by El Tel » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:19 pm
You need 2 poly balls and a stick or stiff tube basically the balls go on either end of the tube. I have used kebab sticks and threaded the line through the ball along the stick or tube and out the ball at the other end and then added a swivel and set it into the ball like a swivel on a semi-fixed lead. The hook link tied to the swivel, it should be shorter than your tube length, as this helps avoid a live bait being able to swim round the line that is coming up from your running lead on the bottom. Like using a marker rod when the lead is on the bottom pay out the line you want to represent the distance off the bottom you want to fish.
You can get a long hollow 60cm tube with a cone rubber on the end to set your swivel into - some kind of tube rig - I have seen 3 for £1 in Decathlon but I am sure the tackle shops do them. This produces a better rig than my kebab stick! Set your clutch on your reel just to hold the live bait in postion but lightly so the cat can run off with its prey (or just clip your line so once out of the clip it can run freely - as too much resistance will cause the cat to drop the bait). Good luck
El Tel
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