Combination Rigs - Part 1
Most of the novice anglers makes use of coated braids for their rigs and strip them according to what presentation they want to achieve. Combination rigs or combi-rigs for short refers to a rig built from different types of hook link material to achieve similar or most would say better presentation of their baits. Combi-rigs for short seem to be the choice of the more experienced specimen angler. Most anglers shy away from these kinds of rigs for mistrust or lack of confidence in knots used to connect the hook link materials. However as their confidence and skills in knot tying grows so does the urge to experiment with these types of rigs. In this article I will discuss different hook link materials some of the preferred knots used and how they are used in a combination to the role it plays in bait presentation.
Let's start by looking at the hook link material first. These can be divided in different categories and sub categories, but I will keep it as basic as possible. - Braids (Coated and uncoated) - Stiff materials - Multi-strand (Coated
Spesie Karp Hengel - Deel 2
HOE OM DIE VIS TE SKEP, WEEG EN DAN WEER VRY TE LAAT
Lei die vis na
die net en sodra dit in die middel is, tel die net op.
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As ons praat van "Carp Care" dink almal dit begin eers as die karp op die oewer is. Dit is nie die geval nie en word alreeds toegepas by die stroppe wat gebruik word in die Spesie Karphengel faset, maar ons sal meer op dit konsentreer wanneer
Specimen Tackle
Let's have a look at tackle.
Tackle
There's a bewildering array of well marketed tackle around, and if you pick up any magazine you'll be led to think that you need the latest/greatest kit just to be able to turn up at a water! Also people can be led into thinking you have to have really strong gear to land a carp, which is not necessarily the case. Just balance your kit to the water you're going to be fishing.
Rods
If you are going to invest any money in one piece of kit, then I think the rods are the most important item. Buy a decent rod now, and it'll last for years. One thing I think lots of people get wrong is in the type of rod they buy. Walk around any small water and you'll see loads of 3lb+ test curve fast taper rods being used, often when people are fishing less than 50yds out. Combine this with big pit reels and you can maybe see why some people lose so many fish. Let's expand on that.
Test curve -This is the amount of pressure needed to bend the tip of to the butt, although some of the more specialist rods are quoted in° the rod 90 casting weight rather than test curve (as are sea rods). Don't confuse this with how much pressure you can exert on a fish.
Boilie Mix
Building a Boilie Mix By Andy Moule 
When constructing a boilie mix, it can seem quite daunting at first, there are so many ingredients out there, and making sure you have right combination to give a bait that rolls well and catches fish consistently can be a big challenge! However, there is nothing more satisfying than catching fish on a bait you have made yourself. The aim of this article isn't to give recipes. It is to give a basic idea of the reasoning behind the different types of mixes, and to give some idea of what ingredients and levels to consider when you are designing a mix. All percentages are BY WEIGHT.
Combination Rigs - Part 2
In the last article I discussed some of the basic hook link materials that can be used to make combi-links with. In this article I will show the most commonly used knot for connecting the different materials to each other.
Albright Special The Albright Special is the knot most often used to tie monofilaments to braid and is one of the most common knots used for combi-rigs. It is a very simple but extremely reliable knot that can be used to tie lines with different diameters and can also be used to tie leaders to your mainline.
1.Start the knot by making a loop in the monofilament (large diameter line). Feed the second line around 150mm trough the loop. 
Using Bait Dips
Why use bait dips? Applied in the correct way, gluging (dipping) baits can boost your catch rate, they can change an ordinary boilie, meat, or particle bait into a top notch catcher with just a little effort ... the following methods are explained with boilies in mind but dips can be used with almost any carp bait.
When to use a bait dip? Baits dips tend to be used mainly in winter, reason being that carp are much less active in regards to movement and feeding, they have already stored up enough fatty reserves to last them right through the winter so in most instances they don't have any real need to be on the constant look out for food
