Thread: trying it again

Originally Posted by vbottom

Nice box of fish. So do you run different size rods to get your spread or just stagger the floats back? Also, what do the quick release floats look like. I assume the floats help control depth your jig runs?

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I run 6 ft, 9 ft and 12 ft rods off each side. the rod holders are set at different heights . the shortest rods are closest to the back of the boat, I stagger the floats , shortest rod closest to the boat. that way when a rod goes off it swings past the others and I can bring it in behind the motor.


this is the floats that I am using now



I think that they are made for heavier line than the 6# test line that I am using. I am having some problems with the light line twisting around the release stops. I'm still working on that issue.

I run 1/16 oz jigs, about a 3 ft leader to a swivel then the main rod line with a bead stop. When the main line "pops" out of the black rubber holder, the float slides down to the bead stop and swivel, making it easy to net the fish. I can let out different lengths of line to get my depth control. the more line behind the float, the further apart the floats need to be to keep from crossing each other when reeling in a line.