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Your diamond rig might work for flounder but I don't think it will be revolutionary. Too much hardware. The other rig may work for fluke, may even be a "secret" rig for the George's Banks trips but I don't think it will take too many bass. Then again, who knows.
They're heavy into cod across the pond. They also have some type of fish they call a "bass". Looks more like a really big trout (it's not a trout, just looks like it). They fish these huge live sand eels they call Sea Lances for them in similar fashion to how we use eels for stripers (caught with some type of Sabaki rig). I don't think they have a lot of ocean shore fishing in the British isles. Maybe some pier fishing but nothing we'd consider surf casting. They do take a lot of trips to the caribbean and Secyelles (sp?) for fishing, especially bonefish.
Last fall, one cold November night in a spot near FI inlet a guy came down with 2 youngsters he said were distant cousins from Scottland. He wanted to show them what a striper looked like up front. While he fihed the kids ran up and down the beach in the dark. Finally, the guy hooked one and called to the kids. In wonder they looked on as he slide a bass about 40" onto the beach. He said "This is why we come out here on cold nights!". The kids were totaly aw-struck! I'm sure from their POV it was an amazing feet they'll be talking about for years to come.
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