Zig rigs

[johnboy66]

venturing into the bigger carp fishing this year and I know there as been a lot of talk about zig rigs, the only thing on my mind is how do you know how far to come up in the water or do you have it just underwater with the weather been like it as been.


thanks Johnboy

[JIMMY SILVERFISH FULLA]

This is the question carp anglers ask them selves every session johnboy,,,

There is no real answer,,, first with anything when approaching smyoir session find the carp as if there not there you cnat nab a bite,,,

If there topping showing crashing then there probably feeding hard and cleaning there gills by crashing or on the upper layers of the water,,,,

You can set a zig at any height from 2 ft to 100 ft bit casting that would be challenging,, I can just about cast a 20ft zig if I have a bucket to lay it in,,,

With zigs you can come straight of the lead with a length of your favourite zig line,,, or you can have what's an adjustable zig where it's comes off your lead with a flaot then after the float you'll have 3 ft - 4ft line and you set that with good eyesight or binoculars,,,

But the correct way to set a standard rig is by using a marker flaot and rod and plumbing your depth out there first,,, usually when zig fishing you have both or all 3 rods on zigs varied between 6inch and 1 ft of different Heights between them,,

So you would have a 6ft 7ft and 8ft zig,,, and see


But for me zig fishing can me tedious,, yes it's rewarding and a simple zig can nab you a fish or a few,, but for it to work to its best you have to spod your sloppy spod mix over the top to get them carp feeding and attracted then they grab your zig in all the excitement,,

As your knew to it johnboy learn to tackle a carp off the deck mate,,, as fighting a carp on a 7ft zig with evan a small lead still on will prove very tricky to a newer carper,,,

At Knotford I'll show you what I know and you can make your own mind up,,. I usually target them on the surface if there having it big on zigs,,,

I suggest you get an interest free credit carp mate via im sat here thinking your going to get hooked into this carp fishing and your going to need to buy down more things ha ah ah ah ah a