A two hook running ledger which won't tangle!

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:23 pm

After some thought, I now know how to do this but have one vital item missing. The missing item is a plastic "T-bar" tube boom around 8 - 10 inches across:- Two snoods go down the top of the T-bar then one left and the other right. At each end of the T-bar tie a small swivel then onto each a hook snood say up to 12 inches long. I am almost certain that this will not tangle and of course a lead of your choice is mounted above the T-bar boom on your main line by a swivel link so that it can slide up and down. I suppose one could achieve a similar result with a piece of stainless wire formed into a "double boom" and I haven't tried that yet but would prefer the plastic tube concept. Does anyone out there know if it is possible to obtain such a plastic tube boom or do I need to find a manufacturer to do it? If the latter, as it is a novel idea, I would like the boom named after me and how many of you would be interested? Why do I want to do this? - Well I reckon it would make very good bait presentation for both sole and plaice; those pesky little bream and gurnard would probably grab it too.

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Is what you're describing simialr to a "french boom"?

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:52 pm

No mate, I use french booms all the time when boat fishing cos it's a dam good way of allowing a long trace to flow out in current when you are dropping a big lead slowly down to a wreck or reef. But it doesn't do to put two snoods on if you don't want tangles. I have wanted to put two hooks on a running ledger (beach fishing) for ages without them getting tangled but a french boom would not do the job.

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Have you tried a wishbone rig? We use them and they don't tangle. If you want to cast it any distance you can clip it down or have it flowing by clipping it as an up and over rig (sounds more like a rugby move). If a big fish takes your bait it often sucks in both hooks.

Regards

concrete

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:47 am

wishbone clipped down rig

wishbone rig

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:54 pm

Well thanks for advice guys but you are not achieving a running ledger by doing this. A running ledger enables fishy to take the bait but not feel any resistance from the weight (which must be able to run up and down the main line, otherwise it is not a running ledger is it?). To all my readers:- I think I have now achieved the desired result: Tackle shop kindly gave me a piece of fairly rigid tube which I warmed up and made a small bend at each end. I then bored a hole sufficient to take 2 lengths of 20 lb line bang in the middle of the tube. So the hook snoods are around 10 inches apart and are unlikely to tangle and the main line is connected through a swivel to the two lengths of snood coming through the small hole in the middle. I can now hang any weight I like on the main line ABOVE the tubing via a swivel link so fishy grabs a hook but can't feel much weight because the weight can slide along the main line. It looks a bit of a contraption and I have not yet tried it in anger but it is right in principal. Will report further after next trip down the beach.