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Carp Fishing Tips: The PVA Bagging Rig
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Written by Barry & Ben O’Connor
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012 10:08
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Solid PVA bags can be a devastating method to use in carp fishing, so in this piece we'll give some hints and tips on PVA Bag fishing and detail our preferred approach.
Although we would use them anywhere, they are especially good in weedy lakes as the weight of the bag will flatten any weed it lands on and as the bag melts it leaves a small pile of bait with the hook bait sat enticingly in the middle of it. It's probably the only rig presentation guaranteed not to tangle. You can either adopt a roving approach, where it's a one bite at a time method, or you could put a couple of bags on a clear spot in the weed and lightly spod over the top of them. With either method, multiple catches can be had!
We normally use a 2oz Flat Pear Inline lead in PVA bags, increasing to a 3 or 4oz lead if greater distance is required. A four inch length of Trickster Heavy braid would be our chosen hook link, tied to a size 10 Covert Mugga hook, but we've also successfully used coated hook links such as Sly Skin and Disruption in solid bags. If venue rules allow it we would use Plummet Lead core Leaders when bag fishing. The big advantage being two or three bags can be prepared in advance with the rig and bait inside them ready to go; just snip off the leader and attach a pre-prepared one and you're ready to go again!
The size of bag would be adjusted according to the distance required - the smaller and more densely packed the bag, the further distance can be attained on the cast. Our preferred bag mix consists of a mixture of small pellets and ground boilies. The smaller the size of the individual ingredients the easier it is to compact the finished parcel of bait, and removing as much air as possible from the bag makes it more streamlined so it casts further and with greater accuracy.
How to make up the PVA Bagging Rig;
1. Take the bag and stretch the opening. Whilst holding the lead, place the hook bait in a corner of the bag.
2. Cover with half an inch of mix, position lead and cover with more mix. Position the lead in the centre of the bag and cover with more bag mix.
3. Keep tapping the bag so the mix settles (add PVA friendly liquids now)
4. If you use a dry mix prick the PVA bag to allow air out (this stops the bag floating on surface)
5. When the bag is compressed, twist the top and secure with PVA tape or string
6. Trim off excess tape
7. Compact PVA bag mix and fold back corners to create a streamlined shape
8. The bottom of the PVA bag should look a little like this, and should be filled tightly
9. Once the excess around the top has been trimmed...
10. ...the remaining PVA can be licked and stuck down around the tail rubber. Job Done
A selection of our favoured bits and pieces used in our PVA Bag approach.
Barry & Ben O'Connor
http://www.gardnertackle.co.uk
CALL US NOW ON: 01482 703485