Death rigs

I only came across the term Death Rig in looking up loop rigs to put a name
to something I had used way back. I guess that in 20 years of actual fishing
over 40 years I have never actually lost any end tackle to fish other than
the hook length breaking. Most ledger/feeder rigs have returned and never
lost with fish attached ( lost a few in trees and in river weed though ).

I use barbless hooks which will also feature as the fish can slip them easy
with slack line as as happened many times when I first started using
barbless hooks.

I feel safe in using the rigs in that I will not harm a fish through the use
of the loop rig or any rig I employ. I certainly think some of the carp rigs
more likely to damage the fish with the use of braided end tackle, not 100%
sure on this but it seems like the fish could be left with a trailing braid
that could catch on debris on the lake bed. Not a high chance but then none
of these scenarios is probable, just the degree of possibility.

Many thanks for the input.

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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