The line aligner, was invented by a carp angler called Jim Gibbinson, and is one of the simplest and most effective rig for Carp ever devised. Just like the simple braid rig, this rig uses no stainless rig rings or other expensive components associated with other modern rings.

The line aligner was designed about 10 years ago, it was based on a bent hook rig. The only problem with the bent hook rig, was that they caused quite bad damage to Carp especially Small Carp. Jim Gibbinson didn't like this, so he came up with the line aligner, as it has the same hooking abilities as the bent hook rig, but at the same time it is fish-friendly.

The theory behind the line aligner rig was that the bend on the shank caused the hook to revolve on it's axis, which improves the ratio of fish landed to pickups received.