2up 1 down or 3 up?

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#21 Post by **JOHN LYNCH** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:32 pm

m.b3 good idea, I will just leave 18 inches or so of rig body above the top snood so that I can adjust up to a 3 up if needed.

With my regular flounder rigs I attach the top snood to the rig via a gemini genie snnod link. This enables me to clip if off quickly if I want to fish say 2 hooks out 50yds and then slide a dropper in close. If the dropper doesn't work then I can quickly reattach the snood again via the snood clip. No messing about with extra scizzors or extra rigs.

#22 Post by **m.b3** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:41 pm

do that myself. handy when things are slow.

#23 Post by jd » Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:03 am

This is what John means, I think (well this is the way I do it)- weight can be either end (not to scale- )
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#24 Post by MC » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:01 am

you can also have the bottom snood unfixed, just held in place by a stop knot, so if needed it can be lowered into a 2up,1down

#25 Post by **Seancelt** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:58 am

I make mine the same way as JD. That way it can be either a 3up or a 2up/1down, without having to adjust the snoods, depending on which end of the rig body I attach the lead to.

#26 Post by **nifisher** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:56 pm

JD/Sean

I like the thinking behind a universal 2up one down and a three up less rigs needed. One question though do you use a swivel at both ends of the rig? If so how do you attach the Lead?

Jonny

#27 Post by **Seancelt** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:36 pm

Nifisher,

I use a swivel on each end;
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/shop_detai ... 46&tabID=1
The smallest swivels are tiny but rated at 80lbs.
I then use one of these in whatever swivel I want to attach the lead to;
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/shop_detai ... 16&tabID=1
Most anglers I've asked think there is no need for a swivel over the lead but for the sake of adding one swivel I have a rig that can be used either way.

I hope that makes sense,
Derek

#28 Post by **nifisher** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:03 pm

Sean,

Makes sence but what BS would that type of link be? Have heard a few horror stories of leads flying in the wrong direction. I will be using 80lb swivels so what size of link would match the swivel?

Cheers

Jonny

#29 Post by **Seancelt** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:45 pm

Nifisher,
The snaplinks that I'm using I got from Crabrock, unfortunately they don't seem to stock them anymore. At a guess they would be the equivalent of the large. I have never had a problem of one opening during a cast but then I am hardly a powercaster. There are various other products made by Mustad, Gemini and others that might suit you better.
http://www.breakaway-tackle.com/index.php?cPath=49
As long as it copes with your casting/fishing style and can clip on and off your lead and swivel and you feel secure casting it its make or design is purely personal.

Derek