Control float setup

[seanyrooroo]

Been meaning to post this for ages, sorry for the lads who asked months ago.

Setup 1

35 or 50g Wychwood control float (not cheap, around 8 quid for 2)


6" Holgraphic sidewinder shimmer eel, 3/0 540 manta tied onto 30lb amnesia around 6 - 8ft. Connected to a standard barrel swivel. This is the actual hook length that is attatched to your main line. Run main line through swivel on the float and through a small bead to protect the knot. Tie knot to other end of barrel swivel. The float runs free and there is no need for a stop knot. On casting the hook length will just hang behind the float, don't worry though this will not tangle when casting (I know this surprised me also) or when retrieving. Slowly reel the float back in and the flaot will creat a bow wave, 6ft behind that the imitation eel will sit just below the surface. This rig is excellent over very shallow rough ground and will take bass and pollock even in the dark. The takes are breathtaking, usually involving the fish taking the eel clean out of the water.

Setup 2 Buldo 35g control float.


Set up is exactly the same as above, as is the actual use of this float. Bubble floats and kids rubber power balls can also be used.

[Topfly]

Good set up Sean, but to save money you can use a golf ball,just screw a small eye (curtain wire) in to it and attach a clip swivel. You can control the depth that you want to fish at. Not hi jacking Sean

[Tiddler]

Nice set up mate. Fluorocarbon might be better though as it isn't as visible as mono in the water mate just a thought as bass can be wary.

[rich666]

Have been using the same set up this year with Bubble floats. Got my sand eels from Yorkshire Trading at Cramlington - £3.99 for ten and apart from one being stripped off the hook in the rocks at Seaton sluice they are still going strong. Mate reckons you can rig jelly worms the same way for pollock and coalies.

[chipper2]

whats an average depth to set the stop knot,as i fancy doing this from my yak,ive just bought some nice sandeels and blueys and am hopeing to get out fri,cheers Dave

[ANDY.WILKY]

Good set up Sean, but to save money you can use a golf ball,just screw a small eye (curtain wire) in to it and attach a clip swivel. You can control the depth that you want to fish at. Not hi jacking Sean

I think a golf ball would be better suited to been a sinker apposed to a float

[seanyrooroo]

whats an average depth to set the stop knot,as i fancy doing this from my yak,ive just bought some nice sandeels and blueys and am hopeing to get out fri,cheers Dave

The float rests against the bead and swivel so you dont need a stop knot. This method is used to keep the eel in the very upper layers of the water.