they both have their qualities, Harry is very down to earth

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Best of luck Dave

Well done Paul

well worth a try!

Thanks 🙏🏼

Good luck!

best of luck

@@fox_international thank you

We'll try and get on there at some point soon, lots of good fish to go at in there!

@@fox_international definitely and there's a few new ones coming through that are already hitting the 30lb mark, potential is sky high

Adjustable zigs and vary the depth. top third of the water column is the place to start

Hey

I can recommend the okuma inception or a Daiwa ninja if you want a smaller reel Also from fox the eos reel Are very good for the price

think of it as a sliding scale, as a very general rule for carp fishing class anything below 1005mb as low and anything above 1020 as high.

It’s all down to depth and position of the zig. The best thing about the adjustable zig is you can change its depth. All personal preference.

@@5732noel well yeah, obviously. if the fixed zig is doing fish, then you would set the adjustable to the same height, which im sure he did. I think a fixed zig converts more hook ups. line is direct to the lead on a fixed, but there an amount of "give" with an asjustable.

@@Sniffer1111 yeah makes sense, maybe the carp are suspicious of the float also

Yes, single zigs work really well

These are 3.25 Explorers

these ones www.foxint.com/home/product/fox-collection-hd-green-trouser?c=clothing

Unless the bottom contours like the Alps, I am dubious that the bottom is so important. I generally use adjustables, and in a lake/canal with a fairly uniform depth (where I am fishing), say varying 20%, (example 8' -10'), the fish will congregate at the same depth, relative to THE SURFACE. I ALWAYS cast in and feel the lead down on a fairly tight line. I wait 3-5 minutes for the PVA to melt (with the rod on the rest, baitrunner on, and alarm on, because I have had instant takes, at 2' OFF THE BOTTOM, and unlike Harry, I rely on hearing my alarms!) Then as Harry does, I count up as I let the line off the reel, to check the overall depth. Sometimes before the float appears, I can see the bait hit the surface first. Binoculars help! If I don't see the bait, I do as Harry does...wait for the float to appear and then work DOWNWARDS. The key number I always "record" is the depth as "feet under the surface" not "feet from the bottom." Whether the actual depth of the water where the carp is swimming is 8' or 10', generally the carp will be at a "fixed point" BELOW THE SURFACE. So one carp could be swimming in 8' of total water, and his mate 10 yards away, could be in 10' of total water, but they will BOTH BE (for example) at aprox. 2' below the surface. Barometric pressure will have the same influence on both fish, which is why multiple and simultaneous bites can occur, once you get the depth below the surface correct. I change the depths of all three rods frequently (every 15-30 minutes) until I find the right depth under the surface. With such frequent changes, it is easy to lose track of which rod is at what depth!! I use those "people counters" that they use to monitor people in and out of an event or venue. (The little handheld clicker devices). This makes it easy to keep track. I attach them to my buzzers using the fold-out "handle" on the clicker. It is amusing when asked why I have counters on my rods, to reply, "That is the number of fish I have caught on each rod!".....Mmmm 2222 on the left, 5555 on the middle but only 1111 on the right! I won't bore you all by discussing the best bit of kit for Zig fishing which is the "Deeper sonar device", which can put me on fish in minutes! I rarely use it to spot fish feeding on the bottom. It is the contours/features/depths/weed etc, that are important in that case. However, finding where they are in the water column, can be aided considerably by the use of a sonar device. Sorry for rattling on...it is much easier with a diagram or a video! I hope this has helped someone out there. 5 years ago, I didn't use Zigs...Now I cannot fish without considering using them. The number of blanks they have prevented is incredible.

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