For some time now I have been thinking about the increasingly popular ‘drop down pulley rig’. The concept of the rig is simple enough- a Gemini Bent Rig Clip runs freely on the body of the rig containing the trace and hook, its clip locates in what would usually be the snood swivel at the top of the pulley rig. The hook clips onto the bait clip and the rig is ready to cast (best to add some bait first for better results!). Because of the design of the clip, it will only trave

We’ve all been there. You haven’t had a bite for half an hour and decide it’s time for a bait change. You pick up the rod, wind down to the lead and raise the tip. Everything goes solid. Grrrrrrrr! It’s a frustrating situation but one that over time you come to accept as part and parcel of fishing over what has been historically referred to as ‘rough ground’. But what are the options when it comes to tackling up and are there ways to keep tackle loss down to a bare minimum? T