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slim357 · 07-01-2007, 12:02 PM

i was talkin with a buddy about how i like to fish top water and he gave me this tip (which i havent used and was wondering if anyone else had heard of it) Take the line anywhere from 4 to 6 feet leading up to your bait and rub it on a candle or wax, this should make the line float he said. I have to work next week so ill prob give this trick a try on the 4th and repost.

PADavid · 07-01-2007, 12:14 PM

That is a new one - i usually use braid which already floats

texasbasser · 07-01-2007, 01:43 PM

Ive done it before, but dont notice a big diferance. I just use mono.

tb

RnRCircus · 07-01-2007, 11:19 PM

Never heard of that before. I'm not sure I'd want to put any foreign substance on my line.

krautstyle · 07-02-2007, 08:14 AM

Ive done it. No harm on the line that I saw.. some monos will sink and draw a different action to the lure. if its on top.... and floats keeps the bait in its natural line/form.

slim357 · 12-03-2007, 08:07 PM

opps forgot to repost on this one, I have used this tip now on pop-r type topwater baits and i find my line gets stuck under the front treble hook much less often. Often my line gets stuck under the front hook and kills the baits presentation. So as long as it doesn't get caught up on the cast it should be alright.

07-01-2007, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
slim357 Fishing King Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Va alexandria Posts: 208 Rep Power: 24	top water tip? i was talkin with a buddy about how i like to fish top water and he gave me this tip (which i havent used and was wondering if anyone else had heard of it) Take the line anywhere from 4 to 6 feet leading up to your bait and rub it on a candle or wax, this should make the line float he said. I have to work next week so ill prob give this trick a try on the 4th and repost.

07-01-2007, 01:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
texasbasser Fishing King Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 188 Rep Power: 21	Ive done it before, but dont notice a big diferance. I just use mono. tb __________________ -Brandon Kerrville, TX

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RnRCircus Fishmaster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 94 Rep Power: 13	Never heard of that before. I'm not sure I'd want to put any foreign substance on my line. __________________ The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants...Albert Camus

07-02-2007, 08:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
krautstyle Fisherman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 10	Ive done it. No harm on the line that I saw.. some monos will sink and draw a different action to the lure. if its on top.... and floats keeps the bait in its natural line/form. __________________ "And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea..." Genesis 1:26

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07-01-2007, 12:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
PADavid Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucks, Co. PA Posts: 467 Rep Power: 45	That is a new one - i usually use braid which already floats

12-03-2007, 08:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
slim357 Fishing King Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Va alexandria Posts: 208 Rep Power: 24	opps forgot to repost on this one, I have used this tip now on pop-r type topwater baits and i find my line gets stuck under the front treble hook much less often. Often my line gets stuck under the front hook and kills the baits presentation. So as long as it doesn't get caught up on the cast it should be alright.

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