Whats To Do

[Rainbowhunter]

i would like to know how everybody else sucures thier strike indicators. i just use a toothpik but i dont find that it works that well. is there a cheap but effective way of doing it.

 

thankx for any advice

[Wanny]

Thingamabobbers!!..... love em

[ÜberFly]

Ditto!

 

Thingamabobbers!!..... love em

 

[reevesr1]

Double ditto.

 

 

[Crogg]

If you like corkies instead of Thingamabobbers just double up the leader and push thru the hole in the corky. Then pull the corky thru the loop. No more toothpicks! Maxwell taught me this.

I still prefer Thingamabobbers...

[bigbowtrout]

Trip ditto

[bloom]

Run your line through you indicator once, and then do it again. Add the toothpick if need be. I always do this as I use straight tippet and the indicators use to slide too much due to the small diameter.

[jksnijders]

 

 

I've been using those indicators with the plastic peg. Take a knife and notch the top of the peg so there is a slight groove to put your line in. Then push the peg in. No worries about it popping free. Not always necessary, but sometimes with alot of weight the peg will pop free after a few casts, which I find to be a complete pain in the ass.

[Golfman09]

quad ditto.... I actually have a thingamabobber on as well as another indi just because I"m too lazy to take the other off because the thingamabobber works so well.....

[jack]

Balsawood indicators. They have a rubber stopper, jam it in to the point that the leader will move through if retrieved with a bit of effort. They work like a charm.

j

[darrinhurst]

Thingamabobbers!!..... love em

yup

[bowbuster]

fish the pimp>>>>>>>>just twist the leader and tube inside the indi...easy on...easy off

[deeppowder]

Thingamabobbers!!..... love em

 

Can you get by using one size or do you adjust the size based on what you are fishing?

[darrinhurst]

Can you get by using one size or do you adjust the size based on what you are fishing?

Most guys i've seen use the medium size. the small is too small and the large is too big

[misterbig]

is there a special way to attach the thingamabobber to the line.. I tried them but the thing kept sliding down. I feed the line through the hole once and pushed it to the top part of the leader. should i thread through twice???

 

m

[Tungsten]

I think the small is more sensitive,and better suited for lighter rigs.I have tank tested the large ones they hold up a ton,most of the time i find i grab the medium one.

[Tungsten]

is there a special way to attach the thingamabobber to the line.. I tried them but the thing kept sliding down. I feed the line through the hole once and pushed it to the top part of the leader. should i thread through twice???

 

m

If your leader is thin then it will slide.I find it stays on the butt section(15lb)but it slides on the 6lb section.

[maxwell]

is there a special way to attach the thingamabobber to the line.. I tried them but the thing kept sliding down. I feed the line through the hole once and pushed it to the top part of the leader. should i thread through twice???

 

m

 

double your line up feed it through and feed you leader through the loop created and draw tight! like tungsten said the fatter butt section of leaders lods better than thinner leader material

[lethfisher]

I had trouble with the sliding down but just moved it up higher onto the poly part of my leader where it is thicker, works great now. I always use the big yellow or white one so I can see them better...

especially on those 100 foot casts lol yaaa right

 

[luukesh]

Most guys i've seen use the medium size. the small is too small and the large is too big

 

You could experiment a bit with that, balance the rig a bit......might depend on the size of fish you're dealing with

[Taco]

fish naked, it's good for the soul

[reevesr1]

Can you get by using one size or do you adjust the size based on what you are fishing?

 

I use the Medium mostly on The Bow (I have used the tank late in the evening or in really fast water to limit the amount of hangs). On small water/small nymphs I will use the small one, but usually when I would be using the small one I'm using some sort of dry instead.

[ÜberFly]

I had always used the large size (1") without any problems, especially when using a triple rig with a very heavy SJW. Then I switched to the medium size (3/4") and was surprised that it works great with the same heavy rig!! I would use the large in very fast water, from now on and stick with the medium for everything else.

 

P

 

 

Most guys i've seen use the medium size. the small is too small and the large is too big

[Guest tallieho]

i sure like Phil Rowley's,fish strikes & pops the indie....but then again i generally always lake fish ..long leaders.

[seanbritt]

I switched over to thingamabobbers for the bow (medium), and sometimes have the sliding issue. I've double looped it, and that works. Or you can use attach some putty indicator just below it to keep it from sliding. When it doubt, duct tape. For smaller streams I find the foam sticky indicators work well (especially for thinner line). They don't move, don't fade, and are pretty sensative.