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A masterly description, all I would add is pinch the bulk of your shot either side of the float when waggler fishing, it will cast much better.
Most fishing gear catches more anglers than fish, all that really matters is the last few feet of the line which is nearest the fish. My current favourite item is a motorised barrow to carry your carp gear, a snip at £934.
The carp fishing on the big lake is going rather well, two of 20lbs plus so far.
ColinTheBald
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On still water (a lake) you can just use your plumb weight with no other weights on the line to get the depth. It doesn't matter if you're a little over depth as the float will drift and take up the slack line. You then want at least one shot a few inches away from the hook, this will anchor the line and stop the bait from getting dragged around the lake bed of it's windy. The position of the rest of the shot is up to you. Some people like then all bunched together, some space them out, but so long as they set the float to the level you want your probably ok!
In flowing water you tend to space the shot out to make the bait sink evenly. You generally want the bait a little off the bottom as the current carries it down.
There's no right or wrong way though tbh. Sometimes just a bit of logical thinking can help if you think about what's going on under the water with line and bait.
I've plugged them before but look up Totally Awesome Fishing on YouTube. Chap knows his stuff and mostly uses bog standard kit to fish (and catch).