CARP RIGS - Fox International

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