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coho13

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GIBBS FLOATS????
« on: January 31, 2012, 08:35:17 PM »
What happend to the gibbs floats matirial wise? They are no longer the soft foam but a more dence produdct. why did this happen does anyone know? and can you still get soft foam floats?
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 08:45:21 PM »
im not sure of the grm weight but they are about as skinny as my pinky and 2 spit shots hold it quite nicley but the new matirial is wierd i had a fish on with a brand nw float and my line cut right through my float??????? this never happend with the old soft ones
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 08:53:01 PM »
Quote from: Fin on January 31, 2012, 08:37:12 PM
Imo you shouldnt even bother with them. There like 35 - 40 gram floats, over kill bigtime

x2 , dne 25gram is the way 2 go
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 09:22:24 PM »
Quote from: Blackgivesway2blue on January 31, 2012, 08:53:01 PM
x2 , dne 25gram is the way 2 go

Really?
I thought different weight floats are meant to be used in different types of water...and to think that all this time I have been carrying a variety of floats, from 15 grams all the way up in order to 35 to match the water conditions. Go figure... :o


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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 09:25:31 PM »
Quote from: milo on January 31, 2012, 09:22:24 PM
Really?
I thought different weight floats are meant to be used in different types of water...and to think that all this time I have been carrying a variety of floats, from 15 grams all the way up in order to 35 to match the water conditions. Go figure... :o




must be hard to cast those with a fly rod milo  ;)

and i also do carry a variety of floats as well, but thats always just been my go to float. sorry shouldve mentioned that in the first post.
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2012, 10:44:11 PM »
Quote from: Fin on January 31, 2012, 08:37:12 PM
Imo you shouldnt even bother with them. There like 35 - 40 gram floats, over kill bigtime

I use a 35g DNE about 90% of the time. Maybe thats what I've been doing wrong all these years  :-[
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 11:36:05 PM »
A float is a float is a float. It doesn't really matter what you use IMO... DNE are nice and so are drennans, but I usually just use whatever I find  :D I'm sure Chris would agree that's the best way to do it!
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2012, 11:37:47 PM »
No wonder I not catching any steelheads, I been using those red/white tennis ball size bobber all these years. ???



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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2012, 11:40:45 PM »
I like the red and white ones too,but man those rocks are sure hard on them. ;D
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2012, 12:27:11 AM »
Quote from: fishunter on January 31, 2012, 11:36:05 PM
A float is a float is a float. It doesn't really matter what you use IMO... DNE are nice and so are drennans, but I usually just use whatever I find  :D I'm sure Chris would agree that's the best way to do it!

Chris hasn't bought a float in decades ;D
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 09:02:02 AM »
You must be Sterl...as well as my other buddies that bank 100 steelhead a yr. All those fish must all be Sh't luck!
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2012, 01:04:21 PM »
Red n white pokemon ball is the only way 2 drift, gotta catch em all  lol
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cohoaaron

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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2012, 01:19:55 PM »
Wow. Nobody has even begun to answer his question yet.
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2012, 03:35:24 PM »
i no ^  :-\
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Re: GIBBS FLOATS????
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2012, 03:59:15 PM »
I think the best way to have this answered is to either ask your local tackle stores or phone Gibbs Delta directly at 1 (888) 661-1984.
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