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The first time I ever did this was at the roach pond in Lindfield when I was a kid in the 80s. All the small carp were cruising near the surface. I was mind blown when it actually worked!
Yep there's nothing more exciting as watching a fish taking bait from the surface. And 80's was the best era in fishing mate. No fancy gears and hi-tech stuff. We had to put our brains in it and figure it out for ourselves, and that's exactly why we felt super satisfied.. cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Alex. I’ve watched 1000 videos on fishing a zig rig properly (I’m from the US and fishing with different carp rigs is still a foreign concept), but your video finally started to make sense to me.
My mate Terry even uses the zig rig for sea fishing as it helps keep is bait away from crabs etc. Love this channel as even I can understand the simple, concise instructions.
Hmmm if jackfrost is your local, have you guys ever fished Monk lake in Crawley Down? Full of Ghosties which were around 3 to 6 pound 25 years ago. The lake is in the grounds of the Monestry :) back then my best mate an me were the only ones fishing it..
Going to be giving this ago beginning of August I'm going to a lake you've both fished before up in Bridgenorth called Angles lake!! You were perch fishing I'm carping 😎 lol but ill be giving this a go for sure!! Cheers guys!
can you do a video on pike lures and lure fishing in general not long started fishing. went carp fishing the weekend caught 2 nice carp. just wanna say love what guys do i respect it helped me out a lot but really wanna get on the rivers. keep up the good work carl and alex tight lines!
Hi, I think it would be great to see a video, what baits-ground baits to use, and how to choose your baits and ground baits for different kinds of ponds. And I have a question, is hempseed good for ground bait for carp.
@@fishingtutorials it was a hard session but had 2 on zig rig 12lb and 16lb commons, thank you for your reply, your videos are the the reason I’m back into carp fishing 👍
Dear Carl and Alex Again a great video. Thank you for this. I was wondering if you fish zig rigs close together. Is it a good idea to get the rods close together on different depths to find where the fish are or is this asking for tangles? Kind regards.
There’s a budget one which is really neat and safe, coming out soon from Korda. We’ve got one of the first ones and it’s perfect, I think they are out next month. Look out for the Basix range...
Is it better to fish it semi fixed? Or free running using a adjustable zig float? I've tried both only thing I've caught is a big Kat on a semi fixed rig.
And the massive disadvantage to zigging on the surface is you’re not gonna be able to yank it out the way of a duck as quick as u can a float 😬 My lake is crammed with birds so this summer am aiming to zig a foot under the surface while still baiting with floaters, be interesting to see if there’s as many takes as being on the top. If the carp are focused on the surface baits however they mightn’t even spot a bait 1ft below, but at least the freakin ducks shouldn’t spot it and dive