Newboy Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 If I want to fish light, will a grip lead help to hold bottom when downtiding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 If I want to fish light, will a grip lead help to hold bottom when downtiding? No, no point grip leads work by the grip wires digging in when they are draged by the current. When you down tide the grip wires will be pointing the wrong way. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boybilly Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Not strictly true afishionado, when we fish the Kidney Banks on a roaring spring for the big blondes, we tandem 2lb bopedo with 8oz fixed gripper. Let out a loop of line as per uptiding and it sticks like proverbial to a blanket mate. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi Sorry to disagree with Mike but you can use grip leads when down tide fishing, not that I have. You lower your takle (fishing that is) down to the bottom with your griplead in place, allow a large bow of line out which under the pressure of the tide should set the wires. Like I said I havent used this method but there is no reason why it shouldn't work Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Don't forget the alderney ring and lifting bouy to bring that lot back up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Not strictly true afishionado, when we fish the Kidney Banks on a roaring spring for the big blondes, we tandem 2lb bopedo with 8oz fixed gripper. Let out a loop of line as per uptiding and it sticks like proverbial to a blanket mate. BB Well as they say one lives and learns. I had never thought of it that way but I can now see that it could work....well well I'm gonna give that a go I think......... Thanks guys. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 For the blonde rays on the deep banks off weymouth we used to make nose grip weights like those used on the beach but made in a 1.5lb Bopedo mould. They stick to the bottom like s**t to a blanket, but you have to use fairly hefty gear to get them up out of the ground. Then again you need hefty gear fishing for big blondes on those banks anyway, and you must fish on the bottom. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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