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Title: indicators with built in weight
Post by: pwn50m3 f15h3r on September 09, 2012, 04:05:23 PM: In my basement, I found an indicator with built in weight. I plan to use it for trout in streams. Anyone know if this will work well?
Title: Re: indicators with built in weight
Post by: Tex on September 09, 2012, 05:47:06 PM: Quote from: pwn50m3 f15h3r on September 09, 2012, 04:05:23 PM
In my basement, I found an indicator with built in weight. I plan to use it for trout in streams. Anyone know if this will work well?

Excuse my obvious question, but what do you need an indicator with weight for?!?
Title: Re: indicators with built in weight
Post by: DanJohn on September 09, 2012, 09:20:31 PM: Yeah. Picture, explanation, reason! Im confused.
Title: Re: indicators with built in weight
Post by: mbowers on September 11, 2012, 07:59:09 AM: We use floats with a weight built in for casting long distances with light lures or baits on conventional fishing gear but not sure why you would want the same in a strike indicator. If your indicator is so large it needs to be weighted you probably really are bobber fishing at that point.. :)

(http://assets.academy.com/mgen/98/10090698.jpg?is=500,500)
Title: Re: indicators with built in weight
Post by: pwn50m3 f15h3r on September 11, 2012, 04:59:57 PM: Quote from: DanJohn on September 09, 2012, 09:20:31 PM
Yeah. Picture, explanation, reason! Im confused.
I dunno, but I just wanted to ask what I could use it for.
Title: Re: indicators with built in weight
Post by: iCemAn on September 11, 2012, 10:18:01 PM: I would think it would make it harder to cast and not sure what application they would be good to us for fly fishing.