Hi
I realise this may be a bit of a newbie question but I generally use a running rig setup in my fishing and have always attached a normal swivel to the mainline then used a quick link to attach the rig, resulting in struggling to get a tail rubber over the link so i use a piece of silicone tube to cover the link and one eye of the swivel
Would I be right in thinking if a used a quick change swivel then I could eliminate the normal swivel and link and just hook the rig onto the hook part and cover with a tail rubber? Would this be secure enough to stop the rig coming off?
I realise this may be a bit of a newbie question but I generally use a running rig setup in my fishing and have always attached a normal swivel to the mainline then used a quick link to attach the rig, resulting in struggling to get a tail rubber over the link so i use a piece of silicone tube to cover the link and one eye of the swivel
Would I be right in thinking if a used a quick change swivel then I could eliminate the normal swivel and link and just hook the rig onto the hook part and cover with a tail rubber? Would this be secure enough to stop the rig coming off?
I've never had one come off.
Look up anti tangle sleeves as an alternative to tail
Rubbers. Slimmer, neater and more flexible.
Look up anti tangle sleeves as an alternative to tail
Rubbers. Slimmer, neater and more flexible.
In reply to Post #1
You can secure a looped end (for more movement) on a QC swivel with a cut down anti tangle sleeve or for less movement a full anti tangle on a QC with the loop compressed and fully covered - the hooklink will be secure in both instances . . .
You can secure a looped end (for more movement) on a QC swivel with a cut down anti tangle sleeve or for less movement a full anti tangle on a QC with the loop compressed and fully covered - the hooklink will be secure in both instances . . .
In reply to Post #1
Another approach you can use without the QC swivel is literally to loop-to-loop your hooklink to the normal swivel - just use a figure of 8 loop big enough to get your hook/bait through on your rig, pass the whole loop through the swivel and your hook and bait through the loop you just passed through the swivel and tighten down - more faff to get off than a QC, but still doable.
With a QC though, I rarely use a whole rig aligner. I just cut about 2-3mm of one off the fat end and thread it onto my rig, then attach the rig to the QC swivel and then slide the 2-3mm of the rig aligner onto the QC swivel - leaving the hooklink to freely move on the end of the QC swivel, but mitigating any chances of the hooklink somehow detaching itself - that being said, I'd be gob-smacked if that ever happened - perhaps it could happen on a cast with a lead clip - but never happened to me.
Another approach you can use without the QC swivel is literally to loop-to-loop your hooklink to the normal swivel - just use a figure of 8 loop big enough to get your hook/bait through on your rig, pass the whole loop through the swivel and your hook and bait through the loop you just passed through the swivel and tighten down - more faff to get off than a QC, but still doable.
With a QC though, I rarely use a whole rig aligner. I just cut about 2-3mm of one off the fat end and thread it onto my rig, then attach the rig to the QC swivel and then slide the 2-3mm of the rig aligner onto the QC swivel - leaving the hooklink to freely move on the end of the QC swivel, but mitigating any chances of the hooklink somehow detaching itself - that being said, I'd be gob-smacked if that ever happened - perhaps it could happen on a cast with a lead clip - but never happened to me.
Thanks for the tips all