Floater Rig
Submitted by Fishn n Ridin on Mon, 2017-10-16 09:34
Could I please get some opinions, and maybe criticism, on the rig I use with a float?
That is just a normal line (not a leader) running down from the float, connected to the two trace leaders, one halfway down and one at the bottom and the smallest sinker possible to keep it down
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clayd
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What are you trying to
What are you trying to catch?
Fishn n Ridin
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I use that rig to essentially
I use that rig to essentially just throw off coogee jetty and see what happens. I just fish and see what I catch. Mostly its herring and silver bream, but last night I caught silver snapper, butterfish and a 30ishcm trumpeter at the same place (not using that rig though)
clayd
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I'd ditch the wire. If just
I'd ditch the wire. If just general surface fishing and you want to have something floating out there in a similar configuration, i'd be more inclined to have a float on main line, to a 3-way swivel, and then 15cm line with hook on side eye of 3-way, and 30-40cm line with hook off the bottom eye of 3-way swivel. Try a split pea sinker if you want to weight the bait down a bit. Mix it up and throw small gang hooks on the longer line for a chance at some tailor during summer. Uni knot is all you need to know.
We all learn by giving things a go an experimenting. There's not right or wrong. Have a look and see what others are doing and learn from those who are catching. Keep things as simple as possible, that way there's less to go wrong.
davmor
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Whats a silver snapper or do
Whats a silver snapper or do you mean juvenile snapper
Fishn n Ridin
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The little silver ones that
The little silver ones that look a bit like silver bream and are a similar size (but not silver bream). Could be juvenile, I don't know.
sunshine
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Tarwine
Look like round nosed bream
Fishn n Ridin
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Could well be, I'm the first
Could well be, I'm the first to admit I'm new to fishing. I only thought they were snapper because the fisherman I was with when I first caught one said they were small snapper.
sunshine
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? Using wire ....for what
using swivels to attach hooks isn't the best, learn to snood them and avoid the wire unless chasing spaniards or. Sharks
Fishn n Ridin
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Ah ok thanks sunshine. I
Ah ok thanks sunshine. I thought those trace leaders were too good to be true since they were so easy. I can snood hooks anyway so I'll attach them like that instead. So just tie on a normal leader line at the same points the traces are at?
Edit: Is snood better than a uni knot for attaching hooks? I only snood when I'm attaching a couple of hooks on the same line and uni knot if I'm just tying on a hook normally. If snooding is better though I'll just use that from now on.
Travis p
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if fishing at night
i would get a float put a chem light (glow stick about 4cm long ) and then about 30cm of 40lb fluro carbon leader to a set of 3 gang hooks with a whole pilchard/mullie to the gang hooks throw it out and watch the glow stick hopefully you will see the float and glowstick go zipping through the water with a good tailor on the end of it . goodluck mate pm me if you need any more help with rigs etc
wont catch em sitting at home!
Fishn n Ridin
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That sounds very hopeful from
That sounds very hopeful from what I've seen at Coogee haha, but I may as well rig that up on my surf rod next time I go there.
sunshine
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Tie the hooks as per your preferred method
Just avoid the wire and use mono or fluorocarbon and where you are fishing size 4 or 2 hooks .......would even consider a cigar style float which is more streamlined and needs less weight.
sunshine
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Tie the hooks as per your preferred method
Just avoid the wire and use mono or fluorocarbon and where you are fishing size 4 or 2 hooks .......would even consider a cigar style float which is more streamlined and needs less weight.
Fishn n Ridin
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Thanks. Re-tied at the same
Thanks. Re-tied at the same overall length, still with running float, and now running sinker and just one hook attached to a leader line.