The Slip Float Rig Is A Must Have (Especially For COLD WATER)!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- A Slip Float Rig is such a fantastic rig for numerous species of fish and a plethora of conditions. You can use it on ultralight equipment like I did or heavier gear as well. I honestly haven't spent a lot of time using this rig up until recently, but I am glad I decided to pick it up, as it has quickly become one of my confidence setups (especially when the water is less than 50 degrees and the fish are less active).
Running a float of any type allows anglers to suspend a jig or live bait vertically in the water column. This is especially important when the fish are set up in a suspended manner and less active (hence the cold water notes). Crappie anglers certainly love this rig for that reason, however as shown here, it can be effective for Bass, Perch, and Bluegill as well!
What You Need To Fish A Slip Float Rig:
Float I Used: www.mulefishin...
Another Float Option: discounttackle...
Bobber Stops & Beads: discounttackle...
Split Shot: discounttackle...
1/80oz Mule Jig: www.mulefishin...
Mule Minnow 1.2: www.mulefishin...
Stay tuned as I plan to fish this rig a lot more throughout the year so I will plan to make more content with it. Let me know if you have any questions!
Find me on Social Media! #GoOutside
Instagram: goo.gl/7ypHLW
Facebook: goo.gl/ViFziW
Twitter: goo.gl/Ac1XN6
***Disclaimer - The above are Discount Tackle Affiliate Links
![The Wall Song ร้องข้ามกำแพง | EP.213 | กรีน อัษฎาพร | 3 ต.ค. 67 [1/5]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3KrlLbCsadI/mqdefault.jpg)
Oh man!, My wife looked over at me and asked why I was laughing... "That was not pee" "I'm pretty sure that this is a male..." Great video sir. I finally had some luck today, I am very interested in trying the float rig. I will be picking some floats up my next Mule Fishing order!
Lol I am glad you appreciated that. Because my glove did not... And I hope you have fun with the float rig - I am really liking it!
3 things
1) I seriously can’t wait to get these minnows on the water seeing what people are doing with them.
2) float rig is the plan for the 1.2 on my daughters rod this year. Get her, her first fish in artificial.
3) I make an awesome bacon wrapped turkey for thanksgiving.
1) YES SIR
2) I love the fact that you are excited for fishing with your daughter. Keep inspiring a love for the outdoors my friend!
3) Where is my invite? :)
Im going to be 100% honest. I use to only target bass. There were many times I ended up disappointed. I was a power fishing angler. I changed my whole approach and started multi species angling. I have caught more bass with the new approach. That also lead me too being a good finesse angler when targeting bass
This is the best comment ever. This is what many anglers do not understand about the light line approach. You can actually learn even more about other species by doing this!
@@FishAnything this is 100% what I am experiencing now. No joke just caught a 7lbs Large Mouth on a trout magnet! Since becoming obsessed with ultralight fishing i have yet to get skunked! Also just purchased my first Mule Fishing order! can't wait for it to arrive!
That first bluegill and I share A LOT of similarities:
•short
•bulbous
•pale
•from Michigan
•appreciates Mule Fishing Supply Co. products!!!
Hahahaha
The floats you sell are perfect for this kind of fishing set up with the mule jigs and plastic’s .great video 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you Dan! They really are good options for the folks like us who prefer using really light gear. If anglers want to toss heavier weights, there are lots of other great float options out there too.
I always think of fishing with a float at ice-out as a continuation of ice fishing in open water.👍🏻🙌🏻🎣
Pretty much! Thanks Michael :)
Gonna have to try a slip float setup this year at the pressured pond at a local park. Glad to see your still slaying them! I haven't been able to fish in what feels like forever 😵
I hope you get out there soon and crack a few :) Good luck!
I can remember back in the late 90's I was doing the same thing with a crappie tube and just tearing the bass up. I did it enough that I figured it wasn't a coincidence. Not to long after that I ran into a friend that said he had been doing the same thing for years with good results during the late winter/early spring months.
Yep! Bass like a small vertical presentation during the cold water seasons!
Great demonstration of what float rigs can do, keep up the good work.
Thank you Isaac!
I use slip floats all the time. Just got my Mule Fishing order and I'm really looking forward to testing it out on stocked trout in the Arizona mountain lakes this Spring, Summer, and Winter. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome! I hope you crush the trout on the gear :) Thank you!
Awesome video, slip float on the ultralight with the mule plastics it doesn't get any better than that
Crappie delites with great action 👍thanks 4 sharing that footage James H.
Haha heck yeah! Thank you James :)
Great video not to many TH-camrs put out content on multispecies fishing. Glad to see!👍🏼
Thank you Michael :) I have fun with it!
Those fish that you caught we're most definitely beauties and nice size ones too and there's no question about it, that's for sure. a job well done.
Thank you Shawn :)
@@FishAnything
Very welcome
I love float rigs it’s how I got started in UL fishing for trout. Been using the slip float rig more often.
I love to use the Pitzen knot for my rigs because it also helps present the lure more naturally.
And you’re right. You don’t dry out chicken.
Heck yeah buddy. Such a fantastic rig for numerous species. I love to do a shallower peg float when targeting trout.
Would like to see a lil better how you have that float set up. Thats a sweet rig, you were nailing them. Thanks for the video.
Thank you John! I will try to make another video soon :)
I managed to get one large perch and then four hours of nothing. But it was nice to get the boat out. Note to self bring more snacks
Haha always bring more snacks! And I am glad you scored a big perch at the bare minimum. Hang in there, I have had some tough trips so far this year too.
Love the slip float technic! I also love the drop shop. The key is figuring out if the fish are deeper vs suspending vs shallow.
Totally agree! They are basically the same rig except inverse. Bottom-up vs. top-down
Just placed my first order from Mule Fishing Supply Co. I am going to try this slip float set up with a 2.2 minnow!
Awesome! Thank you so much Jeramy!!
@@FishAnything well I just snowed 3" last night. So I might have to wait on the slip float trial.
You’ve caught more bass in this video than I have all season😂 hopefully with these new mule baits I can catch more!
GO GET THEM! Hope to see some donkeys from you soon :)
You ever try something you’ve never used before totally botch the way you supposed to do it but don’t realize it until years later while watching someone else’s video.... I just realized when I tried bobber stops with the line as a stopper that you’re supposed to remove the little black tube it comes on in order to tighten it around your line for use....
Thinking back now I remember that I kept trying to tighten the line on the tube to the line to create the bobber stop... I’m going to get some more and figure this out once and for all because I want to try this technique!!!
Haha well now you know! Honestly the packaging doesn't do a good job of educating people. It makes sense you had issues. Hopefully you have fun with this rig now that you understand it better :)
If anyone can catch fish in the cold water (or warm) Ethan it’s you. Those Bass were NICE.
Haha thanks Dave! I have had a few tough trips this season too though :)
Caught a 2lb 6oz and 2lb 11oz today on the Horsefly. I was happy to find that it works as good as the Donkey Tail Jr. Literally 40 fish today on a single plastic. I suspect these minnows will replace all my Bobby Garland baby shad plastics.
THAT IS WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR!
So interestingly enough when i worm fish for bass I will use a 4 inch worm with just an offset hook and let it sink naturally. Then do really slow raise once it hits bottom back up like 4-6 feet. Tend to catch a lot of bass on the natural drop. Sometimes hard to pick up hits on the drop if you have to much slack line. Slip float might actually really help with that especially with fluoro.
Give it a shot and let me know!
Slip floating is my favorite way to go! Nice Vid. New Subscriber from Indiana!
You the man! Thank you :)
@@FishAnything just saw this Video again, it's been a few months! This is my favorite way to Fish your stuff my man. Been tearing em up on the 1/80 oz. with the 1.2" bodies this Winter under the tiny bobber!
To put it simply, Thank you!
Of course! I hope this rig works well for you :)
Almost nothing doesn’t taste better with bacon 🤤. Spent some time today out with my son. We were chasing stocked trout, but it was a little slow. Happy to report the Donkey Tail, Jr. was the only thing to land the trout. I should probably get some slip bobbers so it’s less likely one of my kids hooks me 🤔😂.
1) Bacon always makes life better
2) I am glad you had some success with the DTJ!
3) If a Mule Jig hooks you, I am not liable :) haha
Going to try that float n jig 🎣
Hope you smash them!
Wow that perch had a crush on you 😂
Yaaaaaaa lol
From a science stand point, you get less leverage with a longer rod, but you do still get a longer cast and more line pick up on the set
I am certainly not a scientist. Maybe not leverage but more line pickup and casting distance lol
@@FishAnything either way, a longer rod definitely helps setting the hook on a long cast. You notice the difference more with harder fighting fish from the salt. Whatever suits your fancy in all honesty 😂. That said, love your content man. Keep it up!
Wrong. As the old saying goes, with a long enough lever you can move the earth.
I just got on the slip float game, please share more knowledge lol!
I plan to fish this rig a lot more throughout the spring. More to come hopefully :)
Well at least before April 15 th I should have 4 packages of your lures delivered. Hardest part is watch the videos and not doing it myself.... lol
I hope they a good for salmon too since I upgraded my license this season.
Mike from Canada 🇨🇦
If you catch a salmon on them, you gotta send me a picture! 4 days away my friend :)
Nice! How deep is water your fishing?
You'll have to tell us how that chicken came out, was it dry or did it come out good?
The chicken was delicious :) And this water was anywhere from 6-11 feet deep!
Fly fish shot?! Thanks 👍
It works so well with ultralight lines!
Successful fishing and barbequing, true liesure.
Haha exactly!
@@FishAnything and further more you achieved something I aspire to try. When I fish it is intense for me, like zen with a touch of ruthless drive to succeed. At this stage I'd burn the darn fillet minion.
How bout those Jay hawks! Fitting that the place where basketball was invented should win the big game.
BOOOOOO! Go K-State :)
"That's not pee" hahaha
OOOOF
Ethan, can you try the uglystik gx2 ultralight? Would it be good? I would be fishing with the mule jigs and plastics
I will be trying this rod this year. From what I can tell, the shorter GX2 rods would be fine but I would probably advise going with a 13 Fishing Defy Silver if you are choosing between the two. Or a Shimano Sensilite. Both of those rods are better than the Ugly Stik for this style of fishing and are similar price range.
@@FishAnything awesome. I have a medium rod that is super parabolic, but I hear you say that isn’t great for the jigs, so I’m going to go for another UL rod
@@FishAnything however I did see the defy silver for 30 dollars!
I tried this rig the other day using a 1/80oz mule jig with a 1.2 minnow but found that rig was floating on the water and not going through the slip float. I'm using 4lb mono. I assume this is why you mentioned the split shot. Where do I put the split shot? Right next to the jig head where I tie on the line or somewhere above the jig head? I'd love some feedback here.
Sorry I just got to this! Yeah, I would add your split shot about 10-24" above your jig. That will keep your float from hitting the jig and will help it sink down. The super light weights with a slip float are a bit tricky so the split shot helps.
Have you not got any weight near the hook ?
Lol I’m laughing that you’re not immediately cleaning off your glove.
At that point, I just wore it XD
@@FishAnything 🤣😂🤣😂
Do you have a leader? or just a main line?
Depends on my rod. With braid, I run a leader. With mono, I keep it straight main line.
How low does your jig sit from your bobber?
Depends on how deep you set the float to go. You adjust the little bobber stop and can set your depth accordingly. In this case, my jig was about 5 feet under the surface.
Can is use this with salt water Ultra light fishing ?
Yes you should be able to!
What rod and reel are you using here?
I used a few in this video. Dobyns Sierra Trout & Panfish, Daiwa Procyon, & TFO Trout & Panfish. All Daiwa size 1000 reels
💯🔥💙👍
:) thanks!
Hey so I realized your floats don't actually have the slit down their side which lets you slide them onto your line as a normal bobber, which is a bit of a shame. Most foam slip bobbers like this come with a slit in them and it allows it to have additional functionality, is there a specific reason why yours don't?
Hey there! Yeah I avoided the slot because I have found they have less issues with tangling up in the line and causing line twist or damage to your line. While is is a bit less convenient to have to re-rig, I feel it works better once rigged up.
😂😂😂 That's not pee
🙈🙈🙈
Puts the lotion on it’s skin.
Great video. Subscribed.
Thank you so much!