Don’t just buy one of each float
When you first start to make up pole rigs you will find you will need to buy a lot of small component parts to enable you to do the job easily. There is nothing worse than sitting down to make up some rigs only to find you are short of something like silicone rubber or a pole winder. So, this week we are going to look at the bits and pieces you will need for the task. Firstly the floats. If you’ve followed my advice from last week you will have already established the floats you need and gone out to purchase some. Don’t just buy one of each float. You will need at least two of each size you are intending to use. Personally I think you would be better advised to get three of each size as this will cover you against tangles, breakage and so on. You will need to get some pole winders to suit the sizes of your floats and you will also need some pole anchors to keep your rig stored neatly on the winder. Hi-tech line is a must for pole rigs in my opinion. This is so much stronger than the old style lines and will give you maximum benefits used in conjunction with the internal elastics we spoke about a few weeks ago.You will also need some olivettes for rigs over 0.75gram, as these will reduce the amount of shot required on the line. Some anglers like to use style leads on the line but most anglers nowadays tend to prefer small shot so you will need a selection of shot in sizes eight down to thirteen.
Finally don’t forget to get some good quality fine bore silicone tubing to fix the stem of the float onto the line once you’ve gone through the top eye.