Which Matrix Slik pole fishing elastic to use 

Connors Coarse Fishing Journey no it’s not if you hook a 15 pound carp or even a 10 pond carp

Short kits I only use for f1s in the warmer months Scott so usually 10-12 slik or 10 core hollow when its bagging time

Less of the cheek😆 Good elastic for that yes but if you're match fishing try and separate your lines more if that's happening. Have a carp line with big hard pellets and a silver fish line with light gear and keep swapping

Yes if you look on the Matrix website under articles, Jon Arthur has done some charts I believe 👍

​@@BenFiskFishing thanks, you are a star

Hi Richard what are you going to be targeting with the pole and what sort of venue?

10-12 for f1s, stepping down to 8-10 in December to march. For carp of use 14-16 at the moment, 12-14 once it becomes cold and frosty. You dont need massive elastics for big carp at this time of year as you just risk losing them on smaller hooks.

16-18 Pete. Maybe lighter if it's just open water.

Definitely 12-14. 14-16 you can probably just about get away with depending on the pole

12-14 slik is the most I put in a Ultra 1 match kit too Brian so thats fine👍 Im going to make some more videos hopefully if and when I'm well again.

Thanks for replying and get well soon

It can go wrong yes Richard, you are not looking to rush back to your kit.... let the fish run and the elastic do the work before it slows and comes back towards you. The puller is for putting more pressure on at the net but dont overdo it or you'll break kits etc, just a couple of pulls. It's easier for me to answer on my Facebook page Ben Fisk Fishing if you're on that, also hoping to start my coaching back up in the next few weeks if that's an avenue you wanted to go down. One session will save a lot of frustration and time learnt the hard way if you're just getting into pole fishing bud

Ive never seen a fish run ha ha!

Just the Drennan one Brian

Yes Richard initially but thats no bad thing as you are redoing your knots occasionally so the same bit of elastic isn't getting hammered at the connector

Yes there should be on the Matrix website John, on an article Jon Arthur has done I believe

Its still red Stephen. Its pink on the packet.

I would strongly recommend the grade below the 16-18. It's a bit softer so will stretch further and mean less chance of losing a fish through a breakage or hook pull than the 18-20 if you're just starting with the pole. You'll need to get used to balancing your rig right so it's better to start a bit lighter. It's easy to thread through the kit.... remember to start at the puller Bush end and thread it down to the narrow end . Tapping it on the carpet narrow end down helps the elastic come through the end bush

I love my 4 but the 3 is mega value for £1300. I'd get that with plenty of spares

Yes always because of how soft I set them

Fine Rob yes, although I make my own. Going to do a video on that soon

I use dacron on mine with no problems.

It's a bit too much Adam, this time of year 10-12, dropping down to 8-10 next month

A good line for it would be about 0.18mm (6-7lb). You're right you will get two top kits with it. The 18-20 is a serious bit of kit which will need big hooks and 6-8lb line to balance, bit overgunned for small carp but others will be ok

That's a wide spectrum Joe! But probably 6-8, 10-12, 16-18

I use hollows in extreme snags. I also use the 10 Core hollow through shallow kits when bagging F1s in summer so you dont have to use a puller much

@@BenFiskFishing thanks for reply video was very informative i hooked a duck on the 4 to 6 close in it flew 30yds across the lake before shedding the hook amazing elastic

🙈 two lots of orange, red, yellow and green Trevor. 20-22 great summer margin elastic though set very soft

@@BenFiskFishing think when i first bought slik there was only one orange didn't want anything quite that high only have a small amount of top kits and i try to aim for elastic that isn't two soft or hard so it will be going back to drop down a couple of no

@@BenFiskFishing I was in a rush . Thanks for the reply