I never said I fished the waggler at 50 yards, but I have done it at 30
yards with fine tackle and managed it very well indeed apart from the line
twist, and my match results speak for themselves.
"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , David Lee
wrote:
Why the hell would you fish with a 1lb hooklength at distance? I am
preety
hot on the slider and big wag here on massive lochs, and I would NEVER
use a
1lb hooklength at 50yds+ and I fish at 100yds regularly. You will lose
fish
on the strike, and reallly there is never any use for them. TBH, i dont
evenuse hooklenghts on this circuit, just fish straight through with
something like feeling. How far are you fishing? If you ever use a
microswivel, remember that they weigh about the saame as a No.8 shot.
Sorry
if I sound like a wet old blanket! (i.e. Derek ;-) just kidding!

Hummph.

A #8 shouldn't make any noticeable difference at range - you'll probably
need more than a BB worth of float above the surface just to be visible.

Twizzling up is a problem I associate with stick/quill floats in low
water.
By the time full winter flows are established 3 or 4 lb line straight
through is usual and it resists the twist.

As you say, fishing fine at 50yds is ridiculous.

Cheerio,

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