The Helicopter Carp Rig
The Helicopter Carp Rig
The Helicopter Carp Rig
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Step 1:
In-line Lead Helicopter Rig (set up retaining the lead)
Component Parts
* 3oz 5oz inline lead
* Standard tail rubber cut @ 450
* Swivel with wide bore one end
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Step 2:
* Standard reverse inline lead helicopter set-up
* Swivel placed onto extended sleeve
* 3oz inline lead
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Step 3:
* Tail rubber placed on lead sleeve but NOT pushed tight
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Step 4:
* 30lb low profile fluorocarbon leader with swivel already attached passes through the centre of the lead
* Q ring attached
* Longer hook length (shown) is a bottom bait set-up
* A shorter hook length (not shown) would be a helicopter or a chod set-up
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Step 5:
* Hook length attached to Q ring
* Funnel web bag attached to Q ring
* Bottom bait of hook length set up
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Step 6:
Distance Lead Helicopter Rig (set up dropping the lead)
Component Parts
* Lead core leader
* Rubber bead
* Wide bore swivel
* Extended tail rubber
* Inline 3oz-5oz distance lead
* Standard size 8 swivel
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Step 7:
* Wide bore swivel goes over the end of the tail rubber
* Rubber bead is pulled/pushed on to the end of the extended tail rubber
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Step 8:
* Greased tail rubber pushed onto the sleeve of the distance lead
* Lead core leader is drawn over the outside of the distance lead and passes through the tail rubber
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Step 9:
* Swivel goes into the bottom of the distance lead
* Leader is then drawn tight over the profile of the lead
* Q ring attached to the eye of the swivel at the same point as the lead core is attached
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Step 10:
* Rig set to show a bottom bait
* PVA bag containing carp and trout pellets attached to the Q ring
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Step 11:
* On the take from the fish the lead is dropped, the helicopter component parts slide down over the leader onto the leader swivel
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Step 12:
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