JEB
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standard or weighted floats ?
Which do you guys prefer when pinning ? I like the weighted ones, and even make my own out of standard slip floats. I just wrap some lead wire around the bottom of the tube and cover it with superglue.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/20 11:38:12
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i fish both depends on the situation
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/20 11:53:11
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Mine are not really weighted but I use the ones modified with a steel extension on the stem like they show at quest.com on how to modify a drennan float. Not sure if it helps or not but it seems to work for me. It does add a little bit of weight so it sits up easier with less weight down at the fly/bait
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/20 18:32:48
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instead of superglue,try electrical heat shrink tubing around the wrapped wire
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/20 21:52:52
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I've never glued mine together. I just used a 1/32 inch drill bit and turned it by hand till i was in far enough. then just shoved the wire up in.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/21 17:23:53
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/21 19:05:29
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That does make a nice smooth connection. The next couple i modify i'll try it. Thanks for the idea.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/26 14:32:18
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geez...all this fancy float rigging. i use standard blackbird floats mostly, if i need some extra weight to stand it up, i put some shot at the base of it
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/26 15:17:52
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So when the wire is in there, how do you attach it to the line that you are putting the float on? Just curious
Also, you might want to think about making a prototype and calling a manufacturer if nobody else does this, seems like a good idea.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/26 16:23:22
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im a fan of the, put 10 split shots below a float and let her go...im gonna try the weighted floats out tho
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/26 22:14:09
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geez...all this fancy float rigging. i use standard blackbird floats mostly, if i need some extra weight to stand it up, i put some shot at the base of it I use the smallest silicon gas line tubing you can find on the wire. The drennan assorted float cap package also has one color small enough to work but it slips more.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/27 19:57:52
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Ravens in various sizes are my favorite. 
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/27 20:57:31
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gotta love those ravens they seem to hold up a lot better then the clear plastic ones although I still like the drennan loafers. Theres a time and place for all of them.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/28 02:34:41
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never really used/was a fan of the raven floats although i'm not against using them. just got started using the blackbird floats and never went away from them
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/08/28 11:07:50
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I LOVE the Raven Floats personally
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/02 06:52:27
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ORIGINAL: mxdad66
instead of superglue,try electrical heat shrink tubing around the wrapped wire
Awesome idea, never thought of that, I work at an electrical breaker assy plant, I got tons of them. Gonna modify all of mine soon. THANKS MX !
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JEB
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/02 06:53:40
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ORIGINAL: davef
I've never glued mine together. I just used a 1/32 inch drill bit and turned it by hand till i was in far enough. then just shoved the wire up in.
Thats what I did, poke a small hole in the float, insert wire and wrap. I just added the glue so it wouldn't slide on the tube, plus it seals the hole in the float as well.
post edited by JEB - 2009/09/02 06:56:12
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JEB
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/02 06:55:05
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ORIGINAL: Loomis
So when the wire is in there, how do you attach it to the line that you are putting the float on? Just curious
Also, you might want to think about making a prototype and calling a manufacturer if nobody else does this, seems like a good idea.
I use standard slip floats that the line goes all the way thru the float and a string bobber stop.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/04 14:54:06
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I tried the shrink tubing, it works great. But I found out this out the hard way, check the buoyancy of the float before you add the shrink tubing. I sealed some up and found out I had too much weight on them. The stuff is a pain to get off once it is heated and shrunk. But they look good and should work well.
Thanks for the tip.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/05 05:10:52
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To much weight from using the wire in the bottom? I normally use the 2g float with about 4 1/2 inches of wire and each were ok.
I did have one time leak water thru the bottom and man did it cast well till it got to full of water to be effective. Took forever to shake the water out the small hole. I ended up having to set it on the window seal on the sunny side of the house till it completely dried inside so i could reseal it.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/07 18:40:53
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ORIGINAL: JEB
ORIGINAL: mxdad66
instead of superglue,try electrical heat shrink tubing around the wrapped wire
Awesome idea, never thought of that, I work at an electrical breaker assy plant, I got tons of them. Gonna modify all of mine soon.
THANKS MX !
Weighting the float, IMO, defeats the whole purpose and limits the way you rig your entire presentation. Thats why they use various gram floats which tip up vertically with less or more weight typically indicated by the "4.0 gram" or "5.2 gram" etc. this gram is often misunderstood and thought to be the actual weight of the float. In fact, its the weight neede to stand the float upright and usually float it to the bottom line of paint on the top of your float. IMO if you're trying to add weight to the float to add less weight to the rig, you're probably fishing in slower water and really all you need is a smaller float which will allow for less weight. Or are you trying to get further casts?
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/08 09:24:45
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ORIGINAL: ShutUpNFish
ORIGINAL: JEB
ORIGINAL: mxdad66
instead of superglue,try electrical heat shrink tubing around the wrapped wire
Awesome idea, never thought of that, I work at an electrical breaker assy plant, I got tons of them. Gonna modify all of mine soon.
THANKS MX !
Weighting the float, IMO, defeats the whole purpose and limits the way you rig your entire presentation. Thats why they use various gram floats which tip up vertically with less or more weight typically indicated by the "4.0 gram" or "5.2 gram" etc. this gram is often misunderstood and thought to be the actual weight of the float. In fact, its the weight neede to stand the float upright and usually float it to the bottom line of paint on the top of your float. IMO if you're trying to add weight to the float to add less weight to the rig, you're probably fishing in slower water and really all you need is a smaller float which will allow for less weight. Or are you trying to get further casts?
Bingo...would never need to use a "modified drennan" if correctly shotting the line.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/08 13:43:09
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I'm new to pinning and this seems to work for me.
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RE: standard or weighted floats ?
2009/09/13 20:38:47
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and I like the weighted ones for super shallow drifts or for twitching for stripers ORIGINAL: davef
I've never glued mine together. I just used a 1/32 inch drill bit and turned it by hand till i was in far enough. then just shoved the wire up in.
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