Lees pole rig
Lee’s pole rig for crucian carp

The Crucian Carp Pole Rig

Dot the bristle of the float as far down as possible.

Crucian carp are very shy biters and any undue resistance or too much bristle showing will impair bite detection.

A small bait, which can be anything from sweetcorn, chopped worm, pellet or maggot, is fished just touching bottom. Alterations in depth can make all the difference. A bait fished 1/2 inch over depth may be better than one being fished by the same amount off the deck.

If bites are not forthcoming but fish are present your presentation is wrong.

About the Rigs Page

The Rigs Page is a library of features to illustrate all those rigs that will be useful to both beginners and experienced anglers.

The rigs can be extremely simple and well known, or very complicated and little known, it doesn’t matter providing they make some kind of sense and have a really practical application.

It could be a standard running leger rig that a beginner will appreciate seeing in pictures, or a very complicated anti-eject carp rig that the experienced carp angler would like to see.

If you wish to contribute a rig to this section please remember that the emphasis is on illustration rather than words. Good line drawings are fine in the absence of photographs. Please send to graham@fishingmagic.com

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