Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)
Senior Member
Exactly. The trouble with Mr Cracker is that he hasn't had that much experience of fishing in general (PaSC are just a bunch of very incompetent amateurs bulling themselves up) so just uses what he conceives to be 'safe' rigs and condemns anyone else that doesn't do as he says. One of the traits of megalomania, he must get this from somewhere.
I have never lost a fish by the mainline breaking during the fight, EVER. Hence my comment - used properly. That means a clean swim with NO snags. Using fine lines that balance, i.e.: a .20 - .23 mainline and a .14 - .18 hooklink - no stronger. Tie the knots to ensure that if a break occurs it is in the hooklink and as close to the hook as possible. Know the limit of the size of fish you're likely to catch from that venue. If anyone feels that the above is not for them, don't use it, but please don't condemn the many thousands of successful and highly experienced anglers throughout the decades that have used the methods safely.
Typical response from you that Geoff.
This thread is about fishing for barbel, which tend to be caught from snaggy rivers. We're not talking about fishing open snag free locations.
Would you use the loop rig with 12lb main line when fishing for barbel in your favorite weir pool?