Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: scruffy on September 26, 2006, 11:46:33 AM
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just curious to see what people perfer to use when it comes to float fishing.
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Depends on what type of water I am fishing but if your looking for an answer it would be split shot...
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pencil lead here too. when fishing for trout use split shot only(http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/victory.gif)
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Split shots for pools or deep runs, pencil lead for fast water.
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Split shot 90% of the time. I find it easier as I can always add or subtract accordingly.
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I pretty much use pencil lead for whatever type of fishing i am doing.. I noticed BigSteel likes to use 3oz betties for his salmon fishing..they worked well for him on sunday ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Pencil lead was always a hassle for me, so i just use splitshot. and like Bryan said, easy to add more or take some off.
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I pretty much use pencil lead for whatever type of fishing i am doing.. I noticed BigSteel likes to use 3oz betties for his salmon fishing..they worked well for him on sunday ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
And 12' leaders ? ;D
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im kinda in the 50-50 zone, pencil lead for faster water, and split shots for slower deeper pools, But i also use pencil lead for slower and deeper pools!
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I pretty much use pencil lead for whatever type of fishing i am doing.. I noticed BigSteel likes to use 3oz betties for his salmon fishing..they worked well for him on sunday ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
And 12' leaders ? ;D
actually he told me that 6-7 feet of leader seems to floss them better
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ive found the split shot tends to tangle up more when i cast
so i stick to pecil lead and rubber tubing
i carry various sizes so its easy to change
maybe just maybe lol i do something wrong when i cast with split shot ???
cnm
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I think pencil lead works better with a baitcaster, and split shot is ideal for a centrepin. Because of the casting styles.
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I use split shots 90% of the time too. I like the way you can modify your drift by just adding, substracting or even moving the split shots on your line.
I found that, even with a baitcaster, you can avoid to tangle up, by just moving them a bit.
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Any love for slinkys?..
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split shots work great crimped directly to a 4/0 treble. Get hook ups all the time ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Do any of you use some thing to stop the slide of the pencil lead ? or do you just let it slide up and down ?
I see some that make the pencil lead "fixed position" on the main line , is this better ?
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There are numerous ways of rigging a pencil lead. Surgical tubing, snap swivels, sliding, etc. Personal preference.
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I make my own slinkies out of parachute cord and shot. I push the snap part of a snap swivel through one end of the slinkie. run your mainline through the end that you usually tie onto so the slinkie can slide up and down your main line between your leader and float. cushion your knots with a bead and you're good to go.
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I use spilt shots, cause they are easy to use, and dont waste alot of time, if you want to put more weight on:)
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I make my own slinkies out of parachute cord and shot.
There's no parachute store at my local mall.
Where do I buy a parachute?
(http://www.air-pol.com.pl/spadochrony/grafika/dedal-1a.jpg)
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Ebay ;D
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split shots work great crimped directly to a 4/0 treble. Get hook ups all the time ;D ;D ;D ;D
You must fish with BigSteel then ;D ;D ;D
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Do any of you use some thing to stop the slide of the pencil lead ? or do you just let it slide up and down ?
I see some that make the pencil lead "fixed position" on the main line , is this better ?
rubber tubing at the end of the main line at the swivel is enough keep your weight from sliding.
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split shots work great crimped directly to a 4/0 treble. Get hook ups all the time ;D ;D ;D ;D
You must fish with BigSteel then ;D ;D ;D
Skinny Ricky, you are such a...... I am never showing you another run again!!! :'( :'(
;D