In reply to Post #15
My main leads are dumpy pear and I get minimal line twist with them.
When I'm casting further with a Ronnie type rig that's not in a bag I will use a more nose heavy streamlined hex lead.
Weirdly, I get much more line twist with these... I reel in and lift the lead from the water and it's spinning like mad, untwisting itself. Obviously the fluted sides are acting like a propeller and spinning.

Smaller 2oz leads, I will only use these in silty areas. If it's a clean area I will use 3oz to get a better bolt effect.

In reply to Post #16
Interesting. To be fair, for all the points mentioned that why I tend to stick with a heli set up, swivel don't really matter, or should I say effect things

'Semi-fixed' (fixed till immense pressure applied) Lead Clips are great if you want a Fishery full of Parrot Mouthed Carp.

In reply to Post #18
Nonsense

In reply to Post #6
I will mostly fish the swivel so it can shake out of the clip


Personally think doing this should be banned on all waters. Out of interest. Why do you like to fish like this rather than using a running rig?

In reply to Post #20
I only fish the swivel semi tight in the lead clip when there are no snags or heavy weed.
I did go on to say that I can alter the set up to suit my needs and if weedy I can fish the swivel tight to ensure the lead is dropped.
I prefer the semi fixed set up to initially help get the fish hooked and the the lead can shake away from the swivel so it's not helping to shake the hook out.

I fish a lead clip (rather than a running lead) as it gives me the flexibility to alter how the swivel/lead works to suit the water conditions.

doing this should be banned on all waters

Really.
Should we all drop leads when there is no need?
How do running leads drop the lead all the time...

In reply to Post #21
It's not about dropping leads all the time, it's about the fact that running lead clip can very easily become dangerous. The tail rubber can't come off if something gets wrapped up on the line behind it, therefore the lead won't come off. At least a running lead system has a far larger bore if you use a run ring, or the diameter of the swivel which again is much larger than a tail rubber, to allow the lead to slide over small obstructions and off of the mainline if it breaks for any reason. I agree with Sam, lead clips should be secure to the swivel and never allowed to slide down the mainline.

The argument is that the whole arrangement (lead clip, lead, tubing, tail rubber etc) might not make it off of the mainline in the event of breakage. I can see the logic.

edit: what ip100 said.

In reply to Post #21
A run ring with a tadpole bead would be a far superior set up of that's what you want to do. Once the lead clip is off of the swivel, it can no longer ditch the lead, a it's luck a tiny bore for the line to have to pass through.

If you crack off, it happens to all of us, the end of the line pig tails, and with. Running rig, there's hopefully a chance the large bore will pass over the pigtail, but of it does get snagged, a properly set up run rig on a C clip can still discharge the lead.

That pig tail is just going ti get caught in the tail rubber of a lead clip and push the tail rubber on further.

OK no rig is 100% safe, but we should always strive to be as safe as we can.

Last year a guy on my lake snapped off a Deeper after a braid frap up. We waited for it to drift into the bank but it stopped about 20 yards out. I sent my dog in to retreive it, which she did, but the state the braid was in you'd be very lucky if a run ring would have passed over it, never mind a clip and tail rubber.

In reply to Post #25
But the run ring could still ditch the lead in that situation, the lead clip couldn't.