Rotten-bottom links

[RONVIK]

i have just scoped out a very nice rough/mixed-ground mark, sat-photos and depth-charts, its perfect! large and small rocks,bladderwrack,mussel beds and when i turned over rocks on the shore it was squirmming with ragworm.now i will be needing to blast my rig out no further than 130yds as it shelves down deeply a step after that, according to the depth-chart.
Question to the rockhoppers ,I will be useing a rotten bottom and dont think it can withstand a hardish cast so i have made a copy of 1 of those R.B.links and presume it works like a bait clip? do they work as i have never tried 1 before. or do you have any other advice. thanks

 

[jamiebrennan]

Im not convinced about the breakaway rotten bottoms, i think i might try the floating panel pin type next. The main problem with the breakaway is that i rarely get owt back instead of just loosing the lead. Whether thats just down to the fact that im fishing into really heavy ground or the contraption not releasing i dont know.

 

[BriH]

Hiram.A.Biff - used to do some really good ones - he called them Canny Links - and thats what they where ,i am not sure if he sold the idea onto a commercial outfit ,but i still use the ones i got last year and they are really good - give him a PM and see if he can help you out

i know i will be ordering some new ones soon ,if he is still doing them

i have set myself a target of having at least 100 rigs made up before the end of July ,so will need some new gear


http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/shore-fishing/2570-cannylinks-feedback.html


heres the thread from a while back

 

[Paul(Hag)Hague]

Turn a gemini link (the bait clip 1) up side down.
Have used this method for years, works a treat.

 

[RONVIK]

Thanks for the tips lads am oot the neet so i will try my homemades and experiment a bit. i wouldnt mind a look at hiram`s blue-prints though trade secrets well i hope there are some big cod in tonight? weathers has been hot and dry for a month now which might put them out in deep water cant hurt to try.

 

[eddie t]

good luck Ron hope they are there mate.

 

[RONVIK]

Well did`nt lose any gear (anubis just dragged through!) did`nt catch any codling either . (waters too warm). nice mark, think i`ll try again in october.
strange night, caught loads of eels "saragasso`s". got sick of them after 2 hours, hook eaters everyone of them!