Safest set up for fishing in weed.

[Paul46]

What rigs are folk on here using in and around weed that offers the safest possible outcome for the fish should you suffer a snapped line .

 

[Carpbell_ll]

  On 02/02/2020 at 21:14, Paul46 said:

What rigs are folk on here using in and around weed that offers the safest possible outcome for the fish should you suffer a snapped line .

 

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Helicopter for me i'd go straight through on the mainline, but a bit of good quality tubing would be OK if you feel the need, rigs would depend on what the rig was fishing on, the choddy  or something like it would be best, or a wafter if you want something on the deck. 

[salokcinnodrog]

I wouldn't use a helicopter rig anywhere near weed, I stick as much as possible to rigs below the lead.

In most cases I have found an inline tournament or zipp shaped lead gave me the best set-up, that weed actually slides over with no problems. 

 

 

[marker]

I use inlines fished 'drop off' style when fishing in weed, i'm not a fan of dumping leads but if it's thick enough to cause a problem landing them I will

[greekskii]

  On 03/02/2020 at 18:19, salokcinnodrog said:

I wouldn't use a helicopter rig anywhere near weed, I stick as much as possible to rigs below the lead.

In most cases I have found an inline tournament or zipp shaped lead gave me the best set-up, that weed actually slides over with no problems. 

 

 

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  On 04/02/2020 at 21:18, marker said:

I use inlines fished 'drop off' style when fishing in weed, i'm not a fan of dumping leads but if it's thick enough to cause a problem landing them I will

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But if your line snaps this set up is not at all safe for the fish, which is what the OP was asking. 
 

Heli/chod set up is safest as long as your top bead comes free and the swivel of the hooklink can pass over whatever you used to stop the bead then a fish would just be left with the rig in its mouth. 
Running rigs you leave the line but no lead, same with drop off lead clips or inlines. Anything not dropping the lead is not safe for the fish and IMO irresponsible angling. 

[marker]

  On 05/02/2020 at 13:19, greekskii said:

 

But if your line snaps this set up is not at all safe for the fish, which is what the OP was asking. 
 

Heli/chod set up is safest as long as your top bead comes free and the swivel of the hooklink can pass over whatever you used to stop the bead then a fish would just be left with the rig in its mouth. 
Running rigs you leave the line but no lead, same with drop off lead clips or inlines. Anything not dropping the lead is not safe for the fish and IMO irresponsible angling. 

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i'm not sure the heli is safe either mate, in an ideal world yes, as long as the top bead comes free you should be ok, but weed can be horrible stuff and it doesn't take much to clog things up and stop a rig working as intended, the top bead actually coming off in this scenario is a big assumption, I wouldn't trust it even with a helisafe bead on  

[yonny]

  On 05/02/2020 at 20:33, marker said:

I wouldn't trust it even with a helisafe bead on  

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You mean a No-Trace bead?

They are the safest option out there imo.

[chillfactor]

Personally the safest way to fish thick weed is to have a boat to hand .... other wise your always needing a bit of luck & a lot of patience  to extract a big weeded up fish from the bank,  no matter what rig you choose. 

[marker]

  On 06/02/2020 at 07:55, yonny said:

You mean a No-Trace bead?

They are the safest option out there imo.

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yes the 'no trace' bead, I wouldn't trust one of those either ;)

[yonny]

  On 08/02/2020 at 09:56, marker said:

yes the 'no trace' bead, I wouldn't trust one of those either

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When set up correctly they're as safe as you can get. Korda deserve a medal for them imo.

[nigewoodcock]

  On 08/02/2020 at 15:49, yonny said:

When set up correctly they're as safe as you can get. Korda deserve a medal for them imo.

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As long as you don’t drop the lead!!