I just bought my first float from a local guy but now I'm not sure what float line to use. Wondering if you guys could point me in the right direction or have suggestions.
float line?
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Try using the search function with key words like; float line or floatline, you'll come up with threads like this http://spearfishing.world/floa…e-for-float-question.html
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This is the set up I´v een using lately, the rope has an inner foam and it floats, mexican made, it costed me 10 usd at a local hardware store.
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2nd questions is what diameter do you suggest?
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Depends on the fish you hunting, I don't like highly flexible cordage that wants to cling to and wrap my ankles. You can use any of the muliti strand lines and run a 5' vinyl tube over diver end to help prevent this.
I am concerned with visibility by boats over head as much as the strength of the float line.
You don't need to get very elaborate with a float line unless you trying to slow down monster fish or drag it through kelp or weed lines.
Cheers, Don
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You may use a short bungie attached to the line to maximize the drag on bigger fish or to put some pressure on a holed up fish. That set up is called a "flungie" by the late Nathan Lee If you´re targeting bigger fish in open water a bungie is the way to go.
A float line too narrow is prone to entaglements, one too thick is a p.i.t.a. Make it in a bright color as Don previously stated, is a great way to locate a spearo from a boat.
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John Hanson makes some nice float lines. I like 100+ feet of 3/8th vinyl tubing with a dyneema core for my neck of the woods. Lots of options available.
Mike
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