Thread: Owner floats.

Thanks for pointing these out. I always like a new float. Ordered a couple 70mm and 100mm.

How did these floats stack up against the Thill floats? I like quality tackle but have lost loads of floats over the years.

When you mentioned that the floats are sensitive, do you mean that you can still feel the bite with the float or detect a bite by site or both? Thanks.


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Originally Posted by D10

How did these floats stack up against the Thill floats?

First, there are two kinds of Thill floats: the TG floats (good) and all the others (crap.)

Float sensitivity has much to do with how you shot the float. The Thill TG floats can be made more sensitive with correct shotting. The Thill shy bites and mini shy bites are exceptionally sensitive.

That said, fine Euro pole floats are the most sensitive I've found. See here for pics of mine.

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/panf...r-gills-6.html

Originally Posted by D10

When you mentioned that the floats are sensitive, do you mean that you can still feel the bite with the float or detect a bite by site or both?

With a good float, you will see the bite long before you feel it. The one exception I've found is when carp fishing. Carp bites can be so sudden and strong, you will feel the bite almost simultaneously with the float going under.

What Disco said. This will be my first go at waggler type floats. I am hoping the float being neutral, and gives you a visual indication if a fish even nudges it.....will help an aging man with some advance notice of a bite over the standard type floats.

Regards


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Originally Posted by D10

How did these floats stack up against the Thill floats?

These floats are very light and sensitive.

From Chris' website. (Chris is a member here and a good guy, for anybody who didn't know that.)

Proper shotting of a still water float can be far more complex than I can get into here, but the primary thing to remember is to add enough weight so that only the bristle or even just a portion of the bristle is showing above the surface. With the 70mm Top Floats, three #6 Dinsmore shot may be sufficient, depending on the weight of your hook and bait. You might be able to add one #10 shot to that. Four #6 shot or a single BB shot would be too much. With the 100mm Top Floats, you may need two BB shot, or two BB shot plus one or more smaller shot, depending on the weight of your hook and bait.

https://www.tenkarabum.com/top-floats.html

The shot he's talking about are small, much smaller than most people are used to using. Most fly shops (including Bass Pro and Cabela's) carry the Dinsmore shot.

I just checked my shot. Here are the Dinsmore shot sizes:

AAA = .8g
BB = .4g
1 = .3g
4 = .2g
6 = .1g
8 = .06g

I used to have a bunch of 10's and 12's but, they were so tiny, I never used them. They're called "dust shot" for a reason.

The Dinsmore shot is a soft, English shot (good for thin JDM lines.) Another good option is Super Doux. This is French shot and is carried by many fly shops.

Yet another thing for me to try my hand at.

If you can’t find shot the right size you can make your own from a shotgun shell. Just tapping a knife ona piece of shot gives enough of a groove to work. For small stuff this might help.