Floater line

[carpking4]

Not a rig as such but what main line do you use for your floater fishing? And what hooklink? I normally use double strength for hooklink but will be interested to hear peoples ideas on mainline

[cobleyn]

Braid where its allowed.

 

A splat of vaseline on mono works well

[carpking4]

Sorry forgot to say that braid is band

[salokcinnodrog]

Not a rig as such but what main line do you use for your floater fishing? And what hooklink? I normally use double strength for hooklink but will be interested to hear peoples ideas on mainline

 

For hooklinks I use Drennan Sub Surface Fly Leader, not the most fashionable, but it works

 

Mainline I still haven't got past Daiwa Sensor, and yes, I do make sure that that bit floats

[andy52]

if you want a line that floats try adreina line

[carpking4]

if you want a line that floats try adreina line

 

True

[bobstains]

I just use what I have on my reel, 10lb Krystonite. I would recommend Maxima Chameleon whilst not a floating line (you can get it to float) it did the job for me for years, I do keep toying with the idea of spooling back up with it.

 

There was a thread I posted in some time ago, whilst I was still using it, rating it as floater line, Frank backed me up with some test results from various lines stating Chameleon was one of the most invisible. I can't for the life of me find the thread though.

 

I do have some floating fly line that I have made a rig with in the past, it worked great but I only had it in 5lb so couldn't take it to many places.

[beanz]

vaseline works,but if your too embarrassed to buy it then the body produces it own grease....behind the ear is an easy way to grease a hook length,just run it along the crease between head and ear

[gnorty]

vaseline works,but if your too embarrassed to buy it then the body produces it own grease....behind the ear is an easy way to grease a hook length,just run it along the crease between head and ear

 

lol - why be embarassed to buy vaseline?? I doubt there are many people using it for "that" use these days when there are proper lubricants etc all over the supermarket!

[beanz]

i grew up in a small place called east london,wearing pink owning vaseline and dancing only meant one thing

[coops_northants]

i grew up in a small place called east london,wearing pink owning vaseline and dancing only meant one thing

 

Good job you suppressed the urges then Beanz...

 

 

 

Berkley vanish transitions on my floater rod at the minute. try the pole lines for a tippet. ultra fine and usually clear.