Inline leads are great for carp rigs, they are my favourite type of carp lead and they lend themselves very well to my simple carp rig, a carp rig that’s caught me stacks of carp over the years so let’s take a look at how to set up an inline lead for carp fishing.
How to Set Up an Inline Lead for Carp Fishing, click below to watch
Setting up an inline lead starts with Rig Tubing and there are a couple of considerations, the rig tubing should be longer that the hook length and it should be dry. Rig tubing longer than the hook length prevents tangles and dry rig tubing is so much easier to thread. If you’re on a session and changing a rig you should never try and thread the same piece of rig tubing you've been using, use a new and dry piece and you’ll find it will thread much easier than your current wet piece.
Another trick for making rig tubing easier to thread is to snip your line at 45 degrees and thread it with the rig tubing hanging down so gravity assists. If you snip your line, thread downwards and have dry rig tubing you will never have any trouble threading a piece of rig tubing onto your line.
Once you’ve threaded your rig tubing you should add a Tail Rubber, thread the tail rubber onto your main line thin end first then gently push the tail rubber onto the tubing, I find twisting the tail rubber one way and the rig tubing the other helps at this point and you should be able to get them both together easily.
Next you thread on your Inline Lead, thread your line through from the back of the lead so the lead insert sits against the thick end of the tail rubber. Again you can twist the tail rubber as you push it onto the insert. You should push the tail rubber all the way on so it sits against the back of your inline lead.
Inline lead, tail rubber and tubing all set up
To finish your inline lead set up you should tie your carp rig to your main line and your carp rig should be made with a standard Size 8 Swivel which should then fit neatly in the housing of your inline lead. At this point I like to take a pair of pliers and slightly crush the back of the size 8 swivel so it’s slightly oval shaped rather than round. Modifying the swivel in this way makes the rig safer.
Inline lead mould bar is sized for a standard size 8 swivel
To test your inline lead set up you should hold up the rig, if the set up is safe then the lead will fall away from the swivel under it’s own weight. At the most it shouldn’t take more than one shake to release the lead from the swivel. Once you’ve achieved this the rig is complete and ready to go.
Gently squeeze the back of the swivel to make a safe carp rig
Check out the video above to see how to set up an inline lead for carp fishing and if you’re interested in the carp rig itself then check out this great video below called easy to tie carp rigs for beginners, it covers making the rig, adjusting the rig to get the best hook holds and how to keep the rig from tangling, below that is a video on how to tie the grinner knot which is also used to tie the main line to your size 8 swivel, all the videos are well worth watching.
Tight Lines.
Mark.
