In message , Gandalf
writes

I liked the link and it seems awfully complex when it comes to carp rigs,
whatever happened to " keep it simple ".VBG

Keeping it simple doesn't sell magazines and terminal tackle...

I've not heard them called "death rigs", by the way, the term I've heard
is "tether rigs". While I would agree that generally a lighter
hooklength means that if the line breaks you'll get the lead and the
fish will get the hook, it's not always as simple as that. If you snag
the weight and snap the main line, you don't want the fish attached to
the snagged weight. In most cases, of course, if the line breaks at all
it will go at the hook knot, in which case it's all academic.

It's more of an issue for carpers because they want to use bolt rigs,
which implies a large fixed lead (or one which can only slide a little
way). A traditional sliding link leger rig is safe. A paternoster,
potentially, isn't. A double loop feeder rig isn't, strictly speaking,
but if it snags and you pull for a break, it's most likely that the loop
will end up opened and the feeder released.

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Steve Walker