bad.boy bagger

i was chatting to the lads at the pub after a days fishing
about floating bread,but if you are fishing bread with a lead on the bottom.
(think they call this a zig zag rig?)how would you find the depth at a distance.
some were saying just have it over depth,use a marker float, i've even had count the lead down, it drops a foot a second.
there must be a easy way of doing this as im not the sharpest tool in the box when it come to fishing.......lol

polepot

bbb, we had a venue up here where popped up crust was the killer method, it was something I was unfamilier with but thought 'if they are having it popped up, surely they will have it hanging down'
So I fished the BIG punch on the pole, the lad next to me fished popped up crust and by the time he had sussed what I was doin it was too late, I had taken the lead from him and won the match, the pole is always quicker than the rod and line. They were using a feeder with liquidised bread in and letting it float to the top, I just potted it in loose so it went down in a cloud and fished a big punch shallow, they ripped the laccy out

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TGM

why do you need to know the depth ?

put a bomb on a short link with a small swivel, now run this onto your mainline
put a piece of silcone/float rubber on the line and then attach another small swivel add a hooklength the length you want to pop the bread up cast in and tighten upto the swivel
if you then decide you want to fish the bread higher or even on the surface just let out some line
this is a great trick if you want to fish on the top but there are loads of ducks pop it up and every time a duck comes towards the bread just turn the reel a couple of times and it will pull the bread down under the water
just watch the ducks face when the bread disapears you will PYSL
oh by the way the silcone/float rubber acts as a buffer

bad.boy bagger

so tgm are you using the bread itself to find the depth then just tightening the line to just pull it under if needed? its only that the place that im going to the island that i need to get to is a bit of a distance out, where the carp seem to get. not sure how to do it,only i have tried what polepot has put but they are just not there.
thanks anyway polepot for the tip

TGM

yes mate use a quarter slice of bread (half or full one if they big) cast it out and then let it float to the surface Sorted
to attach the bread i have found the best method is
cut the bread into four leave the crust on then lay the line along the bread and hook the crust
now fold the bread in half and make a loop slip the loop over the end of the bread and gently pull
you will be able to cast to the horizon
good luck hope this helps

bad.boy bagger

thanks a lot tgm you have been a great help, i will let you know how i get on with it

trout tickler

bad boy bagger i would use a piece of cork painted red keep adjusting the lead till the cork pops up on the surface,then replace it with the bread

TGM

the thing about having a running lead is that if the wind is blowing towards the island ie away from you you can cast short so as not to spook the fish then let out line and the bread will sail over towards the island

baging up art

hi bro still trying to get one over on me, now you want to know about a zig zag rig mm mm.... the only zig zag you be doing is to the bar in the pub like you normally do on saturday after the match get them in i am going to the loo. lol i know what you are up to and i see if i can get Jason my mate who is a bivy boy, he use them all the time i see what i can do.?.. for you if you think that will win the match. i see if i can get so info for you remember that you can not float fish bread on top of the water it must have a lead on it its got to come from the bottom...

bad.boy bagger

tgm it sounds well cool just a really good way of doing it and easy,
needs to be for me.....lol. i bet it is really affective way looking forward to useing it
and thanks again for the info