Thread: The Art of slip floating ?

I got to try out a couple of rigs this morning for about two hours .
I first rigged up a 5’6” St Croix Premier UL with a Daiwa Fuego LT 1000d and 4# Floroclear main line and 3# leader .
The rig was put on the line in this manner , bobber stop , small bead, Trout Magnet float , 1/32 worm sinker , small bead , then small barrrel swivel . Then I tied on a short leader about 12” .
I tried several flies and jigs and had the float go under once , but I had too much slack in my line .
This combination worked great . I was getting about the same distance that I was with the snap on bobber with 2# line .
But , I didn’t have any tangles using the slip float even when casting in the wind .
I should have gone with a lighter main line and I’ll will try 3# next trip .

BTW , a 1/32 oz sinker is max for the little trout magnet float . I added a bb split shot and it almost sank it .

I wanted to try a shorter rod because sometimes , I need the accuracy of the shorter rod over distance.

The other combo I tried was a 7’ St Croix Premier UL paired with a Daiwa Legalis LT 2000s , with the same line and float set up .
I maybe got 6-10’ more distance out of the longer rod .
It too would benefit from a lighter main line , unless I went to a larger float to handle more weight .

Using the little Trout Magnet floats , I could go straight 2# for main line and leader and if I loose the rig , they’re rather inexpensive.
Amazon has the 36 count for $8.49 Black Friday special today .

I did manage to catch one small shellcracker on a mini Trout magnet under the slip float rig to keep the skunk off .
Had one bigger one get off right at the bank .