SLIDING FLOAT

[billy the fish]

Hi guys, what way do you tie the elastic band to the line as a float stopper? Im new to this type of fishing, and got it wrong, then tried again and got right , i think..., i used the bead as instructed, but sometimes the elastic band stopper slid up the line, so i was fishing bottom

[ian 123]

hey,your suposed to be able to slide the elastic to change the dept but the knot still shouldnt be loose. I dont use elastic anymore. Instead I tie this knot with a spare piece of line http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http ... 29,r:1,s:0 hope that helps

[husshunter]

i like to tie a stop knot out of powergum at desired depth sometimes fishing 30 odd feet easy to reel through eyes and cast out.

[evan699]

I used to use the sliding stop knot tied using power gum. It doesn't damage the main line, casts no problem and easy to adjust. I now use rubber float stops. They do the exact same job and they're the simplest and quickest method of setting up a float rig. Photo of them below. Available in most tackle shops for about €1.50 for 15 i think.

FLOATSTO.jpg

[MAC]

I prefere a knot with Mono or powergum...you need to leave about an inch of a Tag to help the knot pass through the guides corrcetly. The problem with the float stops is that they sometime snag the eyes during the cast.

Kev

[evan699]

I prefere a knot with Mono or powergum...you need to leave about an inch of a Tag to help the know pass through the guides corrcetly. The problem with the float stops is that they sometime snag the eyes during the cast.

Kev

I've a few different sizes of float stops and don't find any problem casting with them. Saying that though, the power gum is probly the most streamlined option but i still stick with the float stops.

[billy the fish]

Thanks for that lads. I'll try the knot with the mono as kindly shown in an above post.Havnt heard of powergum, but if you can buy it in a tackle shop i'll give it a try also, again lads many thanks for the help.

[rustyhookthomas]

what i do is simply loop a snap swivel onto my line and attach the float to this,
as the swivel is only looped it can be adjusted to any lenght.

[Jayball10]

I used to use the sliding stop knot tied using power gum. It doesn't damage the main line, casts no problem and easy to adjust. I now use rubber float stops. They do the exact same job and they're the simplest and quickest method of setting up a float rig. Photo of them below. Available in most tackle shops for about €1.50 for 15 i think.

FLOATSTO.jpg

Hey Evan. How exactlydo ya use these. Have a few of them in the tackle box but never knew what they are for. Is the whole thing one stop or are the little beads the stops?

[MAC]

what i do is simply loop a snap swivel onto my line and attach the float to this,
as the swivel is only looped it can be adjusted to any lenght.

Good idea if fishing shallow ..... If your fishing deep for Pollock or Wrasse you'll need the stop knot so you can reel the knot onto your reel to make a cast.

Kev

[evan699]

I used to use the sliding stop knot tied using power gum. It doesn't damage the main line, casts no problem and easy to adjust. I now use rubber float stops. They do the exact same job and they're the simplest and quickest method of setting up a float rig. Photo of them below. Available in most tackle shops for about €1.50 for 15 i think.

FLOATSTO.jpg

Hey Evan. How exactlydo ya use these. Have a few of them in the tackle box but never knew what they are for. Is the whole thing one stop or are the little beads the stops?

Sorry about the poor attempt at the diagram but hopefully you'll know what i'm talking about.
Each little rubber bead is a single stop. Usually about 15 of them on 3 loops of gut. The large plastic ring is the top and the gut loops are the bottom. Pass the line that you want the stop on (blue line in diagram) through one of the loops at the bottom (red line in diagram) and fold it back on itself. Slide the bead off the stop holder and onto your main line, past the section that you folded over, and move it to where you want the stop. That's it. Hope that helps.

[ockham]

Hello. Very much a beginner at this kind of fishing so this may be a silly question but how do you match float size to the weight your using.Also at what kind of a distance and in what weather conditions would you use a sliding float rig. Cheers.