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After reading the article about wire leaders and bubble rigs, it got me to thinking. whats the longest straw piece any of you have used before it becomes ineffective. I was looking at the option of using mono followed by steel leader material for last part of the rig, but make tube just a little longer with steel leader that would hidden inside as well as swivel hidden.
Thoughts and ideas from you seasoned veterans is always welcome.
Thanks
Phil
I've never put much thought into it.
All I can say is mine are just long enough to cover the hook and the cross-lock barrel swivel I use on the end to make changing straws easier.
Around 2"??
That may be part of my problem, I think to much. I mean its just fishing, right.
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Originally Posted by CarlF
Seems to me that once I got over 2 inches I did get as many bitesQuote:
Originally Posted by firewhatfire
I use the rubber sunglasses holders for my straws, i make them 3-4" i still get bit plenty on them and that lil bit of extra length tends to save my mono leader from getting too tore up by the bigger spanish
I like those too, I still have some left over from my last fishing trip (2 years ago). What colors seem to work best there? I used to be able to buy those at Walmart in Navarre, whenever I went fishing there. I wonder if the Walmart in Gulf Shores has them.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishingjunkie84
Green has been a productive color this Summer. Walmart GS has plenty of all colors.
Get a few grey ones worked real good for me this year when water was real clear. Looks more like a glass minnow than all the rest.
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Originally Posted by Robert(Tato)Piteo
Guess I need to add this with my others
J&M had the most colors I had seen in the spring.....still wish they made white,
but the gray might work well with a white head jig
Can you buy them individually or do you have to by a whole pack with different colorsQuote:
Originally Posted by tigershark
Individually, Can't remember the price, but its not much.
Seperate ......1.99 a piece.....I believe
Yes You can get them Individually just about any where. Best price is probably at Wally World.
maybe find a way to turn it inside out to get white?
Ironman - they have white available from several vendors on the big web store
Some reason I can't post a link or a picture tonight - just search for colored rubber tubing.
Thanks, I kinda have given up on the white...I have clear, plus will add to the collection what might be working
Bill I just found a roll of oil sample tubing in the basement it's not exactly white maybe called a pearl white. From Cat Dealer used to pull samples from Dipstick tube.
I could add some jig heads to it depending on ID
Bill, check this out too... they have it as small as 1/4” i.d.
https://www.exmed.net/p-2291-urocare...cabegizpvd_bwe
1/4 is too big....thinking it's about an 1/8 IDQuote:
Originally Posted by Simpleman
Tubing colors also available in a bow shop for peep site construction. Not my thing, but small diameters.
Check out Lou's
Seems indestructible.
When they are biting good it doesn't matter what is tied to the leader. I saw a guy with a bass worm hook and a 6 inch green plastic worm tied to the end and he was catching Spanish. You can throw out a bubble rig and just tie on a silver hook and they will hit the hook. Get on the pier and keep your eyes open. Somewhere on the pier the spanish will start biting. It won't be long and everyone will be fishing in that area. You can throw a lot of bubble rigs in one area because they come in on top.
On some of the Myrtle Beach piers they use gold hook rigs (looks like an over-sized Sabiki) a lot for Spanish and jig them up and down along the side of the pier.Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Boy