Pro tip if you don't have a baiting needle and dont wanna wreck a hook just slide the corn on the hook on the rig, past the barb, and then put the hair rig against the barb and just slide it off the hook
Awesome I want to start fishing for carp! Sorry if this is common knowledge but should my leader line be weaker than my mainline so I dont lose my whole rig? I am going to start using method feeders but I dont want to lose them
Normally the mainline is monofilament or fluorocarbon in 12-30lb test while the leader is typically 15-50lb braid or hooklink. I think your best bet is to find a cheap source for method feeders since if you go any lighter with the line you risk losing a carp of a lifetime.
I'd advise you to use components that are camouflaged, it will land you more carp, light green,dark green, black and lighter shaded blacks, and browns would help you land more fish and I'd use fluorocarbon or camouflage monofilament as your mainline, good luck guys 🇬🇧 ✊🏼
I legit just put corn on the hook... works everytime lol. use a catfishrod with a heavty baitcaster, never lost a fish. I use 60-100lb rates swivles aswell. My weight goes on right after the swivel, its simply fixed, and if you snag you can break off at the swivel with your 20lb fluro leader.
if you don't wanna mangle a hook or you don't have soft enough hooks to bend you can make a baiting needle out of a toothpick really easy and you can even use the same toothpick as ur baitstop if you really want to
Carp have very sensitive mouths. They go by what they feel. That's why the hair rig is used. They feel only the bait, then swallow the bait and the hook then follows and hooks em. If you put bait on the hook a lot of times they sense it and spit it out. Lots of vids on here that show it.
This is basically a specialized Carolina rig. The line passes through the weight without taking the weight. The weight is there for keeping the rig still on the bottom of the river/creek and acting as a stop for the leader portion to rest against. Setting the hook is done by rod action and the weight will help set the hook when it's picked up when the slack is taken out of the line.
*I bought these and used them at the river where I get snags often they have done a **enjoyable.fishing** recommend great job of not breaking along with some strong line I purchased as well. They are super durable and easy to use.*
