How To Rig The S-Clip Dipsy Diver Setup

Recently I have been getting a lot of questions about how to rig the S-Clip Dispy Diver Setup.   So I thought I would put together this blog post to provide more in depth details and diagrams about how to rig the S-Clip Dipsy for both a standard and wire diver setup. 

The S-Clip setup is simple.  It only requires knowing two types of knots, the double uni knot and the dropper loop knot and an S-Biner clip of course.  

In 2022 I switched over to wire divers and had to come up with a way to modify the S-Clip setup for wire divers. My solution was to add a length of 60 lb braid between the wire and my mono leader in which to tie my dropper loop knot. I like 6 to 8 foot of braid so that if something does happen to the loop knot I have plenty of length to cut the loop knot out and retie everything with out having to mess with the connection between the wire line and the braid.

With this wire diver setup you will need to know how to tie an Albright knot, a double uni knot and the dropper loop knot. All are useful and relatively simple knots to learn

SIDE NOTES:

1. One thing I changed in 2022 with my wire diver setup is to switch from Flouro to Mono. Since you can’t really use a snubber with the S-Clip setup, you want to have as much stretch as you can get in your leader. Mono does that better than Flouro.
2. Thanks to Jim Konopinski for this tidbit: If you’re really concerned about fraying of the loop knot, cut off a bit of the Dacron sheathing from lead core line and thread it through your line before you tie your loop knot. The Dacron sheathing will provide extra protection for your braid.
   1. In order to do this you may need a sewing needle to get the braid through the Dacron sheath.