john roberts feeder booms

jcs · Aug 24, 2009

Hi all
Was thinking about getting some john roberts feeder booms, when using the feeder for my Barbel Fishing.
What do you all think of them and do they stop the tangle's when casting to the far bank's on the bigger river's.
Would love to hear your feedback on this Item.

klik2change · Aug 24, 2009

It certainly does work - or nearly all the time. It may be that the few tangles i've seen have formed themselves on the retrieve, though I cant see how. I found booms to be ok with longer hooklengths too.

Matthew White · Aug 25, 2009

I find a couple of rubber beads between the lead and the hooklength swivel stop most tangles.
I sometomes use the new Korum tapered rig sleeves over the hooklength knot and swivel, these help to kick the hooklength away from the lead or feeder.

Paul H · Aug 25, 2009

I use them with longer hooklengths on rivers with a heavy flow and they do reduce tangles a lot.

peter crabtree · Aug 25, 2009

you can always use in-line or method feeders to prevent tangles.

Jeff Woodhouse · Aug 25, 2009

I made some up once from JR long tubes, about 8 or 9 inches, but they still didn't cut out tangles completely. I tend to use bolt rig safety clips and some tubing these days, but even that isn't guaranteed.

I reckon the fish do it on purpose.

Peter Jacobs · Aug 25, 2009

I used the JR Feeder Booms for years but replaced them with rubber buffer beads a long time ago.

jcs · Aug 25, 2009

Thank's for all your replie's and tip's and tight line's to you all.
Nigel (manu31999)

Sean Meeghan · Aug 26, 2009

I used to make my own from a John Roberts large bore ledger beads and some of his stiff rig tube (which is how he makes his). I can't seem to buy the large bore ones locally any more, but using normal ledger beads and a tail rubber seems to work just as well.

klik2change · Aug 26, 2009

I make mine from cotton bud tubes.

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