serbusfish Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I recently purchased some hooks off ebay, only to find the braid used on them floats a little. I use PVA bags so in theory the hook link should end up buried under all my free bait, but surely after fish have been rummaging through it for a while it will become visible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris71 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Get some tungsten putty...its like plasticine but weighs a lot...you can mold little blobs around your hooklink then it sinks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbusfish Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Get some tungsten putty...its like plasticine but weighs a lot...you can mold little blobs around your hooklink then it sinks!! Nice tip, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Many hooklink materials loop up off the lakebed, from monos, fluoros or braids, I think more often with shorter hooklinks. The loop up occurs between the quick link or swivel and the hook or any counterbalance weight used at the hook end of the hooklink, i.e. pop-up putty or shot/depth charge etc, usually if the knot is tight and held firmly onto the link or swivel. It happens less with loop knots or ring swivels. If you are concerned about it, then you can "mouse dropping" putty along the whole length with braid, or rub it in through the whole length, or even get a Kryston product called Drop Em, and mouse dropping with that on the other hooklink materials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupouluke Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Some braids that I have used have tiny pockets of air in and around them try soaking them for around an hour then squeezing them really tight to release the pockets of air out of them this usually helps them sink. And as said tungsten putty is a big help and another way of using it is to just mold a piece around your hooklink and rub up and down the braid. This put a small amount of weight up and down the line and helps it sink. and if they still float ... Stay away from Ebay haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliff Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 What I usually do is to warm up some tungsten putty them squeeze it onto the braid and rub it up and down a few times, so leaving some putty impregnated into it making it heavier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunkel Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I use a 3/0 split shot. I guess depending on where you live that might illegal, but not where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willi4692 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I can't add anymore than what has already been said. What I will say is even with Mono hooklinks you will have issues with floating. Mono's will only sink once they have taken on water, so soak your mono lines before use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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