Post by tompo on Jun 27, 2010 5:34:25 GMT -5
I fish a few venues where wind can be a real problem.
I used to fish the Huntspill a lot and often used a big back shot - often as big as one or two SSG's.
Only problem with big back shot is that they can cause tangles and can damage your pole if the shot hits it.
The Voorne canal is one venue that can get badly affected by the wind and presentation suffers as a result.
Before going to Holland this year I thought about an alternative to backshotting and made up a few short (12") lengths of lead core.
All I did was splice a loop in one end to lasso over my Dacron connector and tied a knot on the other end to keep to keep the line on.
To be honest I never used them in Holland and even forgot they were in my box.
Last Sunday i fished the canal and the stretch I fished can get badly affected by the wind.
I fished for a few hours but was not catching as much as I hoped. There was hardly any tow but the wind was pushing the float all over the place.
I remembered the lead core and attached a piece to my Dacron connector and attached my rig to the leadcore.
I always fish a reasonable length of line between float and pole. and with an extra 12" the rig didn't really look right. However, in practice it worked a treat.
I was able to hold my float tight over the feed and work it exactly how I wanted it.
Result was catch rate went up and I finished with 39ls of skimmers.
At one point I did reduce the length of line between float and lead core but although I could hold float steady, it was not sitting right.
I don't think I could have achieved the presentation that I got with a back shot and the lead core is kinder to your pole if you happen to pull out of a fish.
I used to fish the Huntspill a lot and often used a big back shot - often as big as one or two SSG's.
Only problem with big back shot is that they can cause tangles and can damage your pole if the shot hits it.
The Voorne canal is one venue that can get badly affected by the wind and presentation suffers as a result.
Before going to Holland this year I thought about an alternative to backshotting and made up a few short (12") lengths of lead core.
All I did was splice a loop in one end to lasso over my Dacron connector and tied a knot on the other end to keep to keep the line on.
To be honest I never used them in Holland and even forgot they were in my box.
Last Sunday i fished the canal and the stretch I fished can get badly affected by the wind.
I fished for a few hours but was not catching as much as I hoped. There was hardly any tow but the wind was pushing the float all over the place.
I remembered the lead core and attached a piece to my Dacron connector and attached my rig to the leadcore.
I always fish a reasonable length of line between float and pole. and with an extra 12" the rig didn't really look right. However, in practice it worked a treat.
I was able to hold my float tight over the feed and work it exactly how I wanted it.
Result was catch rate went up and I finished with 39ls of skimmers.
At one point I did reduce the length of line between float and lead core but although I could hold float steady, it was not sitting right.
I don't think I could have achieved the presentation that I got with a back shot and the lead core is kinder to your pole if you happen to pull out of a fish.
