
lakebed as the lead is pulled back over it.<br />
Search depths methodically, fanning casts from<br />
left to right gradually to build an impression of a<br />
swim. Always straighten your braid to the lead<br />
before raising the float.<br />
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