Hi all,
After some research and thought, I’ve decided that a bolt rig approach would be a good method to try on a couple of lakes that I’m fishing. Not being very experienced in these set-ups I when to the local tackle shop and they sold me some “safety” lead clips, (Two kinds). The guy in the shop fully explained their use and principles; they seemed to be an excellent idea and just what I wanted.
However after assembling and testing them, I fail to see how they can become detached, even under extreme provocation! So I attacked them with needle files, scalpels and even a hot soldering iron. I eventually concluded that they were about as safe as a poke in the eye with a sharpe stick!
To be fair I did eventually manage to get them to fall off with what I thought was a reasonable amount of force, similar to that which a fish might be able to exert, if it found itself trailing one after a line break. But then I figured that it was very likely that I would lose a lot of leads and guaranteed to lose it if I hooked a fish!
Not being very happy with that prospect, I experimented with the now considerable collection of rig components I seem to have acquired! And come up with the set-up shown, (I hope!) in the photo below. It should self explanatory, but is simply a Nash run rig, (for mono), with stop bead mounted the opposite way round. The run ring can be wedged on the stop bead, but still comes off with anything more than a playful tug from the hook end! I have tested this set-up and it seems to work very well, I’ve caught several fish with it now at least. The other good thing is you do not lose the lead, unless the line breaks.
Any thoughts and opinions from you guys will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Mickt..