I use pulley rigs for mixed/clean ground most of the time,I build my rigs with no swivels and little hardware as possible using 100lb line knotted up to 60 or 80lb hook line.
For the hook clipdown I tried impact shields...great for release but when reeling in they could cause snagging and also if fishing down Holderness flat sandy beaches they would feel line pulling a plough back over the sand bars.
When the imps came onto the market I tried them.....brilliant piece of clever clipdown device and worked every time,then after about a year later when building new pulleys with them I found they would release in mid flight when checking the fault I found they just snapped in half and disappeared from the metal clip,I contacted brakeaway and I know they changed the plastic mould material for some reason maybe to save money.
I binned all the new imp clips but I believe now as someone has said they now back on the market..extreme imps.hahaha.
The problem I found if you just use bent u wire as a clipdown is then in strong cross winds or say fishing the river when the flow is strong they will just not release because the cross wind keeps pressure on the rig in a big bow of running line then when it hits the water its then under pressure with the line still bowed and under tension.
Pulley rigs are great and I'm building again with imps but I also use other rigs to suit the conditions I'm fishing in.
