Click the link to read the written article this video is part of. northwestcarp.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/winter-carp-rigs-and-tactics.html Check these articles too, locating winter carp and keeping warm in winter. northwestcarp.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/winter-carp-location.html northwestcarp.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/keeping-warm-in-winter.html

I gotta try these rigs in the coming weekend, definetly. Thank you so much Mark. You are a hero

@MarkCarp

2 жыл бұрын

they work really well rune, time has proven that, i find the biggest problem in winter is finding them, you have to get your rigs right on the fish when it's cold and that's always been the hard part👍

Nice one mate, sound advice will give them a go. Cheers

@MarkCarp

2 жыл бұрын

thanks andrew, they've been good edges for me for a long time, watch out for those bream though👍😁

2 solid rigs but with a theory and method behind them and that makes all the difference top vid mate enjoyed it, thank you for sharing mate

@MarkCarp

6 жыл бұрын

cheers danny, yeah the theory and methodology is sound and they definitely produce the fish where the bog standard 15mm boilie fails, I had to think long and hard about putting these tactics into a video, they are two of my best edges when i'm up against it 👍

Nice one mate looks like some good advice. This will be my first winter I’ve been into carp fishing so will take these tactics to the bank. Much appreciated.

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

thanks mate, I developed these tactics on a heavily pressured water where everyone was doing the same thing, standard sized boilies either as singles or in pva bags, the fish got away with it an awful lot but these rigs tripped them up, they are well worth using on busy waters👍🎣

Great video, tnx!

@MarkCarp

8 ай бұрын

cheers bas👍

Good advice mark really gives me food for thought for this winter as I’ve never scaled down for winter carp fishing in nearly 30 years but I have been persuaded now👍cheers Dan

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

for years I never did either Dan but it actually works really well, for me it was always about using smaller baits and having to match the hook size to the bait size, I went down to 10mm popups and found size 10 or 12 hooks were needed to make the rig look neat. I found myself catching very well on a water called sandmere whilst others struggled with bigger baits and I've scaled down in winter ever since, I've done very well out of it too👍🎣

@danielwalker3535

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Carp brilliant mate,do you prefer shelf life or freezer baits? What’s your experience,cheers Dan 👍

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

I've used both and made my own at different times dan, I can't tell the difference, modern shelf life baits don't have preservatives in these days, they are just air dried versions of freezer baits. I've always caught well with shelfies and have done for a long time now. I've very little freezer space so they suit me nicely👍 I do like particles over both of them though👍

@danielwalker3535

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Carp cheers mark,I think I favour freezer baits but I think that there far to expensive for what they are 12 quid kilo is daylight robbery☹️I’ve just baught some dynamite CarpTec Boilies £10-99 for 2 kg bag and they seem ok to me over a bed of pellets and get bites,but a lot of people try to keep up with the jones if you know what I mean👍

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

yeah 12 quid is robbery dan, under £6 is ok, i'm using nash scopex squid myself, it's £40 for 5k so £8 a kilo shelf life, i don't use much of it though so a bag lasts me a year or two, particles on the other hand, I've gone through a few 20k bags this year and i'm most of the way through 20k of pellets too, that 60k of bait was only a few pound more than the 5k of nash!☹️ i've never kept up with the joneses mate, just look at my rod pod👍🎣😁lol

Excellent videos mark, I am a new subscriber. The information is put across really clear that targets the everyday angler. They have improved both my results and wallet in pursuit of carp. Cheers and best of luck

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the kind comments chris👍 i'm not sure which i'm more pleased about, your improving results or your improving wallet😁😂 either way, i set this channel up to help people catch and to do it without over spending so thankyou, your comment and feedback tells me i'm on the right track😎

Great video Mark no nonsense top advice thanks for posting .

@MarkCarp

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome peter and thanks for the kind comments, good luck mate, I hope the vid helps you put an extra few fish on the bank this winter👍

Keep them coming Mark

@MarkCarp

6 жыл бұрын

cheers carl, this one was filmed at the water I bumped into you on last winter mate 👍

I've never made these new rigs yet IE Ronnie rig twister rig bla Bla Bla. Mine are almost same as urs. I do always trim a 15mm boilie down but it's normally a pop up but trimming it Down turns into a water. I've great confidence now in my rigs. I use inline with a kicker at the front which actually helps cut down tangles. So yeah ur right basic can and still leed to help more bites with reshaping boilies. 🎣🎣🎣

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

good stuff barry, I don't use those rigs either, the tackle industry always want to push something new onto anglers and if they're new or not confident in themselves they go along with it, it's no coincidence it takes a lot more bits (sales!) to make a Ronnie rig than the simple one we use, I just think they are fleecing everyone. like you I have confidence in simple rigs and I've used them for so long I trust them completely👍

@mrbtboydify

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkCarp thanks for reply Mark. And ur so right

@MarkCarp

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrbtboydify you're welcome mate👍

cheer up, you're fishing not on some dangerous mission

@MarkCarp

5 жыл бұрын

that's me happy john👍🎣😁 lol

Great tips cheers

@MarkCarp

5 жыл бұрын

thanks kev 👍🎣😁

@Kev-england32

5 жыл бұрын

I used to do quite well using all half baits but never tried quarters can't wait give them a go now

@MarkCarp

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kev-england32 yeah I've done well on halves too, they both work equally well, carp seem to have less caution towards baits that aren't round these days👍

@Kev-england32

5 жыл бұрын

@@MarkCarp alright mate sorry to bother you but I bought a pound of peanuts from the shop I was just wondering how you would prepare them I've had a look on KZread but i can't find any video I can trust cheers

@MarkCarp

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kev-england32 alright kev, I haven't covered peanuts yet, they are on my list to do though, soak them for 24hr and boil them for half an hour in an open pan, exactly the same as tiger nuts👍

sneaky ;))

@MarkCarp

3 жыл бұрын

indeed rob, very effective too👍

Another top video mark really good advice this will be my first winter having a go I don’t normally bother in winters but gonna have a go this year. Do you have a link for the quick change clips you use on the end of your rigs they look really good

@mplfc795

2 жыл бұрын

Also what boilees do you like to use mate or do you roll your own ?

@MarkCarp

2 жыл бұрын

yes mate, this is the link, korda call it a kwik link. amzn.to/3mdAKGI and this is the silicone sleeve amzn.to/3uEJRE3 . the sleeves are 20mm long so i cut them in half, a 10mm piece of silicone fits nice over the clip plus they go twice as far if you cut them in half👍😁

@MarkCarp

2 жыл бұрын

@@mplfc795 i gave up rolling my own in the mid 90's mate, i only ever did it when i was unemployed and cash was tight, when i was working i had less time to roll and more money to buy so i've just bought my bait most of the time. i've got a few baits, first is scopex squid from nash, it's one of the best boilies ever made and has a superb track record going back many decades, i buy those 5k bags of readymades which cost about £39.99, they've caught me a lot of fish over the years. second is dna s7, a mate put me onto this one a year or two back and again it's caught me plenty, definitely a bait worth using although i'd chose the scopex if i was forced to use one of them, purely because i've used it longer. my only other boilie is a tub of northern specials from ccmoore, i use them as single/attractor baits in winter and they work really well👍

@mplfc795

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mark il definitely give them a look at. Do you mainly use bottom baits over pop ups ?

@MarkCarp

2 жыл бұрын

@@mplfc795 bottom baits more than popups for me although they both seem to work just as well, my favourite is a slow sinking wafter👍

Some tackle links in the extended description above.

@carpmaster9123

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Carp great tips I'll give a go!

@MarkCarp

6 жыл бұрын

good luck arsen, one thing I would say, be careful of the roach and bream, with small baits on they may bother you if your water has a lot of them in.

I think i saw you in Chester Yesterday Or it was someone just like you

@MarkCarp

6 жыл бұрын

definitely not me mate, I spent yesterday finishing off this video 👍

We're u from in the north west pal

@MarkCarp

6 жыл бұрын

hi Darren, i'm Wirral based mate, I live in Birkenhead but I fish on the Cheshire club circuit and have done for well over 20 years now👍

scale down in winter because we all know fishes mouths shrink lol

@MarkCarp

Жыл бұрын

i used to think like that mate, i kept with the same rigs all year round for many years but scaling down actually worked quite well for me👍

@taylormotors1911

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkCarp if it works for you and your confidence mate