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Dave ties his pop-ups on using Bait Floss, which prevents absorption and enables them to hold their buoyancy for longer periods of time.
Before any rig is cast out, Dave always checks them in the margin first.
Hook sharpness is of paramount importance.
Once all the necessary checks are made, the rig is cast carefully into position.
When targeting big carp, you need to use strong and reliable materials.
02 Using a knot-less knot or a whipping knot, attach your Choddy hook.
03 Now slide a small Rig Ring onto the tag end, then pass the tag back through the hooks eye.
04 Trim and then blob the tag using a lighter, in order to create the D.
05 Pass the Krimp down onto the Mouthtrap, slide a swivel on and then pass the Mouthtrap back through the other side of the Krimp.
06 Use the pliers to Krimp the swivel into position, give them a good squeeze. Be sure to leave a small loop, which aids with movement.
07 Now use a Chodit Tool to make the loop nice and round.
08 You should have something that looks like this.
09 Now attach your pop-up, using the Bait Floss.
10 Once slid onto your leader, the rig is ready for use and can be cast almost anywhere.
01 To create a stiff-link, simply add an IQ2 boom section to your chod rig.
02 Form a figure-of-eight loop at either end, attaching your chod at the same time.
03 Mould a small piece of putty onto the chod section.
04 You now have yourself a stiff-link.
02 Start by taking a 14-inch length of Hybrid Stiff.
03 Strip back four inches of the coating, form a hair loop and then thread on a pop-up.
04 Now position a Rig Ring around 5ml from the bait.
05 Pass the ring over the point of the hook and round onto the bend.
06 Now tie a knot-less knot, leaving around 10-15mm of uncoated braid above the hooks eye.
07 Slide a 10mm length of Shrink Tube down over the hooks eye.
08 Measure the rig at eight inches.
09 Now form a figure-of-eight loop knot.
10 Using the hair, work a small hole into the bottom of the bait, this will house the shot.
11 Carefully position and then pinch the shot so that it sits inside the bottom of the bait.
12 Carefully position and then pinch the shot so that it sits inside the bottom of the bait.
13 The rig is now complete and ready for use.
Big Carp Rigs
Dave Levy reveals his favoured rigs for three different types of fishing...
The Chod Rig
The Stiff Link
HOW TO TIE THE CHOD RIG
HOW TO TIE THE STIFF LINK
HOW TO TIE DAVE'S BOTTOM BAIT RIG
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Dave Levy
Professional Angler
I started carp fishing in my teens so mid 80s and have done it ever since, I don’t really have a certain type of water I tend to see a carp I like and target it of set my self a goal on a water and aim to achieve it. Fishing has been a really passion of mine almost all my life and i... Find out more
