In reply to Post #60
What tungsten tube is more flexible? I'm intrigued as for me it's far more flexible/supple than any of the Tungsten tube I've used(not that I've used many, only the korda and bank stuff)
What tungsten tube is more flexible? I'm intrigued as for me it's far more flexible/supple than any of the Tungsten tube I've used(not that I've used many, only the korda and bank stuff)
The ESP tube is more flexible. I stopped using the rig marole tubing when I saw it on my spot from a boat. It lays out perfectly straight due to the metal liner and stood out like a sore thumb. Might not matter for some fish but I prefer to be a bit more subtle.
In reply to Post #61
Is tungsten tubing more flexible - 100%
You can hold the end of the rig marole upwards in your fingers and a 10inch length stays straight.
You hold the end of tungsten and you'd have to be a snake charmer to keep it straight
The Korda nano tube is by far the most flexible but I have found it rubbish regards splitting.
The rig marole spring can never be more flexible but don't think many people claim it to be, it has some very clear advantages
Easy to thread
Abrasion resistant
Takes on sediment
But the bans and flexibility for me outweigh the above
Is tungsten tubing more flexible - 100%
You can hold the end of the rig marole upwards in your fingers and a 10inch length stays straight.
You hold the end of tungsten and you'd have to be a snake charmer to keep it straight
The Korda nano tube is by far the most flexible but I have found it rubbish regards splitting.
The rig marole spring can never be more flexible but don't think many people claim it to be, it has some very clear advantages
Easy to thread
Abrasion resistant
Takes on sediment
But the bans and flexibility for me outweigh the above
In reply to Post #62
I have to agree, bought to much of it at a show (various colours) as you do but only used it a couple of times. All about confidence I guess but I thought it looked so awful/obvious in the water.
I have to agree, bought to much of it at a show (various colours) as you do but only used it a couple of times. All about confidence I guess but I thought it looked so awful/obvious in the water.
Couldn't get on with this stuff at all. It's like the chord your nans kitchen curtains hung from. I would not advise using it on a running rig, it's far too stiff. The best tubing I've used by a country mile is Korda Nano
In reply to Post #1
If the braided leader is banned because of it's rough texture against the skin of the Carp then yes I can see it being a problem. It's equally as rough as lead core ime.
I started using it after seeing it mentioned on the forum, quite a while ago and I liked it a lot, though I didn't like the roughness of it compared to say some Tungsten tubing, but even that can be rough, the Berkley was iirc, I mostly used ESP then Korda before the Rig Marole.
The RM is not as flexible as Tungsten. I kept spare lengths of Tungsten in my older style Fox box narrow comps (top and bottom), I'd wind it round 2 fingers, tuck the tag ends in and the looped tube would sit flat on the base. The RM wouldn't wind so tightly, you could feel it really resisting, the looped lengths would sit on a diagonal or go in the bigger comps.
I tended to buy the pre made lengths which had shrink tube on the ends, but also had the full lengths. In any case, you could lose the shrink tube off the end and get fraying, I'd burn it with a lighter, cut any inner sheath back to the braid, blob of super glue, and attach another bit of shrink tube, job done
If the braided leader is banned because of it's rough texture against the skin of the Carp then yes I can see it being a problem. It's equally as rough as lead core ime.
I started using it after seeing it mentioned on the forum, quite a while ago and I liked it a lot, though I didn't like the roughness of it compared to say some Tungsten tubing, but even that can be rough, the Berkley was iirc, I mostly used ESP then Korda before the Rig Marole.
The RM is not as flexible as Tungsten. I kept spare lengths of Tungsten in my older style Fox box narrow comps (top and bottom), I'd wind it round 2 fingers, tuck the tag ends in and the looped tube would sit flat on the base. The RM wouldn't wind so tightly, you could feel it really resisting, the looped lengths would sit on a diagonal or go in the bigger comps.
I tended to buy the pre made lengths which had shrink tube on the ends, but also had the full lengths. In any case, you could lose the shrink tube off the end and get fraying, I'd burn it with a lighter, cut any inner sheath back to the braid, blob of super glue, and attach another bit of shrink tube, job done
i seen this stuff on Tommy tackle i think it was and it looked really rigid and straight and not very likely to lin down over uneven bottom
In reply to Post #62
+1 on using the ESP Tungsten tubing. I've got three packets of rigmarole still in my tacklebox after hearing some hype around it, but it's too stiff. I've had it sticking out of silt at odd angles.
Whereas the esp tungsten is heavy, supple, & contours nicely. Before the ESP I used Nash tubing. Its perfectly workable, but esp edges it out on weight & suppleness
+1 on using the ESP Tungsten tubing. I've got three packets of rigmarole still in my tacklebox after hearing some hype around it, but it's too stiff. I've had it sticking out of silt at odd angles.
Whereas the esp tungsten is heavy, supple, & contours nicely. Before the ESP I used Nash tubing. Its perfectly workable, but esp edges it out on weight & suppleness