"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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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

Hi Steve,

Semi-fixed bolt rig should work safely. It incorporates a swivel which main
line and hook length join to at opposite ends of the swivel which is (for
example with an inline set-up) located within the body of the weight. The
swivel provides an 'interference fit' with the lead and so frees itself
quite readily. Ime it does this during or shortly after the initial bolt as
it is always free from the lead when you land a fish. However, it is
important to use the same manufacturer for the key parts, namely weight and
swivel. Even though many claim to require a No8 mixing parts often means you
can get a too loose or too tight fit ......... seems there isn't any real
size standard. Anyway, (done properly) the important feature is that if
either the hook link or main line breaks (for whatever reason) the fish is
free of the weight.

BFN ............ Richard