Slip Floating... Without the Stop Knot... - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T12:08:27Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/slip-floating-without-the-stop-knot?groupUrl=slipfloating&commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A566178&groupId=2036984%3AGroup%3A69837&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI just saw this reading a new…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-20:2036984:Comment:5864982015-02-20T15:42:00.038ZAndy is OptiMystichttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>I just saw this reading a newer post. I do this a lot and have for years. The newer lines are making it harder though. Good old coiling mono works best because it offers some resistance going through the bobber and falls slower. With the newer lines I find I have to go with really light jigs.</p>
<p>I just saw this reading a newer post. I do this a lot and have for years. The newer lines are making it harder though. Good old coiling mono works best because it offers some resistance going through the bobber and falls slower. With the newer lines I find I have to go with really light jigs.</p> This sounds good for Perch !…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-15:2036984:Comment:5665122014-11-15T20:10:48.309ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>This sounds good for Perch !</p>
<p>Is that what you were catching ?</p>
<p>This sounds good for Perch !</p>
<p>Is that what you were catching ?</p> Gonna have to try that ,sound…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-15:2036984:Comment:5663212014-11-15T20:09:39.973ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>Gonna have to try that ,sounds like a great idea! Thanks Tony</p>
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<p>Gonna have to try that ,sounds like a great idea! Thanks Tony</p>
<p></p> You tubed float ledgering (th…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-14:2036984:Comment:5661782014-11-14T21:02:52.468ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>You tubed float ledgering (thanks Johnny) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKyUeCuPDd4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKyUeCuPDd4</a></p>
<p>You tubed float ledgering (thanks Johnny) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKyUeCuPDd4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKyUeCuPDd4</a></p> snow this morning here... my…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-08:2036984:Comment:5639702014-11-08T20:36:31.907ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p>snow this morning here... my open water season is done</p>
<p>snow this morning here... my open water season is done</p> excellent Tony... i really li…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-08:2036984:Comment:5642822014-11-08T20:35:53.659ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p>excellent Tony... i really like that idea..</p>
<p>excellent Tony... i really like that idea..</p> When I was fishing colder wa…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-08:2036984:Comment:5641992014-11-08T20:21:50.537ZJohnny wilkinshttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/chicagofishing
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<dd><div class="description" id="desc_2036984Comment563967"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>When I was fishing colder water and we had to go out deep there was a method where we put two no. 5 shot (.28 gram) on the bottom and then one no. 5 up the line under the float. We also had one no. 5 ABOVE the float to sink the back line. ** <strong>Note I have seen people improperly call a BB shot something the size of a bb pellet-</strong> this is not accurate. So if by BB you mean .4 gram shot - that is .8 gram shot on the bottom. So we are on the same page - a BB shot is really a medium-sized split shot. no. 5 shot are .14 grams or it would take 3 of these smaller shot to ONE BB.</p>
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<p>I should draw this rig up and also get out and practice it - it has been a while. This is a casting rig but not technically a slip-float rig. I get what Tony is saying.</p>
<p>The float had a loop thrown under the eye so it would not slip back. Depth was checked exactly so this was precise. Line was marked with a sharpie marker.</p>
<p>Bluegills would pick the bait up off the bottom (basically- their torsos are resting on bottom for warmth).</p>
<p>This is called a pop-up rig because the float would jump up with the bite ever time.</p>
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</dl> This is excellent stuff, with…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-08:2036984:Comment:5642812014-11-08T20:14:26.751ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
This is excellent stuff, with colder weather coming.
This is excellent stuff, with colder weather coming. My preferred slip floats are…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-08:2036984:Comment:5641502014-11-08T20:11:08.786ZTony Livingstonhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TonyLivingston
<p>My preferred slip floats are through stem designs. When I rig these, I always use two stop knots, one above the float like normal, and one below the float. This way I can slide the lower stop up against the float and 'capture' it, turning it into a fixed float. If I need to slip float, I slide the lower knot down the line out of the way against my weight, and it functions as a slip once again.</p>
<p>My preferred slip floats are through stem designs. When I rig these, I always use two stop knots, one above the float like normal, and one below the float. This way I can slide the lower stop up against the float and 'capture' it, turning it into a fixed float. If I need to slip float, I slide the lower knot down the line out of the way against my weight, and it functions as a slip once again.</p> yes it did - this is an unbal…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-08:2036984:Comment:5640762014-11-08T19:46:51.622ZJohnny wilkinshttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/chicagofishing
<p>yes it did - this is an unbalanced form of float ledgering</p>
<p>yes it did - this is an unbalanced form of float ledgering</p>