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CarpetShark Members 45 posts Location: St. Helena Occupation: Lumberjack Age:	#29701 2008-05-20 08:06 GMT
	I've just taken up float fishing on my local canal and I can't seem to get my bait to sink. I've got 3lb main line, with 2lb nylon leader to size 18 barbless hook. On the end I put 2 maggots (stored in a bait tub with sawdust in a fridge). I use a waggler float weighted with the recommended shot and some small shot on the main line between the float and the leader, but when I cast in the nylon and maggots just float on the surface of the water. How do I get them to drop?


VinyLover Members 46 posts Location: Hungary Occupation: Necromancer Age:	#29702 2008-05-20 08:10 GMT
	Tell them to breath out when they hit the water!!!

Sunburst Members 52 posts Location: Malaysia Occupation: Smelter Age:	#29703 2008-05-20 08:10 GMT
	put a weight on the line a few inches above the maggots!

LollypopLover Members 63 posts Location: Kazakhstan Occupation: Enologist Age:	#29704 2008-05-20 08:13 GMT
	add more maggots

Zoe Members 71 posts Location: Australia Occupation: Harper Age:	#29705 2008-05-20 08:15 GMT
	How about fly fishing on the idea and it may help you out too.

TrickSkate Members 53 posts Location: Costa Rica Occupation: Pathologist Age:	#29706 2008-05-20 08:17 GMT
	you need more weight on your line ,just keep putting more shot on try bigger ones or you can buy a weight that u put on the bottom of line to keep ur bait down at the fishing shop

FriendlyBug Members 49 posts Location: Japan Occupation: Astrophysicist Age:	#29707 2008-05-20 08:17 GMT
	The answer is to place one very small weight about six to eight inches above the hook, they will sink, honestly.

FireInTheSky Members 54 posts Location: Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands Occupation: Civil servant Age:	#29708 2008-05-20 08:20 GMT
	theres two ways you could do this you could put a small amount of washing up liqiud on your leader two the hook this breaks the water tension and makes it sink or you can put a tiny wieght about 1 inch from the hook hope this helps

SnazzyNotes Members 56 posts Location: St. Pierre And Miquelon Occupation: Horse trainer Age:	#29709 2008-05-20 08:24 GMT
	Feed then lead!!

FollowTheLeader Members 56 posts Location: Equatorial Guinea Occupation: Lawyer Age:	#29710 2008-05-20 11:34 GMT
	Id say just put more weight on there untill they dont float back up. Are you talking about wax worms or maggots? Cause maggots are nasty.

Jordan Members 44 posts Location: Honduras Occupation: Guide Age:	#29711 2008-05-20 12:12 GMT
	ignore some of these der brains when you shot your float put locking shot one either side of the float then half way from float to hook put shot then two to three inches from the hook put another the one which is half way down should be twice as heavy as the one closest to the hook so a no8 by the hook put a no6 half way down also put some washing up liquid on the line this cuts surface tension on the line when it enters the water and will help it sink more quickly

SilentHunter Members 44 posts Location: East Timor Occupation: Businessperson Age:	#29712 2008-05-20 18:13 GMT
	pinch a small shot(no.10 or about 5" above the hook but be carefull not to damage your hooklenght. also soak your reel spool in a tub full of soapy water overnight to degrease your line. also adding a bit of maize flour to your maggots instead of dust will degrease them(you can buy the maize from any tackle shop but only add a slight covering on your maggots)