Pendelum rig

[Jack Sparrow]

been watching the fishing on Discovery this week and Henery Gilbey was on a few times and he mentioned a rig called a pendelum rig or something like that, it looks like a running ledger rig from what i could see, but when you brought a fish in the weight of the fish help to lift the lead clear of the sea bed, so helps to prevent it snagging, and he also said it was excellent for longer range casting.

Does anyone have a picture of this rig and how its made up as a picture paints a thousands words to me.

 

Sorry if this sounds a silly question, its just ive been out of sea fishing for a good number of years now, and i carnt remember it been about when i was into it.

 

Regards

JS

[chappers]

Its called a pulley rig and here's a decentpicture/explanation

http://www.nesa.co.uk/Rig-Section/The_Pulley_Rig.html

[John E Ashford]

[chesters1]

will it work with green beads

wont the crimps above and below the beads get stuck in the mainline swivel (they're not shown ) or are the beads loose??? (never used a pulley rig) perhaps the beads are purely "stoppers" and free to move

Edited May 2, 2007 by chesters1

[Jack Sparrow]

Cheers for that , i had a feeling the name was wrong , does anyone use this and how does it fair compared to the more traditional rigs?

 

Regards

Jack

[Norm B]

Cheers for that , i had a feeling the name was wrong , does anyone use this and how does it fair compared to the more traditional rigs?

 

Regards

Jack

It works for me, especially over snaggy ground. The weight of the fish pulls the lead up to the swivel, keeping it clear of the snags. The fish does have to be heavier than the lead though.

[Jack Sparrow]

Cheers for the info, just one more question, what is the purpose of the two crimps on the one in the link that chappers put up. I understand the reason for the bait clip and beads, but not sure on the crimps.

 

And do you use a stop knots to stop the beads moving?

 

Sorry for the basic questions, but im just getting back into sea fishing after a long lay off from it.

 

Regards

Jack

[ColinW]

Cheers for the info, just one more question, what is the purpose of the two crimps on the one in the link that chappers put up. I understand the reason for the bait clip and beads, but not sure on the crimps.

 

And do you use a stop knots to stop the beads moving?

 

Sorry for the basic questions, but im just getting back into sea fishing after a long lay off from it.

 

Regards

Jack

 

That one has been made using a sliding clip. Without the crimps it would slide right up the line. The clip can slide a few inches during the cast which arguably makes it more likely to release than the fixed version.

[Jack Sparrow]

Cheers for that mate, its all clear now , i just didnt want to go fishing and make a total hash of it the first time i used it

 

Regards

JS