Advice Clipped running ledger?

[Thrasher]

I am have made some clipped up running ledger rigs but they are tangling.
I am using 70lb rig body, 50lb snood.betwen the beads is a swivel with an imp for the lead and bait clip. I have a short section of neoprene tubing on the start of the snood.
Last night it came back in a few times with the snood granny knotted around the gripper.

Anybody tie anything that works reasonably tangle free?

 

[Craig]

I very rarely get tangles with that rig.
Mine are made with 60 lb or 80 lb rig body and snood, no tubing and usually a 6 Oz lead. I fish them from clean sand to kelp and rocks, snood lengths from 1ft to 6ft.
The only times it would tangle are in very turbulent water like fishing in the surf on a beach or really close in with waves crashing over the top of the rig.

Where are you fishing?
What sort of grounds/tidal flow?
How long is the rig?

 

[flappy]

Helicopter rig is worth a shot.

 

[Beach]

Helicopter rig is worth a shot.

Or a floating balloon filled with helium like the tuna fishers.

 

[Thrasher]

I very rarely get tangles with that rig.
Mine are made with 60 lb or 80 lb rig body and snood, no tubing and usually a 6 Oz lead. I fish them from clean sand to kelp and rocks, snood lengths from 1ft to 6ft.
The only times it would tangle are in very turbulent water like fishing in the surf on a beach or really close in with waves crashing over the top of the rig.

Where are you fishing?
What sort of grounds/tidal flow?
How long is the rig?

Last night was in a bay on to sand, no massive tide pull. Snood is about 2ft, tied them short.

 

[Thrasher]

Helicopter rig is worth a shot.

Trying to clip it down for a bit more distance with a big bait. I get less tangles if I cast it unclipped.

 

[John Mitchell]

Maybe it’s boot lace conger and little pout and whiting and crabs these all tangle rigs and the surf will as well

 

[Tatunka joe]

Give it time to settle once it hits the water I use 2 ft main body and 4 ft trace and don’t get problems very often unless rough weather or maybe the neoprene is not letting it flow properly try one without mate

 

[Thrasher]

Give it time to settle once it hits the water I use 2 ft main body and 4 ft trace and don’t get problems very often unless rough weather or maybe the neoprene is not letting it flow properly try one without mate

It was tangling before I put it on to see if it would help. It is on the snood side.

 

[Thrasher]

Maybe it’s boot lace conger and little pout and whiting and crabs these all tangle rigs and the surf will as well

I think it is probably a bit more simple than that John, didn't look like fishy tangles, just can't figure it out.

 

[Trampster]

Not a clipped running ledger, but Mark WIlliams has put up some good rig tutorials recently, including this clipped down wishbone rig for Flounder & Plaice. Might be of interest to someone.

 

[Thrasher]

Not a clipped running ledger, but Mark WIlliams has put up some good rig tutorials recently, including this clipped down wishbone rig for Flounder & Plaice. Might be of interest to someone.

Saw it pop up tramps, not watched it yet.

 

[J Richards]

It was tangling before I put it on to see if it would help. It is on the snood side.

I do use tubing, but the clear silicone stuff by Gemini. I use 100lb both body & snood or 100lb body & 80lb snood.
I did get tangles using 40lb & 60lb snood though.

 

[Trampster]

Saw it pop up tramps, not watched it yet.

He's put another one up for a loop rig 30mins ago! He's been a busy boy over Christmas! ??

 

[Thrasher]

I do use tubing, but the clear silicone stuff by Gemini. I use 100lb both body & snood or 100lb body & 80lb snood.
I did get tangles using 40lb & 60lb snood though.

I have 80lb so might try one 80x80 to see if that helps.

 

[J Richards]

I have 80lb so might try one 80x80 to see if that helps.

My catch rate has not dropped using the thicker mono, even in crystal clear water on chesil. I use 24/7, even when plaice fishing(don’t do much as i find it boring)

 

[Thrasher]

My catch rate has not dropped using the thicker mono, even in crystal clear water on chesil. I use 24/7, even when plaice fishing(don’t do much as i find it boring)

Bait clip link for the over?

 

[Thrasher]

He's put another one up for a loop rig 30mins ago! He's been a busy boy over Christmas! ??

Must have been as he hadn't put anything up for a couple of months.

 

[Trampster]

Must have been as he hadn't put anything up for a couple of months.

He's ex- RN and still works for them as a civvy I believe. Think work got busy and then he caught a pretty bad dose of Covid.

 

[J Richards]

Bait clip link for the over?

The gemini big bait clips, but do use the standard ones when i run out.