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EXCLUSIVE
l i n e. The advent of the l e a d
c l i p enabled you to stil l h a v e
t h e element of lead ejec t i o n
b u t you could cast fu rt h e r
a n d use heavier lea ds. It a l s o
a l l owed the carp to eject th e
l e ad if you were cut o ff.
I n the mi d to late ‘no ught i e s’
t h e chod rig was in its hey d a y.
H ere was a rig you co uld c a st
a n ywhere and be presen t i n g
a bait. I was workin g f o r
A dvanced
Carp
Fish i n g
m agazine at the time a n d
f i s h i n g a w e e d y l a k e, Mo n k s P i t
i n C a m b ri d g e sh i r e. We w e r e
looking for a more efficient
way to get rid of the lead after
t h e t a k e. F i s h i n g c h o d s w i t h
t h e b e a d s e t 6 -1 0 f t b a c k f r o m
the lead put you in a less than
ideal situation once the carp
h a d p i c k e d th e b a i t u p . I f t h e
l e a d wa s s t u c k i n t h e t h i c k
w e e d, p l a y i ng a n d l a n d i n g
t h e f i s h w a s a n i g h t m a r e.
Yo u o f te n e n d e d u p w i t h t h e
carp up the line and a ball of
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