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inzenity
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inzenity
   Old Thread  #2 2 Oct 2025 at 7.08pm  0  Login    Register
Simplifying, i'm all for that.

First thing i can think of are those c clips which have a stated lbs, that could come close. Swivel, c clip, some sleeve, loop rig to c, sleeve to keep it tight. So you would need 2 clips for 1 and 2 lbs and nothing for the 3 lbs rod, something like that. Haven't tried it myself so could sound better than it actually is
g4fne
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g4fne
   Old Thread  #1 2 Oct 2025 at 6.42pm  0  Login    Register
I am at the age where i want to simplify my specimen fishing. I fish for multi species (mainly river, but also lake). I use rods ranging from 1lb test curves to 3lb test curves .

I want to use 12lb mainline on all my rods (whether using 1lb or 3lb test curve) and 20lb mono hooklengths across the board (primarlily for its stifness/anti tangle).

When using the lighter rods I am thinking i should attach leads and hooklinks with rotton bottoms (primarlily in case of snagging). For example - I am thinking of tieing the looped 20lb hooklink to the swivel with 6lb line when using the 1lb test curve rods and 8lb line when using 2lb test curves.

I appreciate this is nothing new with attaching leads but is it a thing with hooklinks? .... Is there a better way of achieving what i want?
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