Bling or No Bling?

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To bling, or not to bling?

Poll ended at Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:20 am

Bling?
6
17%
No Bling?
10
29%
In certain situations?
16
46%
I like casting I do.
3
9%
 
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Bling or No Bling?

#1 Post by Drew »

Ok, Who uses beads and stuff?
Who doesn't?

:lol:
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#2 Post by Seaniebo »

I do,

not for fishing though.

Have seen beads make a difference on certain venues and in certain situations, for certain species and at certain times of the year. Of this you can be certain.

As a general rule though I dont use them!
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#3 Post by round_ourway »

I used to use them alot but found they only really work in certain circumstances.
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#4 Post by Seaniebo »

Certainly.
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#5 Post by AG »

i like casting i do :evil:
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#6 Post by doggie3131 »

deff beads on flounder rigs,they upped my catch rate, muppets for night time thornie sessions,single glow beads during the winter for scratching rigs.but in general, fresh bait and sharp hooks do the trick.
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Re: Bling or No Bling?

#7 Post by Al »

Seaniebo wrote:I do,

not for fishing though.

Have seen beads make a difference on certain venues and in certain situations, for certain species and at certain times of the year. Of this you can be certain.

As a general rule though I dont use them!
Yes! But sean target pollock with spinner blades put on backwards apparently :)
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#8 Post by Drew »

AG wrote:i like casting i do :evil:
lol! :lol: Knew there'd be at least one.
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Re: Bling or No Bling?

#9 Post by evan699 »

I use beads and blades sometimes on flattie rigs. Single lumi bead when fishing during winter in murky waters but i couldn't tell ya if either makes a difference. Sure does make the tackle box look pretty though. :wink:
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#10 Post by carpets »

big baits its not a disco............
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Re: Bling or No Bling?

#11 Post by fishermannum1 »

i use them on my pully rigs when fishing for thornies, and they work better than a plain rig...
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