float fishing anyone got any advice ?

[kela66]

after reading about sea float fishing i thought i would have a pop at it , so bought a little kit with float weight hook etc an set of to st marys island ( in my head i pictured big colourfull wrass 1st cast ) but when i set up and casted out the float just sank straight down under the water so i reeled in cast out again same thing again after speaking a little bit of french i gave up and took the float off and had a go at what im sure was called a running leger in coarse fishing ,caught nothing but weedfish , can anyone offer any advice on how to set up a float rig , do you plumb the depth ? what are the best marks to have a go ? what baits could work best ? , what species are best to target ? many thanks davey

 

[tonynufc]

if the float just went under i'd say there was too much weight below it

 

[kela66]

yea sussed that tony , or mabee the rag was on steroids , why did they sell a kit that had a weight that was too heavy in it ? it looked a bit cheap n nasty so i bought some floats on there own that look better quality now and im going to get the weights sorted by experimenting with set up in the bath

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

with regards to "plumbing" the depth it's more to do with figuring out what depth the fish are feeding at...

A sliding stop knot on the mainline will allow you to do this and adjust to suit

Ragworm has always worked for me with Wrasse and St Marys is a good local spot - but you can float fish off any of the piers or rock ledges

 

[kela66]

with regards to "plumbing" the depth it's more to do with figuring out what depth the fish are feeding at...

A sliding stop knot on the mainline will allow you to do this and adjust to suit

Ragworm has always worked for me with Wrasse and St Marys is a good local spot - but you can float fish off any of the piers or rock ledges

that kit had an elastic band to use as a sliding stop knot in is this ok to use ? ( on the subject of stop knots is that your question in this months sea angler ? ie tony from wallsend ?)

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

that kit had an elastic band to use as a sliding stop knot in is this ok to use ? ( on the subject of stop knots is that your question in this months sea angler ? ie tony from wallsend ?)

LOL...no mate - although you just had me scanning last months Dangler to see

Laccy band can be used although I find they're quite cumbersome and can get trapped in the rod rings...try here for a stop knot...

Stop Knot

 

[kela66]

LOL...no mate - although you just had me scanning last months Dangler to see

Laccy band can be used although I find they're quite cumbersome and can get trapped in the rod rings...try here for a stop knot...

Stop Knot

cheers for the link