Shotting up flat floats

[TF_fishphone]

After some advice on shotting up flat floats for nailing it in flowing water. Have got the bulk (over)shotting bit sorted by experimenting, but just wondered what the consensus is when it comes to droppers below the olivette, and also distances between olivette, shot and hook etc?

[TF_baitchefParticipant]

Have a look on the video section of Keefy’s tight lines. There is a video there of Keefy and Martin bowler fishing the Cralusso flat float on a swolen Bristol Avon.

[TF_mickyd]

This is the way that i do it, plumb up so the bulk is just off bottom. Then i usually have about 18ins-24ins to the hook, dropper wise it all depends on the flow the stronger the flow the bigger the droppers from 2no4s upto 2AAA either spread apart or bulked together

[TF_waveydavey21]

http://www.matchangler.com/Pages/DeclicFolder/Diegoslollipops/askdiego.html

[TF_fishphone]

Thanks for all of your replies, the links are most helpful.

Cheers
Steve

[TF_dunno]

@waveydavey21 wrote:

http://www.matchangler.com/Pages/DeclicFolder/Diegoslollipops/askdiego.html

DG….it obviously goes in one ear and out the other with you!!!!!
~clap

What about a rematch over the next few weeks??? depending on your domestic circumstances.

[TF_waveydavey21]

Dunno,

Indeed just trying to copy your blank on the Bann in the last match.

I defo think you guys are running scared. We haven’t from Dick, you can’t hide behind the fact that you have had your wages cut for ever.

Hopefully we can get something sorted. We are willing.

DG

[TF_dave brittain]

It depends on the depth and flow in addition to what you want to do with the float.

If you want to inch it through and use a float such as the cralusso bubble, assuuming I’m using a 6-8g floats in 8-12ft of water with a strong flow, (just to fast for the stick), I’ll have the ollivette 6-12ins off the deck with approx 2.5ft of line to the hook.

Shotting will be a string of doubled up No 8’s between 3 and 6 ins apart, (flow will dictate how close the shot are and also how close I have the ollivette to the bottom.

My hook length will be 8-10ins without any shot on.

With a proper flat float such as the cralusso Torpedo or the Sensas Flat floats where I want the bait nailed to the deck , the ollivette will be 4-6ins off the deck with 2-2.5 ft of line below. The shot will be doubled up as above but will be between 2-4 ins apart and can range from 8’s to no 4’s depending on flow.

It is to a certain extent trial and error and if you’re fishing tight to the float with it nailed you can miss a lot of bites if your shotting is incorrect. You can also get frustrated especially if they rattle the elastic/pole tip and you can’t sort it out.

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