Float Stops

Matthew White · May 25, 2010

Hi All

Can anyone reccomend some rubber float stops suitable for using on 10lb mono line?

Not long now 'til the season starts!!!!

Matt

Andrew Macfarlane · May 25, 2010

The Drennan ones do me fine. Small, medium and large. You could probably get away with the medium ones. I use them for fishing pellet wagglers on 6-8lb line but after a fish or 3 they slip a little so probably ideal for 10lb mono.

Sean Meeghan · May 25, 2010

Hi Matt. I don't bother with float stops and just tie a 'sliding float knot' on the line with 10lb power gum. This works well for a back stop and with beads for helicopter rigs and with a bit of practice you can vary the tension to allow it to slip easily or give more resistance.

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I'll show you at Wetherby next week as I'll have a couple of rods with me.

Matthew White · May 26, 2010

OK Sean. Cheers mate.

Looking forward to next week.

Matt

noknot · May 26, 2010

Float stops all the way for me, so neat and tidy and you can set up various hooking rigs with them, safe too, I love em!

Keith M · May 26, 2010

On the smaller rivers and streams that I usually fish; I use small leger weights ie. from a string of 5xSSG’s up to ½oz and I don't have any problems with leads sliding down to the hook when I am using rubber stops.

I tend to use the Drennan Grippa stops (see pic below) which are quite a firm fit even on 6lb to 8lb line, and if I need to cast 10mtrs then I will sometimes use two rubber stops just to make extra sure that the weights didn't slip. For larger weights of 3/4oz or more in flood water then I change to rubber leger stops.

I find the rubber Grippa stops are far easier to use than fiddly stop knots, especially with my stubby fingers.

Andrew Macfarlane · May 26, 2010

Yup, I use the same ones for feeder fishing as well for fixed and semi-fixed rigs. Safe too. Any fish that had the misfortune to end up attached to a feeder would lose it fairly quickly.

Also good for lasso rigs for pellet fishing, stop knots for pike fishing (fire through the rings no bother), buffering knots and probably a mutitude of other uses.

Great wee things.

quickcedo · May 27, 2010

Yep Grippa stops for me too. love em

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