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tar of ‘The Challenge’ on Fox Fishing TV, Mark Pitchers, reveals some of his very best edges when fishing with Chod Rigs... Whilst I must confess I am a massive fan of the Hinged Stiff Rig, there are certain situations where the Chod, is still my number one presentation. Such situations include fishing on lakes that are extremely weedy with little in the way of clear spots and just lower lying areas of weed. In addition I will also use the rig if I am on a new venue that I know very little about and I want to start my session of simply by casting at showing fish. In this scenario, if the carp are showing the last thing I want to do is thrash the water to a foam with a marker float, therefore a Chod Rig allows me to cast a bait amongst the fish activity and be pretty certain that the hookbait is presented effectively. There are two main types of Chod Rig, which are the ‘running Chod’ and the ‘Fixed Chod’ and I have used both to similar degrees of success, so in addition to showing these in this article I will also cover a few other elements that make up my Chod Rig fishing...
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