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Successful Pop Up Rig
Presentation
Using Pop-Ups Baits Straight
Off The Leads
Pop-up baits presented
directly off the lead weight don't seem to be used much on UK waters. As a
result the majority of carp probably wont see this type of bait presentation
as a danger. It may be a good idea to
exploit this and start using them more often.
This is one of the reasons why Martin Clark invented the Scorpion Carp Rig.
He has illustrated this rig in his book "strictly carp", which is available
at some online tackle shops. The scorpion rig is a pop-up
that comes straight off the lead. It is a buoyant carp rig using a pop-up,
and the buoyancy of the hook bait is controlled
with a counterbalanced lead-free shot. It has the ability to extend to double
its length of the hook link when the bait is drawn upwards. If a carp sucks at the bait,
the hook link section will extend deep into a carp's mouth, improving the hook's
potential to grab a firm hold.
A pop-up presented from the
lead has direct contact to the lead weight. This is beneficial to us because
when a carp takes the bait it is immediately in contact with the weight of
the lead, this gives these carp rigs highly effective hooking potential. The
scorpion rig is not quite in direct contact with the lead, the fish will
have to move a few inches before the hook can set effectively. However, the
scorpion rig design makes it hard for a carp to eject it because the rig
ring runs over the boom without any resistance. As the carp tries to eject
the pop up by shaking its head, the hook link at the rig ring, easily slides
up and down over the black amnesia boom (see the first pictures).
The scorpion carp rig is best
to use with pop-up presentations, and I generally use it in, or between weed
beds. Like
Martin's
Snake Carp Rig, I don't like to use it in clear areas, unless I shorten
the hooklinks right down.
A full view of the scorpion carp rig, the right
photo is the rig popping up in water. You can change the length of the booms to suit
your specific carp fishing situation. In the photos above, I have used black amnesia
stiff line just so I can illustrate the rig in detail. I normally use the
rig with both booms made from fluorocarbon stiff mono links (as you can see
below in all the photos on the left side).
In the photos above I used a fake, buoyant tiger
nut to illustrate this carp rig, although, I have tried smaller pop-ups, as
well as other floating, fake particle baits on the hook. Martin has stated
in his book, that he also uses coloured rig foam as the hook bait. This is a
good idea because a small piece of rig foam will leave most of the hook
exposed, resulting in quicker hooking potential.
I do prefer to position the hook bait just
beneath the big pop-up bait (as shown in photo above right). This helps to
hide the hook that little bit more.
Notice the freedom of movement the rig ring
gives the scorpion carp rig?
It also reduces possible tangles because the
hook link can swing around the stiff boom.
How the successful scorpion carp rig looks when
using clear monofilament fishing line.
I use a blow-back feature on this pop up rig.
Although, you can use different hair features when using other hook baits.
I use a small rubber bead just under the big
pop-up bait, this helps protect the knot from the rig rings when playing a
fish.
It's probably best to to match the stiff links,
I only used black amnesia on the pop up boom because it shows up better for
the water pictures!
With this carp rig you can change the position
of the hook by increasing or decreasing the weight of the lead-free shot
that controls the buoyancy. In the picture on the left above, I put on a
small shot. In the photo on right, I added a tiny bit of rig putty around
the shot, this increased the weight and the hook bait dropped down slightly.
The picture above shows how the scorpion rig
looks when viewed from above. The bigger pop-up boilie hides the hook and
line. A very successful rig feature when trying to catch carp using pop-ups!
It's possible to change the hook link for
different types of materials. Use black amnesia lines for fishing over silt,
or more probably, when fishing over dark leaves and debris. The hook link
doesn't necessarily need to be stiff material as the buoyancy of the pop up
will straighten it out. this means it is possible to use a more supple
braid, although you may need to stiffen up parts of it using superstiff
solution (as shown in the photo above).
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