Bombardia

[over par]

Just had some of these delivered, as I fancied a go with them. Kinda remind me a little of a carp controller float, only that some sink at varying rates.

Anyone had any experience with them?

[Budgie]

Had them demonstrated at moonfleet the day, look like a quality piece of kit particlularly at slack water or flunder fishin in the river. Different depths by all accounts

[over par]

Never thought about using them in the river, but why not? I was thinking more along the lines of a bubble float, and getting smaller SP's out a bit further from the pier or rocks.

[Bassboyo]

I use them a lot, both bombards and caros. Normally for fishing OTD with small SPs at distance. If you look around you can pick them up in various sink rates. If you can source the anti tangle tubes these are a help in a head wind.

[over par]

I know that at the swivel end, you place a bead to protect the knot, but at the rod end, so to speak, do you place another bead with a stop knot up the line to control depth, or just let the sink rate do it for you?

[Bassboyo]

I know that at the swivel end, you place a bead to protect the knot, but at the rod end, so to speak, do you place another bead with a stop knot up the line to control depth, or just let the sink rate do it for you?

I don't use anything at the rod end , just let them do there stuff either sinking or floating. Another method is to use a floating bombard , 4-6ft leader with a light jig head & lure. The bombard will float but the jig will sink, when twitched the lure will kind of vertical jig up towards the float, very effective.