snap floats

willybendit · January 16, 2011, 01:49:31 PM

Hello All im after two or three big snap floats the floats are to be used for porbeagle shark fishing here in the uk i understand that the snap floats are made in the states only ever seen the one the chap who owns the float bought in wile on holiday anyone have contact details of where i might get them from tightlines Alain

Bryan Young · January 16, 2011, 06:01:33 PM

Can you post a drawing of the device? It would help.

willybendit · January 16, 2011, 07:10:10 PM

Hi Bryan thank you for showing a intrest the float i saw was about 9 inches long by 3 inches round there is a spring running down the middle how it is used is you fould the float in half and it locks your main line at a set depth say 60ft in 100ft of water when you get a take the float snaps staight and runs down your main line and stops at the swivel on your hook trace so you can bring your fish along side by the leader this saves having 30ft of 400LBS leader on the boats deck which could lead to you getting all tangled up round your legs the Shark im after can reach in 350LBs the biggest one so far caught was 250 Lbs and run like a steam train and can rip 200 yards of line off you in seconds the sharks are Porbeagle hope this helps ill see if my son will help me post pictures tightlines Alain

Dominick · January 16, 2011, 11:54:01 PM

Hey Willy! Check out this site. http://www.floatsunlimited.com/index.html Dominick

conchydong · January 17, 2011, 04:24:07 PM

Quote from: willybendit on January 16, 2011, 07:10:10 PM
Hi Bryan thank you for showing a intrest the float i saw was about 9 inches long by 3 inches round there is a spring running down the middle how it is used is you fould the float in half and it locks your main line at a set depth say 60ft in 100ft of water when you get a take the float snaps staight and runs down your main line and stops at the swivel on your hook trace so you can bring your fish along side by the leader this saves having 30ft of 400LBS leader on the boats deck which could lead to you getting all tangled up round your legs the Shark im after can reach in 350LBs the biggest one so far caught was 250 Lbs and run like a steam train and can rip 200 yards of line off you in seconds the sharks are Porbeagle hope this helps ill see if my son will help me post pictures tightlines Alain

Alain, I think you are looking for the Aqua Gem Snap Floats. I do not know where to purchase them but if you google it you might find a supplier. Good luck.

willybendit · January 17, 2011, 08:22:25 PM

Hi Conchydong & Pescachaser thanks for the links ive found Redi - Rig Floats on google these might do the trick trying to buy big game tackle in the uk is like trying to find a needle in a haystack maybe two haystacks tightlines Alain

13starsinax · June 02, 2011, 01:54:42 AM

i use redi rig floats on a regular basis and that big one will float some really big baits i think it advertises something like it will float 4lbs or something close to that. what i like to do is let the current\wind run the float 50 yards out and give it a quick jerk and it will drop my bait further than you could dream of casting it. i wonder why you dont hear more about these floats? hell everyone i show them to has never seen or heard of them.