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Sliding D Pop Up Rig
Jamie Peacock
Check out big carp angler Jamie Peacock’s Sliding D Pop-up Rig – which has caught him mirrors to over 50lb in the UK. Here he explains his thinking behind his go anywhere pop up rig. There are loads of different variations on the low-lying popup around, although for a long time it was very much on the secret list. From Ronnies to Multi-Rigs, they all perform a similar function - keeping the hook in an aggressive position under the pop-up and forcing the hookbait away from the lead. I love a low-lying pop-up. Not only is there much less chance of the hook catching on any detritus on the bottom, but it can be fished either over-weighted or balanced as the situation dictates. Having watched carp feeding on underwater videos it became clear that often there is just a split-second when the bait and hook go into the mouth before being ejected. The faster the hook turns and the closer the bait is to the hook the more chance there is of gaining a hook-hold and turning the pick up into a positive take.
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The one change I have made with my Sliding D Pop Up Rig over the years is to lengthen the boom section a little when fishing for larger carp. I think that those big ponderous fish can suck in a bait from further away, and a degree of extra movement at the hook end can only be a good thing. My booms are around eight inches (20cm) for carp up to 30lb, but I increase it by a couple of inches to 25cm or more where I’m fishing for 40s and bigger. You can vary the height that the bait is off-bottom by either increasing the length of the exposed braid - which you can do easily whilst using the rig, or by using a longer section of shrink tube, which will make the hook turn even more aggressively. I like the bait to be sitting really low, almost indistinguishable from the freebies.
The current trend is to use a Quick Change Swivel to attach the hook in the belief that this enables the hook to spin freely. Try tying up my version with its exposed braid section, and see which one turns fastest - you might be surprised! This rig is virtually tangle-proof if you hit the clip on the cast, so there’s no need to add a PVA stick, or dissolving foam, which all takes time and can break your rhythm when trying to hit a spot. The boom section drops flat every time, and it has practical advantages too, with no metal rig components or joints there’s also nothing to catch in the net when you land a carp. Give it a go – it’s easy to tie, and extremely effective too!
WHEN AND WHERE • Ideal for pop up fishing over boilie freebies • Excellent over silt or light weed • Instant hook flip mechanics • Height of pop-up can be changed to suit conditions
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Cut off approximately 12 inches (30cm) of 25lb Combilink in your preferred colour.
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Strip back the last five inches (12cm) of the coating from the end of the braid using a Stripper tool.
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Thread the stripped end of the braid through the eye of a size 6 Fang Twister hook, leave a tag end of around two inches.
YOU’LL NEED • Combilink 25lb • Size 6 Fang Twister • Micro Ring swivel • Quick Change Uni Rig Swivel • Bait Floss • 0.5mm Shrink Tube • Cling-On putty • 15mm pop ups
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Thread a Micro Ring Swivel onto the tag end of exposed braid, pass the tag end around the shank of the hook and then back through the Micro Ring Swivel.
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Thread the tag end of stripped braid back through the eye of the hook. Adjust the size of the ‘D’ of exposed braid so that the swivel sits just beyond the hook point.
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Finish the knotless knot by passing the long section of hooklength material back through the eye of the hook. Ensure that the turns of the knot are evenly distributed and tighten the knot down.
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Trim off the tag end of exposed braid leaving a tag of a couple of millimetres.
Tie a nine turn knotless knot around the shank of the hook using the long section of braid.
Cut off a piece of 0.5mm Shrink Tube. We recommend 12mm, but this can be adjusted depending upon how far you want the hook off the bottom.
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Position the Shrink Tube so that it just covers the turns of the knotless knot..
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Mould Cling-On Tungsten Putty around the bunched up outer skin, it sticks more firmly than on the finer braid.
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Using a Micro Captive Baiting Needle thread a Hooklink Sleeve onto the loop at the end of the hooklink.
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Use the steam from a kettle to shrink the tube. Use a Stripper tool to pull back the coating of the braid below the tube, leaving a 5-10mm exposed section.
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Attach a 15mm pop-up using a short piece of Bait Floss threaded through the bait. Pull the body of the swivel into the bait and then tie several granny knots in the end of the floss around a hair stop before blobbing the ends with a lighter.
Tie a 1.5-inch (4cm) figure of eight loop in the end of the coated braid.
Mould a tiny piece of Cling-On Tungsten Putty halfway along the boom section to ensure it drops flat every time.
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