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In reply to Post #32
Its simple physics and it certainly doesn't have to be tethered as you claim.
A simple test for you would be to try to pick a rig up with a lead clip fixed to the swivel and shake the rig there is a good chance the lead will drop off depending on how far you care to ram on the tail rubber which should never be rammed on!, now do the same with a running lead clip and the clip will slide away with lead still attached which imo makes this variation unsafe.
A lead can discharge from a lead clip via resistance on the lead without being tethered 1 example would be on the take itself (the lead does create a resistance) which is a way a lot of people fish (rightly or wrongly) if the fish bolts off, its pulling directly against the lead all that is now holding the lead on is the tension of the tail rubber depending on the type of leadclip and how far tail ruber is pushed on denotes how easy it is for the lead to come off.
Another example is even a mesh pva bag on the hook end of rig if the cast is just allowed to drop ie not hitting the clip and feathering down, sinking on a tight line, then the lead hits the water first then the extra resistance of bag hitting water and the lead trying to sink faster than the pva bag can cause the lead to eject or on a running version can cause the leadclip to land on lake bed some distance away from hooklink.
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In reply to Post #31
How can the lead discharge \ release from the leadclip if it's not stuck \ tethered? 
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In reply to Post #24
Danny i dont have to think about it i know from experience that a lead clip will discharge the lead when set up correctly.
As i think you are implying the lead has to be tethered to discharge from the clip? if so this again is incorrect.
I think its you that seriously needs to have a good think about it
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In reply to Post #24
No tubing either? You seem rather lax with regards to angling safely.
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In reply to Post #28
Eh? No boats here. You're weird .
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In reply to Post #27
Rowing out in the Boat doesn't count. 
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In reply to Post #26
Wrong. It releases when used correctly. Fact. I've been using them since they were released decades ago and have never once had a lead not discharge when weeded up with a fish on. Not once.
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In reply to Post #25
I have used them "as designed", lol .
A lead on a 'semi fixed' (lol fixed!) lead clip will never discharge in thick weed because the system will be locked \ clogged in the weed.
The lead clip and\or antii tangle sleeve will lock up in the weed before the lead.
The whole thing is stuck. That lead can't be released.
Until Autumn.
And they won't discharge anywhere else in the bleeding lake (think Autumn, Winter, Spring). Absolute madness! 
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In reply to Post #24
As you dont use lead clips in the way they were designed, how would you know how they work? The can and do drop the lead when it gets weeded up, contrary to your theory. They need to be fixed to give them that anchor point to work properly to discharge the lead if needed
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In reply to Post #23
""With a lead clip set up running what you say is correct, but if the lead clip is still attached to swivel the lead has a far greater chance to come off and does""
?? Don't undertsand, sounds like a contradiction.
The lead *has to* become thethered to be able to release from the clip.
It doesn't in most scenarios. Can you imagine swimming around a lake trying to dislodge zip\distance lead from a leadclip? You'd have a hell of a job!
""With a leadclip still attached to swivel and a fish goes through a weedbed there is a very high chance the lead will dislodge unless someone has really forced a tail rubber onto clip, and it isnt just weed beds where the lead will come off.""
This is so far from the truth.
Fish swims into weed, anti tangle sleeve (maybe) and leadclip get pulled straight into weedbed, get locked up, lead has absolutely no play in events. Everything is snarled in weed , lead will never pull off, because the rig can't go any further
The leadclip and\or anti tangle sleeve system will get snarled into the weed first with the lead having no influence - it's locked..... Think about it.
I realise if you use a leadclip with tubing there is a chance of problems, but on balance in my opinion a running leadclip is far safer. Gets you more fish on the bank, too, not that is important.
I always fish leadclips naked ( no tubing), running lead clip. Safer, and more fish on the bank.
If you use a barbless hook, dismiss everything, Doesn't matter what you use.
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In reply to Post #22
quote "That's the problem - they don't.
The lead is just dangling around as the fish swims around. The likelyhood of it catching anything in the lake, holding \ getting stuck, then releasing from the clip is close to zero. (unless the lead has prongs)"
With a lead clip set up running what you say is correct, but if the lead clip is still attached to swivel the lead has a far greater chance to come off and does
With a leadclip still attached to swivel and a fish goes through a weedbed there is a very high chance the lead will dislodge unless someone has really forced a tail rubber onto clip, and it isnt just weed beds where the lead will come off.
This isnt a way i would fish but even on a clear lake a lead clip can eject a lead on the take just because of the resistance of the lake bed, where as a running leadclip wont create the same resistance as it will slide down the line with the potential to cause other problems
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In reply to Post #20
""leadclips are best at ejecting leads when they are still attached to the swivel so if the lead gets caught while fish is towing it the clip stays in place making it easier for the lead to then come off.""
That's the problem - they don't.
The lead is just dangling around as the fish swims around. The likelyhood of it catching anything in the lake, holding \ getting stuck, then releasing from the clip is close to zero. (unless the lead has prongs)
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In reply to Post #20
Agreed, running lead clips are really unsafe imo
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In reply to Post #19
leadclips are best at ejecting leads when they are still attached to the swivel so if the lead gets caught while fish is towing it the clip stays in place making it easier for the lead to then come off.
I know a lot of named anglers promote it but personally i dont like the idea at all of using a running lead clip with its smaller diameter hole through a longer length gives it far more resistance to come off a snapped line than a conventional large run ring
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In reply to Post #1
Just use a lead clip with a bead in front to make it run. lead will pop off. Easy!
Could tie the lead on with say 6/8lb strain line. I do this on heli set ups in heavy weed.
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