RUNNING INLINE RIG
This basically involves removing the insert from your inline lead (to create a larger internal bore) and then threading it onto your leadcore or Submerge lead-free leader material. You then cut away the tapered end of a Tadpole Bead and thread the front end onto the line, which then sits over the swivel that joins your main line/leader to the hooklink and prevents the lead from passing over the swivel. This rig is designed so that when a carp picks up your hookbait it feels no resistance from your lead and also means that the carp cannot use the weight of the lead to try and shed the hook. It is a great presentation in the colder months when the carp are not very active and is very good for your bite indication as there is no lead in the way to act as a pivot point as the fish tries to eject the rig.
Here is a very simple free running inline lead rig, which is perfect on weed-free venues and great in winter too.
THE SHOCKER RIG
This is highly effective rig involves fishing your inline lead ‘free running’ as previously described but with the addition of a semi-fixed buffer bead approximately 15cm behind the lead. This means that a carp can pick up the hookbait and feel no resistance from the lead, however as it starts to swim away feeling safe, all of a sudden the lead will come into contact with the buffer bead and the carp will suddenly hit the full force of your lead, which will drive the hook home and cause the fish to spook and swim off in a panic. This rig is best tied using a leader material such a leadcore or Submerge lead-free with a small rubber bead positioned over some leader silicone (similar to how the top bead on a Chod Rig would be set).
The lead starts off free-running but once it hits the buffer bead the carp will feel the full force of your inline lead.
HOW TO CONSTRUCT A SHOCKER RIG
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Above are all of the components that you will need to construct this rig.
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4 Take a 1cm length of Edges Leader Silicone and thread it onto the Submerge.
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Thread the front of a cut down Tadpole bead onto a Submerge leader and over the swivel.
Position the silicone 15cm above the lead and then place a 6mm bead onto it.
3 Remove the insert from your inline lead and thread the lead onto the leader.
6 Attach your chosen hooklink and your Shocker Rig is created!
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