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Was that his 90's rave name Thats what i was getting at, you have given an example where its just the hook section that will reset, for me as long as the hookbait presentation is reset your still fishing, so not all rigs have to fully straighten out to be effective.

From what I heard I think that means they (TAG - who recently bought Kryston out) found a cheaper alternative to sell at the same price lol.... I expect to see 'upgraded' versions of most of their products in the near future. IMO - yes, a coated braid will help reduce tangles with any bait, not just a pop up (although for resetting a pop up is defo best). That is quite an extreme measure; Boom is just about the stiffest link available, only suitable for clean bottom IMO. I think a coated braid would be a better option, more forgiving on most substrates. ESP Tungsten Loaded is the best coated braid I've found, it's not cheap but it's a step above the others on the market IMO.

I use , N trap semi stiff . I find it just right to allow for bottom debris but also stiff enough not to end up in a heap especially with a sinker half way or just over half way down . This will all depend on the weight of your bait your fishing though.

I use daiwa whisker ss 2600s on my nash 10ft dwarf rods they balance perfectly great tough little reel with a top class drag I brought the quick drag knobs cost a bit but worth it. I had shimano 6000s on them first but found them a bit cumbersome hope this helps.

Another vote for the tungsten loaded from esp, miles ahead of alternatives

I honestly can't remember the last time I cast out a braided, either coated or uncoated hooklink that wasn't Kryston. It must have been some time around the 1990's! Silkworm, Merlin, SuperNova, 3 absolutely brilliant hooklink materials, although I did stop using Silkworm as I found it was buoyant and lifted off the lakebed. Saying that, almost every hooklink loops up unless weighted down. I tried using No Tangle, using it to stiffen or even create a concertina extending hooklink, and to be honest, as good as it was or is, I decided against the faffing. To reduce tangles I simply resort to PVA stringers, bags or mesh, even with braided hooklinks. I've given a couple of clues here, the weighted down hooklink and the PVA. I didn't find that the hooklink tangled, even if it was moved a fair distance. The hook itself sits on the lakebed with a bait about 15mm away from the hook on a hair. It actually takes the bait being picked up or rolled a long distance to move the hook, and with a line aligned hook, it takes the hook and bait being rolled over 180 degrees. If the bait is actually picked up, then it should be a fish large enough to get hooked. I found that there is a definite limit to plain uncoated braided hooklinks, and that is crayfish. Those little gits will tangle it, they also manage to take chunks out of coated braid coatings. With crayfish, and me using combi-rig hooklinks, I still use Amnesia in clear 20 or 30lb as my upper section.