When your on a shoulder to shoulder open boat and in the middle of a massive tangle shrimp-fly's, jigs & teasers, swivels, weights, etc. I'll tie a one dropper loop about two feet above my weight, I'll just slip my hook off the loop, cut the sinker off at the knot and pull the line through the tangle, retie and I'm back fishing! Don't worry As I limit out I'll keep catching till you can bring home a mess of fish too...mutt.