Lots of liners, no bites..
The fact that line lay plays a crucial role in modern carpfishing is undeniable. All of the available underwater videos show us that a carp making contact to one of our mainlines usually results in a negative response of the fish by leaving the spot not to return. This is the main reason for the increasing popularity of camouflaging or hiding mainlines.
Examples are the use of a fluorocarbon or a heavy sinking braid. Despite this being a good way of hiding your mainline, there are many situations in which one of these lines is not suited for the situation and you’ll need to find a different solution.
A heavy sinking mainline, like fluoroSink or Silkrock Heavy8, creates a good camouflage.
Many of the feeding-hotspots we’re fishing are up or down the slope, on top of a plateau or on a clear, open spot amongst the weed. In these situations, it’s hard to determine if the last few yards of your mainline are nice and neat on the bottom, undetectable for a feeding carp. In many of these circumstances a backlead or so called ‘flying backlead’ can be a good solution.
Here you see an open spot amongst the weed where the Grip-on Safeweight creates the perfect line lay.
Standard backleads and flying backleads come with their own issues and will not give you the perfect line lay in many different situations.
Stay tuned to found out why and what to do about it!
Tight lines, team Pole Position!
