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Leadcore: And its use of...

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Roman Vann

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I realise many of you gentlemen probably use no more than a few SSG

or a lump of plastacine to trundle a large chunk of meat through likely barbel haunts

but surely some have ventured in to using leadcore in the trapping of whiskers,

I was wondering where, when and how much do you utilise? Is it of use, or are

there other more beneficial means of trapping the line to the bottom? is it even required?

Thoughts please, carp related abuse can be left at the door ;)
 
I don't use it for my carp fishing let alone barbel fishing. However, I can see more benefit in it when fishing stillwaters than I can for flowing water.
 
Don't use it either. Simple flying back lead a couple of feet above the lead does a better job of pinning the line down imo. Nice and simple and easy to remove if I want to fish upstream.
 
Its pointless on the rivers I fish such as the Trent, amnesia is a better medium.
 
And for what reason is that Mr. Frisby may I ask? Its exceptional
stuff for making combi rigs but do you use it as a leader?
 
Roman Vann said:
but surely some have ventured in to using leadcore in the trapping of whiskers,
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That is the worry most have in using it Roman ! :D ( sorry for turning your comment into a pun ! :p )

As far as it's effectiveness in any situation unless several feet of it are being used further increasing the danger, back leads in my opinion are far more effective.

That's it in a nutshell i think for leadcore to be anything like as effective as a back lead, you'd need at least a couple of yards of the stuff, and every inch you add to the length just increases the danger more.

Aside from the risks though, i just can't see any benefits from using it over other methods of pinning your line down, from that point of view alone i don't use it.

Ian.
 
A very well reasoned reply Mr. Grant thankyou
I was under the impression that you had to use a length
so long and heavy that it in fact pinned the barbel, by weight alone,
to the deck after casting - thus allowing you to sneak up and net him?
:confused:
 
Roman Vann said:
A very well reasoned reply Mr. Grant thankyou
I was under the impression that you had to use a length
so long and heavy that it in fact pinned the barbel, by weight alone,
to the deck after casting - thus allowing you to sneak up and net him?
:confused:
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But again not as effective as a size 6-0, and a bungee cord attached to a decent sized tree Roman, no need to mess about with nets, and fiddly splices then ! Just grab the rope and haul it in - job done !
 
I saw a video of Bob James using leadcore when fishing on the river Wye. He was using it primarily to prevent getting broken off by rocks. From my experiences on the Wye I can see some benefit for using it.
 
I have used Kryston Score (the very heavy one) for trundling with no swivel or other weight.
Quite effective as a length between mainline and short hook length.
Tangle free and snag resistant.
 
Leadcore always causes some debate amongst anglers...
If you are going to use it,then surely a helicopter rig is the only safe way to do so ?
Then this way,if a breakage occurs..the fish will pull the rig off the trailing Leadcore and lead
and only leaves the fish with hook length....surely that is safer than alot of the other so called "safety" rigs we see..
Just a thought....
I know somebody that swears by this rig/set up...

Luke
 
Saved me typing out a lengthy reply Luke !!! Very effective in the right conditions and used just as you have mentioned !!!
 
I can't see the benefit of it. Used to use it when carping but used it helicopter style with slack lines. When going after barbel I always have high tips and tight lines and leadcore is not heavy enough to stay on the bottom so you'd have a length sticking up behind your hookbait. Surely fluro and back leads would be better?
 
Paul, I use either a float stop or sinker under the bead to hold it at the desired length above the lead.
The Thames has been bombing through the majority of the season. So i've been using a medium size flying backlead and also attaching a 1oz back lead off the tip with the rod low. I do this if fishing down the inside or toward the middle. Far bank I use the large flying backlead and have the rod high. The current has been far to strong to do this though.
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Paul
 
Thanks Paul. I may not bother using on the Thames as the current is usually quite strong where i normally fish but I will certainly give the back leads a try down the Mole.
Do you use any form of anti-tangle tubing etc. or just straight through running rig?
 
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