Trying to find teardrop shaped 5/8 strike indicators by bulk (100 pack) without the toothpick pegs any contact information would be appreciated
I've searched online and can only find them in 4 packs
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Trying to find teardrop shaped 5/8 strike indicators by bulk (100 pack) without the toothpick pegs any contact information would be appreciated
I've searched online and can only find them in 4 packs
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Patients buddy patients I will find us some lol
Never even seen any like this before. No wonder I can't catch sacs under a float. I've been using the wrong ones
Might give Grizzly Jig a call. They may get them for you even if they don't list them in their catalog, and at a good price too. They are very reasonable.
Patients??? Are you a Doctor??:Rofl
Just doing some extra researchQuote:
Originally Posted by belizaire
found a place that has them in bulk hundred pack, but they only sell to resellers not to the general public, a place called anglers accessories
The 5/8 indicator works very well with 1/32 jigs, it floats semi-submerged about 3/4 of body of the indicator.Quote:
Originally Posted by 20watt
If a fish looks at wrong you can tell LOL!
And if it lays flat! Oh My Goodness!
[Q UOTE=PatB;2734761]The 5/8 indicator works very well with 1/32 jigs, it floats semi-submerged about 3/4 of body of the indicator.
If a fish looks at wrong you can tell LOL!
And if it lays flat! Oh My Goodness![/QUOTE]
Where did you get these at??
I just cut torpedo tube corks in half. I end up with corks that displace the water at the surface. The fish cannot feel any resistance.
Might just have to try one pat!!!
Pat let me know the price and we can compare
How long does a 100 last ya?:dono
Where did you get these at??[/QUOTE]
20watt, used to get them at M and M Fishing Center in Henderson when they were open for about 2 bits a piece.
Got the last ones from Bass Pro, but a pack of 4 is $5 plus shipping
I've done this as well, they work OK, but the square cut causes some drag and affects the jig action differently than the tear shapeQuote:
Originally Posted by saute86
I've sanded the edges to smoothen it out. Again it works OK, but I'm used those tear shaped
Never bought them by 100, but I'd say 100 would last the wife and I probably 8 to 10 years or longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
They last a while, the only thing that wears out is the line cutting the hole to the point that a tooth pick won't hold the line tight anymore, but it takes a while.
Recently with not being able to get the color tube jigs I like to use, for the last 4 years I bulk order them from Midsouth Tackle
I can get 100 tubes for twice the price that you pay for a 20 pack at the stores, so that's 60 free tubes for the price.
Same thing with the jig hooks, I get 50 hooks for the price of 30
Did you check the bait shop in Brousard Pat??
I've been there in the past but wasn't looking for indicators when I went.Quote:
Originally Posted by swampman
Been a couple years since I've been there.
But I know I should be able to get bulk cheaper
You right about that!!Quote:
Originally Posted by PatB
Ok,So it's not a slip cork. I use to buy tubes in bulk, but they would fade over time, and I like to support the local bait shops.Quote:
Originally Posted by PatB
I like to support them as well, when they stock the product I use. Those bait shops that were not 20 miles out of the way for me didn't keep a good stock and I found myself going weeks without if I wasn't able to be there the day they got their stock in. Many times there were sold out by end of day or the next day while I'm at work.Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
Got tired of it and started ordering direct. Ain't nothing more aggravating like not having the color they are biting on!
They don't fade for me if I keep the bulk in the house and stock my tackle box as I need. If I put them in the tackle box in the boat they will fade during the off season.
You can use them as a slip cork with the bead
I like the flat top. I works like a popper. When I want less drag I lift the cork when I pull. I bought some white corks like those at academy.Quote:
Originally Posted by PatB
Sorry. Gotta call BS on this one. Boy, you could catch a few fish in a swimming pool. Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by 20watt
For anyone wanting to get these type of indicators
intheriffle.com has them in a 3 count pack for $2.24 or 100 count bulk pack for $58
Free shipping on orders over $25
Thanks for all the input
AE Teardrop Floats 5/8 Fluorescent Yellow 50ct
50 count $17.99 What size for 1/16 ounce jig? I found some that were 5/8 and 3/4 ". 50 count $17.99
My experience has beenQuote:
Originally Posted by ledouxmike
3/4 for 1/16 jig
5/8 for 1/32 jig
That is a super great deal, that is $12 cheaper per hundred than those I just ordered
Although $58 is a good deal considering what I've been paying.
Oh well, live and learn, if ever I need more I will get them there.
I may be a little slow, but what exactly do and how do you use them.
If I understand your question correctly and by all means I do not intend to be too elementary or insult anyone's method or experience with the following explanations.Quote:
Originally Posted by treboryerf
I use them as you would use a cork or float for suspending a hook at a particular depth and also as a strike indicator.
The size ratio of the strike indicator in relation to the weighted jig head causes the displacement of the indicator with the weighted jig head to be submerged about 3/4 of the indicator body down below the surface of the water (only a portion, 1/4 of the body of the indicator above the surface of the water).
larger sac-a-lait (crappie) many times will not take the jig and run (pulling the indicator completely under the water out of sight as say a bream would) they will grab it and hold in their mouth which takes the weight off of the indicator, because of its shape, the reduced weight causes the indicator to lay flat and still on top of the water surface indicating a strike and that it is time to set the hook.
One action I might use as an example is that once you're able to determine the depth that the fish are holding, which their eyes generally are looking upward, it keeps the jig in the fishes view. Popping the jig, giving gentle tugs on the rod 3 or 4 times causing the jig to move towards you and allowing it to set still for a few seconds between pops.
This somewhat causes the jig to imitate the actions of a wounded bait fish trying to get away and most times the sac-a-lait will grab the jig on the fall of the popping and just hold it, the indicator does not sink back down to it's 3/4 submerged position.
Other times they may pull it under the surface of the water 4 to 8 inches feeling for resistance, if they feel too much resistance, they will spit it out before you can set the hook.
Just ordered 25 3/4 inch for under $10 with shipping. Didn't have the orange, so I just got the red. I wanna try these little suckers out.
FLOATS
This is a crude sketch of the explanationQuote:
Originally Posted by treboryerf
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I also like the long balsa wood floats for that indication for fishing with shiners. Here is a picture of one and a picture of a cut down tube for jigs.Attachment 167706Attachment 167707
Yea. I know all about how it will lay on its side when picked up by a fish. Y'all were calling them a strike indicator and just thought it was something special for that purpose. We just always called them a cork or float. I hardly ever use them when jig fishing usually just tight line, then I'm the strike indicator. Lol
When I do use them with a jig I use a slip cork.
Reason they call them strike indicators is what they are called when searching for them on the web they are mostly found on fly fishing sightsQuote:
Originally Posted by treboryerf
Floats unlimited and Crappie Magnet/Trout Magnet!!!
They are a Wapsi product and trying to buy bulk from them is a tedious project at best. I did a little searching and found some shapes that with a little knife slice may work very well. just some trial and error to get them to work.
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Good luck but you are probaly best off buying a dozen or so packs of the product you like.
Just an FYI, but Crazy Angler buys from WAPSI so maybe call him to see if he will get you some on his next order? I have done that many times with Robert. WAPSI will not even sell to tiers like most every other materials supplier does. I try not to like anything enough to buy from them when possible though!Quote:
Originally Posted by BuckeyeKdog