Instead of looping the line around the float, when it becomes slack. We in the UK would use a stop knot or a stop bead. Which you can still adjust dept, without having to keep removing the central stick every time. Mind you, we use a sliding float and a stop knot. So when you cast, your float is just above your weight and hook length. Once you've cast, the line slides through the float, to desired dept. It will stop at the stop knot, with the help of a small bead. Plus we have crystal clear hard plastic floats, with just painted tops. Mainly used in UK for pike fishing, but work just as well for sea fishing.
On my main line I start with bead, then unweighted cork, egg sinker, bead then swivel. To the other side of the swivel I use my leader to hook and throw some live shrimp for it. Like you, I put a uni knot above it all that I can slide up and down adjusting to my desired depth. I use that here in the Tampa Fl area. I have more success with this live shrimp set up than I do anything else. It’s very fun watching that bobber just drop.
That line is never going to dig into your cork if you stick it through the plastic tube. Again the bead above it with the uni knot will keep it at your desired depth. The egg sinker and the free floating bobber allow the whole rig to stay together and tighter when casting, then go into position when hitting the water. Hard to cast when your bobber is 3-5 feet away from your hook, just not practical
Great video thanks. I here in Biloxi Ms. my best friend dad showed me a neat trick. Buy a small box of small colors rubber bands that you used for children ponytails. You break it an tight them , 1 above an one below the cork really tight. It’s help keeping the cork from sliding up an down. It’s also helps adjusting the depth you want to fish with your bait.
Have you given any thoughts to using a small plastic straw, like a stirring straw, pushed down in the center of the cork and then cut a slit in the straw so the line can be pushed down inside it?
instead of wrapping the line around the float if the mono is slipping I guess you could wrap the mono around the plastic pin half a dozen wraps and then insert the pin? We don't have popping corks in Australia but I am going to make some and try them out.
Good video...Thank you!~ I would have loved to see the action of the cork after you described what it could do....maybe a short video of you casting each one out after description~...
Great corks. I’ve been using them for 9 years now. I will usually go around the top with red electrical tape as the paint wares off. Also adds strength.
Hello there, I had a problem with hooking the live shrimp on top of it head.(behind the horn) whenever I cast it, it slide off easily from my hook and lost me quite a few live shrimp I don't what is wrong?! I'm using gamakatsu octopus circle hook for it though...
Hey man, thanks, I am new to all of this salt fishing. Trying to learn and I have both pops. I guess it goes to show, yes, the metal pops with the beads and weight is very noisy but also very user unfriendly. And my frustrations with it were true. I thought I was just using it wrong. Guess not.
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Thanks for this. So, here's what I don't understand about hot to tell if your bait has hit bottom. I would have thought that while the bait is sinking, it's pulling on the cork, and that's where the cork would be more vertical. And when the bait hits bottom, it's no longer pulling on the cork, and so the cork should return to sideways. What you said is just the opposite. This makes no sense to me. Can you explain? Thanks!
I've been watching these series of Salt Strong videos and I haven't seen in any yet, the use of Bobber Stops to keep tackle in place on your leader line. I use Bobber Stops for adjusting the level of my Bobbers or even my hook leader on my Pompano Rigs. Use one above, and one below to adjust where your Bobber or hook leader sit above your bottom weight. It is very effective in helping to maintain the proper height that your bait needs to be off the bottom structure, and up in the fish highway, away from bottom feeders that steal your bait. Just thread a Bobber Stop onto your leader line prior to tying on any tackle. I then will thread on a bead, followed by a swivel and then another bead. Follow that up with another Bobber Stop. You can then tie your hook leader to the swivel between the two beads and Bobber Stops. Then making it possible to adjust the depth of your hook leader off the bottom. Tie on a swivel at the end, then add your weight, and you have an adjustable leader rig. I use this technique in my surf fishing as well as my inshore fishing. It works very well and I still get good hook sets. Just be sure to use the proper size Bobber Stop for the size leader line you use.
Hey dude nice video. I do appreciate the information you provide. But i have a big problem. I used to fish at a pond full of tarpons about 60 to 75 pounds in size. Every day i see them play and jump but tbey don't bite. I tried every thing allready. Like life shrimps, softbait,lifebait, worms.ect. I'm getting a bit frustrated. Please help out.
Hi . i wanted to ask . i am fishing in slightly deeper water sometines or channels 15 feet in any event if i wanted the cork to make some sound could i put some beeds above or below the cork and will that help at all ? or if i am in 10 feet of water will setting the ork at 8 feet and letting it float in the current then poppping it be effective
I usually bring 3rods with me, one with the weighted float with a float stopper, so I can adjust the depth, one with the FG knot with a leader and one with a sinker slide with a jay hook or circle hook
I have never been able to catch anything on a popping cork but switching to a twitch bait or soft plastic without the cork and catching plenty. Also, the only thing I catch on live bait (shrimp or pinfish) is catfish. Lol. I am going to try again as soon as I get back to FL next week. Traveling for work sucks sometimes. Lol.
Really liked the video. Been using a popping cork a long time and always wondered why folks prefer the fancy ones with beads and a fixed leader. Only think I see different is that I never use braid with a cork. This kind of fishing is a great way to keep sports catching what ever is available and I think mono is fine for all my rods for sports. I have braid for myself on rods where I want to feel bite or surf fishing where I need to cast far. So for me for most rods mono is the best.
Frank Ladd this video is misleading, he’s not using a popping cork, the beads are what make it a popping cork, they hit together and make a popping sound that attracts fish. He’s ringing shrimp with a regular cork.
@@CatchingwithKyle Sorry Kyle - The pop is what makes it a popping cork. Some have beads inside for more noise. The pre rigged ones are more trouble and expense, Plus you can't adjust depth. Th pre rigged ones are probably made for people who can't tie a rig!
Looks like he had the 2/0 Owner Mutu Light Circle Hook for his demonstration. I try to match the hook to the size of the shrimp I am fishing with so that it does not weigh them down and they can swim more naturally.
Thats probably the biggest disadvantage with these foam corks. They will wear out no matter what. You could also run your line straight through the pin, and then loop your line around to keep it in place.
Just a clarification to anyone who may be going through these comments... a shrimp darts backward with its tail when scared or trying to get away from a predator. But it often moves in a forward motion with its small legs when in its natural state (not under duress).
You realize that you’re not using a popping cork right? The beads are what make the pop that attracts fish, without that it is just a cork. Your title should be how to rig shrimp with a cork
A weighted cork with a concaved top creates a popping sound when it is moved quickly through the water, so it's considered by many to be a popping cork... the beads are added to some corks to create a clicking sound to complement the deeper sound that the concaved top makes.
@@Saltstrong thank you for your response I couldn’t remember the name of your group so now I’m a new subscriber really like your videos be blessed always
I usually take 2 rods sometimes 3 1 with a cork 1 with a hook and a tiny pinch weight to free line a shrimp and 1 with soft plastic lures i have a rod for each situation if needed
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Was that a zman soft shrimp?
Looping it through a second time through once it loosens up is BRILLIANT! I learn something in salt strong videos all the time! Thank you
Great video! To help hold the cork in place you can also crimp a small splitshot at the bottom of the cork as long as it's on the leader.
I moved to using wooden corks I made from an old cedar branch. Good weight and natural . Less plastics in the water. Love the video amigo!
Instead of looping the line around the float, when it becomes slack. We in the UK would use a stop knot or a stop bead. Which you can still adjust dept, without having to keep removing the central stick every time. Mind you, we use a sliding float and a stop knot. So when you cast, your float is just above your weight and hook length. Once you've cast, the line slides through the float, to desired dept. It will stop at the stop knot, with the help of a small bead. Plus we have crystal clear hard plastic floats, with just painted tops. Mainly used in UK for pike fishing, but work just as well for sea fishing.
On my main line I start with bead, then unweighted cork, egg sinker, bead then swivel. To the other side of the swivel I use my leader to hook and throw some live shrimp for it. Like you, I put a uni knot above it all that I can slide up and down adjusting to my desired depth. I use that here in the Tampa Fl area. I have more success with this live shrimp set up than I do anything else. It’s very fun watching that bobber just drop.
That line is never going to dig into your cork if you stick it through the plastic tube. Again the bead above it with the uni knot will keep it at your desired depth. The egg sinker and the free floating bobber allow the whole rig to stay together and tighter when casting, then go into position when hitting the water. Hard to cast when your bobber is 3-5 feet away from your hook, just not practical
Just starting saltwater fishing. Bought the popping corks with wire n beads. now I know this is a better method. Thanks again.
Great tips, I've also wrapped the leader around the pin a couple times then put it back in the cork. That has worked for me very well.
Also a great tip!
Great video thanks. I here in Biloxi Ms. my best friend dad showed me a neat trick. Buy a small box of small colors rubber bands that you used for children ponytails. You break it an tight them , 1 above an one below the cork really tight. It’s help keeping the cork from sliding up an down. It’s also helps adjusting the depth you want to fish with your bait.
Try bobber stops- much easier
Have you given any thoughts to using a small plastic straw, like a stirring straw, pushed down in the center of the cork and then cut a slit in the straw so the line can be pushed down inside it?
instead of wrapping the line around the float if the mono is slipping I guess you could wrap the mono around the plastic pin half a dozen wraps and then insert the pin?
We don't have popping corks in Australia but I am going to make some and try them out.
This is an excellent video with all the right information that’s important! Thank you!
Thanks for watching glad we could help!
Good video...Thank you!~ I would have loved to see the action of the cork after you described what it could do....maybe a short video of you casting each one out after description~...
Nice video. Quick question, do you use any sinkers for this setup?
Is it better to put a little weight on the shrimp so it goes to bottom? Maybe a weighted hook or jig?
Interesting approach... I like a slip cork rig for variable depth but I might try this one if I think I may want to freeline
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EASY EXPLANATIONS HOW TO RIG THE POPPING CORK WITH LEADS ON IT.
How big is that popping cork that’s got the pin? Just curious what size
Great corks. I’ve been using them for 9 years now. I will usually go around the top with red electrical tape as the paint wares off. Also adds strength.
Great tip!
Very helpful new to South Carolina fishing
This vid is filled with so much excellent info - thanks!
Always great tips from you guys and love the channel. 👍🏼
Hello there, I had a problem with hooking the live shrimp on top of it
head.(behind the horn) whenever I cast it, it slide off easily
from my hook and lost me quite a few live shrimp I don't what is wrong?!
I'm using gamakatsu octopus circle hook for it though...
Great video - do you ever wrap the line around the pin to secure ? Or just wrap it around the corK
Thanks
Hey man, thanks, I am new to all of this salt fishing. Trying to learn and I have both pops. I guess it goes to show, yes, the metal pops with the beads and weight is very noisy but also very user unfriendly. And my frustrations with it were true. I thought I was just using it wrong. Guess not.
Thanks for checking us out - We have a massive library of fishing tips on our website along with a search feature to let you quickly filter down to find help you're looking for, so just go to www.saltstrong.com/ and use the Search feature in the top menu.
VersaMaxx Bolt is the answer to changing depths with the more preferred wired corks!
Good stuff. Thanks. I'll be trying it in the NE flats instead of my Cajun Thunder
Thanks for this. So, here's what I don't understand about hot to tell if your bait has hit bottom. I would have thought that while the bait is sinking, it's pulling on the cork, and that's where the cork would be more vertical. And when the bait hits bottom, it's no longer pulling on the cork, and so the cork should return to sideways. What you said is just the opposite. This makes no sense to me. Can you explain? Thanks!
what is the standard size of a popping cork? or the best size?
Which is better tail hook or head hook on live bait
I've been watching these series of Salt Strong videos and I haven't seen in any yet, the use of Bobber Stops to keep tackle in place on your leader line. I use Bobber Stops for adjusting the level of my Bobbers or even my hook leader on my Pompano Rigs. Use one above, and one below to adjust where your Bobber or hook leader sit above your bottom weight. It is very effective in helping to maintain the proper height that your bait needs to be off the bottom structure, and up in the fish highway, away from bottom feeders that steal your bait.
Just thread a Bobber Stop onto your leader line prior to tying on any tackle. I then will thread on a bead, followed by a swivel and then another bead. Follow that up with another Bobber Stop. You can then tie your hook leader to the swivel between the two beads and Bobber Stops. Then making it possible to adjust the depth of your hook leader off the bottom. Tie on a swivel at the end, then add your weight, and you have an adjustable leader rig. I use this technique in my surf fishing as well as my inshore fishing. It works very well and I still get good hook sets. Just be sure to use the proper size Bobber Stop for the size leader line you use.
Thanks for the feedback and suggestion, it has been passed along!
Hey dude nice video. I do appreciate the information you provide. But i have a big problem.
I used to fish at a pond full of tarpons about 60 to 75 pounds in size.
Every day i see them play and jump but tbey don't bite.
I tried every thing allready. Like life shrimps, softbait,lifebait, worms.ect.
I'm getting a bit frustrated.
Please help out.
T,
The large egg shaped clip on corks work great for that application. Can fish 6' deep or so.
For sure! The egg shaped corks are more of a visual aid, but some of them have rattles inside also that can help draw some attention to the rig.
@@tonyacevedo3149 I use the plain egg shaped clip on type, no weights or rattles. Cheap at Walmart.
how about the pole float, with bobber stop that you put on line, using these you don't have to try an cast a long leader.
i have tons of success actually rigging through the top of the back and hard shell piece.
Great tip!
Hi . i wanted to ask .
i am fishing in slightly deeper water sometines or channels 15 feet in any event if i wanted the cork to make some sound could i put some beeds above or below the cork and will that help at all ?
or if i am in 10 feet of water will setting the ork at 8 feet and letting it float in the current then poppping it be effective
What about using a swivel clip on the end of your fishing line?
You said those “standard styrofoam popping corks” are better, but could you put a link for the exact popping cork?
Great instructional video.👍
Thank you for the great feedback Norm!
great examples with that rubber Mohawk shrimp ! thanks Zeke ..coastal NC Strong
Great shrimp rigging tips Tony!
Thanks Mike!
Great insight thanks man
I usually bring 3rods with me, one with the weighted float with a float stopper, so I can adjust the depth, one with the FG knot with a leader and one with a sinker slide with a jay hook or circle hook
Great video for rookies
Nice informative vid! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching!
what soft plastic shrimp did u use?
That's what I'm saying! That thing looked great
All great tips there i use a weighted cork as well. You did a great job at complaining everything 👍
Thanks Paul!
I have never been able to catch anything on a popping cork but switching to a twitch bait or soft plastic without the cork and catching plenty. Also, the only thing I catch on live bait (shrimp or pinfish) is catfish. Lol. I am going to try again as soon as I get back to FL next week. Traveling for work sucks sometimes. Lol.
Same, I have very bad luck with live baits unless I find the gathered up at night by a bridge
Good video. Thankyou.
Thanks so much for the info.
Hello I am confused why my popping cork bobber is going in it side
What circle hook is that please
Or you can tie a stopper knot to stop the float from moving.
Well done, Excellent teacher. Thanks
Awesome video and info...Great Job!!!
How would you hook dead shrimp on a popping cork
Really liked the video. Been using a popping cork a long time and always wondered why folks prefer the fancy ones with beads and a fixed leader. Only think I see different is that I never use braid with a cork. This kind of fishing is a great way to keep sports catching what ever is available and I think mono is fine for all my rods for sports. I have braid for myself on rods where I want to feel bite or surf fishing where I need to cast far. So for me for most rods mono is the best.
Frank Ladd this video is misleading, he’s not using a popping cork, the beads are what make it a popping cork, they hit together and make a popping sound that attracts fish. He’s ringing shrimp with a regular cork.
@@CatchingwithKyle Sorry Kyle - The pop is what makes it a popping cork. Some have beads inside for more noise. The pre rigged ones are more trouble and expense, Plus you can't adjust depth. Th pre rigged ones are probably made for people who can't tie a rig!
Very helpful... Thanks for shared
Nice
I can try
Great video. 🐟
Brilliant! Awesome video!
Will that fake shrimp work also thx for your help great vid
Great question! Make sure to ask this over in the Community (www.saltstrong.com/) where the coaches spend their time.
For kids, is it better to us a circle hook?
Where can I get those realistic soft plastic shrimp you’re using?
Chasebaits USA 3.75" Flick Prawn
walmart
Have update video?
Check this out: www.saltstrong.com/articles/rig-live-shrimp/
I prefer my popping cork with extra butter and salt.
brilliant thank you bro
What brand shrimp is this?
This is a Chasebaits USA 3.75" Flick Prawn that I used to demonstrate with.
Thnx man ,preciate what u doin
This is counter to the reason we use popping corks. If you include use the float, there is no popping on only splashing.
Can u sent ke poping cort
Hook size?
Looks like he had the 2/0 Owner Mutu Light Circle Hook for his demonstration. I try to match the hook to the size of the shrimp I am fishing with so that it does not weigh them down and they can swim more naturally.
I like
Ok
everytime i use those with 20lb fluro it ends up cutting the bobber and then it freely moves up and down the line
Thats probably the biggest disadvantage with these foam corks. They will wear out no matter what. You could also run your line straight through the pin, and then loop your line around to keep it in place.
@@tonyacevedo3149 That's why I use bobber stops
I love all the info from this series , but why does every single video sound like a new job orientation video series?
Versa Max popping corks Tony....come on dude...
Tip 4 u, use a dark background 4 future videos
Thanks!
What was that artificial shrimp? Zman??
Great stuff 👍🎣
Thanks!
GetOutTheHouseGoFish this guy doesn’t even know what a popping cork is....
What is that shrimp
james francis yes
Nice explanation...just one suggestion...a shrimp "swims" backward not forward.
Just a clarification to anyone who may be going through these comments... a shrimp darts backward with its tail when scared or trying to get away from a predator. But it often moves in a forward motion with its small legs when in its natural state (not under duress).
You beat me to it; just watching that bit now.
First ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻
white shirt in this video was an epic fail
Thanks for checking it out
You mean a Float.
Contrast
We need contrast!
We can barely see the line because your white shirt is not giving contrast at all.
That's basic for videos, mate
Thanks for the feedback! We'll pass that along for future videos.
You realize that you’re not using a popping cork right? The beads are what make the pop that attracts fish, without that it is just a cork. Your title should be how to rig shrimp with a cork
A weighted cork with a concaved top creates a popping sound when it is moved quickly through the water, so it's considered by many to be a popping cork... the beads are added to some corks to create a clicking sound to complement the deeper sound that the concaved top makes.
@@Saltstrong Right Tony -
Believe in Jesus Christ to give you eternal life be blessed and thanks for the video
Amen!
@@Saltstrong thank you for your response I couldn’t remember the name of your group so now I’m a new subscriber really like your videos be blessed always
Popping cork??? What's making the popping noise if it's on the main line ?? That's just a cork set up the popping is sound is what draws the fish in
The popping noise is made by twitching the rod tip causing the cork's concave top to make a popping sound in the water.
Just take your cork off if you want to cast and retrieve your live shrimp 🤔
I usually take 2 rods sometimes 3 1 with a cork 1 with a hook and a tiny pinch weight to free line a shrimp and 1 with soft plastic lures i have a rod for each situation if needed
If you happen to be using an artificial shrimp or lure with the cork, the cork can easily be removed to use the lure without the cork.
What size is that bobber