got these a while back and found them when was trying a few rigs, do they work and whats the best way to use then?
many thanks
mc
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usually a couple of inches up the snood from the hook if they are the smaller floating beads.. the larger ones can be put at the top of the rig body to elevate the rig, used more for distance casting on beaches to raise one or two hooks off the sea bed
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I constantly rave about floaty beads to anyone willing to listen (and even to a few who aren't) :D
The smaller beads won't actually float a bait, but will make it semi bouyant and so it will move enticingly in the tide.
Medium or large beads will float a small bait (have a play in a rock pool or bucket of water to see it in action).
I usually trap a medium bead on my top hooklength for a lot of my fishing. For species such as mackerel, pollack, coalies, gurnard and bass I have found it is unbelievable. It also lifts the bait away from most of the dogfish, although you still get the odd one or two who just can't take a hint. A surprising number of flounders also get caught on the top floating bait and it consistently outfishes the bottom hook on a 1up 1 down rig for me.
Give it a go, I am sure you will soon be buying some more ;)
The smaller beads won't actually float a bait, but will make it semi bouyant and so it will move enticingly in the tide.
Medium or large beads will float a small bait (have a play in a rock pool or bucket of water to see it in action).
I usually trap a medium bead on my top hooklength for a lot of my fishing. For species such as mackerel, pollack, coalies, gurnard and bass I have found it is unbelievable. It also lifts the bait away from most of the dogfish, although you still get the odd one or two who just can't take a hint. A surprising number of flounders also get caught on the top floating bait and it consistently outfishes the bottom hook on a 1up 1 down rig for me.
Give it a go, I am sure you will soon be buying some more ;)
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They are well worth trying on at least one of your snoods MC. Have found coalies, flounder, dabs, macs and pollock particularly stimulated by em'
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I usually arm at least one snood of a three hook flapper with one. What Steve Crow says is interesting...putting them on the actuall main trace body..never thought of though :idea:
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Floating beads
I tried the floating beads with makeral as bait once off a pier in waterford worked very well and got nearly a dozen pollack! used them a while later in the estuary for cod with my friend,, he caught and i didnt get any!???
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