I'm a novice like yourself but have found making the sort of rig you're looking for very easy
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You can if you want to keep it dead simple just attach a weight clip to the bottom of the line and then tie 1,2 or 3 loops into the line above that using figure of 8 knots. Cut one of the line loop segments near the the main line and then tie hooks to them at whatever length you want. I use this often enough when wanting to do it quickly.