As a newbie, it takes me ages to plumb up and correctly shot my waggler (I'm a rod fisherman, not pole). Particularly with the very small shot. My fingers are a bit clumsy and arthritic so placing the shot on the line is not a quick process.
I'd like to take part in a club match, even though no chance of winning, but worry that I won't set up my tackle in time for the all in.
I've seen talk of pre-shotting waggler rigs and storing them on winders, what are the pros and cons? As well as the speed I imagine it helps prevent line damage from applying the shot straight onto a mainline?
Other questions I have are:
How long should the line be on these pre shotted rigs, particularly if you don't know the depth of the water you're fishing in? If you tie these loop to loop you are limited by how can you move your float stops and shot over the knots?
If your line is preshotted, what should you do during plumbing as it wouldn't indicate when too shallow (idea I had were plumbing with an unloaded float and fishing with a loaded float, does anyone do this or are there better ways)?
Any other thoughts or tips?
Sorry if this is a basic or stupid question but I hope your experience will give me some useful pointers.
I'd like to take part in a club match, even though no chance of winning, but worry that I won't set up my tackle in time for the all in.
I've seen talk of pre-shotting waggler rigs and storing them on winders, what are the pros and cons? As well as the speed I imagine it helps prevent line damage from applying the shot straight onto a mainline?
Other questions I have are:
How long should the line be on these pre shotted rigs, particularly if you don't know the depth of the water you're fishing in? If you tie these loop to loop you are limited by how can you move your float stops and shot over the knots?
If your line is preshotted, what should you do during plumbing as it wouldn't indicate when too shallow (idea I had were plumbing with an unloaded float and fishing with a loaded float, does anyone do this or are there better ways)?
Any other thoughts or tips?
Sorry if this is a basic or stupid question but I hope your experience will give me some useful pointers.