jif lemon floats

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winter36

jif lemon floats

#1 Post by winter36 »

i had to laugh, the wee old man that makes flies for our shop brought in a bag of the wee jif lemons, he said they will...... sceptical i tried them.

I had to order another load and he delivered this morning....
Anyones opinion, they seem to be popular here in carrick
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#2 Post by Drew »

Ahh Jif Lemon Floats on a Big Lough for Trout... That used to be quite fun... 8)
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#3 Post by contender »

Nothing like making your own float and saving a few quid now and again.. I make mine from my kids used drinks bottles, just lash a swivel to them and away you go, they come in all colours too.
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#4 Post by Tanglerat »

I've moved this thread in here.

This could be interesting, any more? I believe coca-cola bottles were popular recently on the South Coast of England for Smuts.
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#5 Post by Rockhopper »

A method for Garfish is to take a small plastic juice bottle, punch a small hole in the bottom, thread some 50lb line through and out of the neck, tie a plain lead to the line...pull the line back and jam the lead tight into the bottle (makes it air tight)......tie a couple of long snoods (10" to 20") off the 50lb line (each with a small split shot to keep it hanging down) put a swivel at the back end of the 50lb and attach to your main line...yer in business!

The lead helps you get a good distance and keeps the aerodynamics well, wind back at a steady pace, Gars and Macks will hit you, if they're about.

I hope you can follow this :?

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#6 Post by fenitbob »

You can fill them with candle wax to give it extra weight

the guy who first told me about Jif lemon bottles also used a golf ball as a weight for spinning around rocks, said it was easier to free out of snags.
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#7 Post by stpeter »

I use jif lemon floats for rock fishing. A hangover from my lough fishing for trout in my youth. They work a treat and are very hi-vis!

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