For some time, Danish angler, inventor, author, and Fishing mag editor Jens Bursell has worked and published on his various release rigs, which use smaller hooks and confer increased hook-up and landing ratios with less damage to fish.
Some of his rigs are now being made by Westin and will hit the EU market soon:
http://www.angling-international.com/in ... p-new-rig/
His rigs were featured in a recent In•Fisherman magazine and more information can be found here
http://bursell.dk/articles/fishing/fres ... s/show/176
http://bursell.dk/artikler/freshwater/r ... dators.pdf
...there are more articles on bursell.dk
Personally, I have found some of the rigs too difficult and time consuming to make. I am sure that Jens Bursells arguments for smaller hooks and release rigs are sound and therefore look forward to some pre-made rigs.
For those of you who pay attention every little detail, the rigs may be of interest.
Release rigs
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Re: Release rigs
That looks like it would be a good idea for the S-Waver. The hooks on those, while super sharp, are gigantic.
This is the way.