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Superterrorizer
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Superterrorizer
   Old Thread  #2 20 Aug 2026 at 8.11pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
If the weed is quite high and you want to present a bait on top of it, then I think leadcore could drag your bait into the weed. You may be better of using a chodanoster.

Linky poo

I think fishing the chod 5-6 ft away from the lead on a slack line will give you a bungee-effect that makes it very hard for the carp to eject the rig.

Like you I have fished chods on rather long pieces of leadcore and it has worked very well on cleanish bottoms or very low weed, but I'm not so sure it will work in heavy weed.
DenzelLN
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   Old Thread  #1 20 Aug 2026 at 12.21pm  0  Login    Register
Im considering using chods on my local which is choked with weed.

I have used them in the past with lead core, but I am hesitant to use 6ft of lead free these days tbh.

What are the benefits or disadvantages of using one over the other?

For instance, I read that the hooking potential of lead core is superior to a naked setup?

Regarding a naked set up, is .40 mono suitable or must it be flouro?

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