When fishing a jig under a cork, what is your preference, pegged or slip cork and why? I have always seemed to have better luck with the cork pegged. Maybe it is the way it swings down when the jig drops vs. falling straight down.
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When fishing a jig under a cork, what is your preference, pegged or slip cork and why? I have always seemed to have better luck with the cork pegged. Maybe it is the way it swings down when the jig drops vs. falling straight down.
I fish a cork a lot and I always use a 7/8” plastic float hooked both top and bottom. A 1/2” float won’t hold up a 1/16th jig right and a 1” is too resistant to being pulled under. Used this set up for years and has proven to be the demise of thousands!
A pegged quill float shows lighter bites than any slip float (IMO). Pegged isn't always convenient. It's hard to cast a pegged float with 6 or more feet of line between it and the hook.
I like to use the ones with springs if I'm fishing a jig shallow less than 6 feet. If fishing with a minnow and deeper than that I use a slip float.
There is another thread down below this one with some good comments and info.
Bob
a single contact point float will out fish a double contact point float almost every day of the week . there are a few hard core bank anglers that use floats and to be sure the best of them use a single contact point float set up .
pegged floats will work ,but near as well as a float where the line only touches the float in one location . crappie are the kings of very subtle takes quite often and more than one contact point will cause many anglers to never see a take .
and once you step into the world of slip floats that number goes up for sure on the never saw the bite .
deep water slip cork fishing is often employed with great results using minnows but it wont work an artificial bait very well .
and KABOOM is the word :highfive
I can't remember the last time I used a slip float, majority of the time I use a 3/4"round weighted float for 1/32 or smaller jigs and a 1.5" weighted pear shaped float with heavier jigs. I think the single contact float set up is more sensitive to bites and less likely to tangle on a cast than the double contact float but I think I can cast farther with the double contact set up, so I use both.
I use a small slip float with minnows and jigs fishing stationary structures and a pegged float with jigs trolling shallow water.
Slip cork is very advantageous around these parts, especially when the fish get deep in the bushes. A slip cork allows u to pull up your line, stick your pole up in the bushes and then drop the bait slowly where you want it. Also helps when pitching to stumps and stuff.Quote:
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Thill Stealth
I really like these. They're all I use anymore.
When set up with the right amount of weight, they'll show any kind of bite.
Best float sold in USA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atimm693
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Originally Posted by deathb4disco
An (unweighted) slip float will show a " up-bite " on the float.
The only thing I don't like about those is, they flop and spin around too much, I find that annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
IMO, small price to pay for:Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno2000
1) Superior bite detection
2) Increased casting distance
3) Ability to rig as fixed or slip
YMMV
Pegged for more natural fall and action.
True, years ago I would use a porcupine quill, and sandwich the medal loop between two spit shots to lock it in place. And only enough shot for just the tip to show...very sensitive.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
But, with a slip float, you cast into nooks and cranny that a pegged float can't. Also if you slowly crank reel handle back to you, it will achieve the same pendulum action as a pegged float .Quote:
Originally Posted by RLS40
Agreed. And sometimes I just do a cast and retrieve and slip bobbers and the one touch ones just don’t do right.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLS40
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Slip float for me. Easy to throw and gives a great action when bumping it back in. plus no depth problem.