Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Adamski76 on October 13, 2019, 07:57:48 PM
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Does the leader length matter when short floating a jig or roe under your float?
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Keep it short. I like to keep mine at 1.5ft long. Roe is more buoyant than your weight, so it has a tendency to float up and drift ahead of the weight. There is a delay between when the fish bites and your float going down as the weight needs to drift past first until the line tightens. The longer your leader is, the longer that delay is. This becomes more critical when coho salmon are biting lightly in slow water, which is pretty common and you'd end up missing a lot of bites.
For jigs, I use a slightly longer leader, maybe 2ft. The float depth is shortened when a jig is used, since it's weighted and will stay down unlike a baited hook which floats up a bit.
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Thanks Rodney, I was doing it the posit way and missing a lot of strikes today. Was wondering why I couldn’t set the hook.
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Keep it short. I like to keep mine at 1.5ft long. Roe is more buoyant than your weight, so it has a tendency to float up and drift ahead of the weight. There is a delay between when the fish bites and your float going down as the weight needs to drift past first until the line tightens. The longer your leader is, the longer that delay is. This becomes more critical when coho salmon are biting lightly in slow water, which is pretty common and you'd end up missing a lot of bites.
For jigs, I use a slightly longer leader, maybe 2ft. The float depth is shortened when a jig is used, since it's weighted and will stay down unlike a baited hook which floats up a bit.
x2. I will often add 1 splitshot about 8" above hook to minimize roe floating. Seems to work for me
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x2. I will often add 1 splitshot about 8" above hook to minimize roe floating. Seems to work for me
Hmm.. that sounds like a good idea! will have to steal that next time.
Sometimes I'll add a Heavi bead about 3-4 inches above my hook to help weigh down my bait especially when using really small chunks of roe so it sits more vertically, plus it sometimes adds a bit of color and variation to a presentation. I just can't seem to find any tackle shop locally which carries the smaller 6mm Heavi beads anymore, I can find the 10mm and and such but no small stuff.