Dave Coster's - How To Anchor Loaded Wagglers

This entry was posted on 31st March, 2018

There are a lot of fully loaded floats these days, particularly pellet waggler designs. If you are new to this concept, you might wonder how to attach these types of floats to your main line without being able to use large locking shot? There are in fact several ways of doing this, all quick and easy, I’m pleased to say!



Step 1

There are various special float adaptors, designed specifically for anchoring loaded floats. These have locking sleeves that need to be threaded on your main line first, before pushing home the plastic pegs either side of the adaptor to lock it in place. Then all you have to do is clip the base eye of the float to the adaptor. No extra weight is involved, so the float won’t sink any lower in the water.



Step 2

An even neater way of locking self-cocking floats is to use elongated line stops. Simply thread your main line through one of the wire loops these rubber stops are supplied on, double it back on itself and transfer the stop - from the wire - to your monofilament. Thread the base eye of the float on next and then add another line stop. You will find you can slide the stops to position the float at the depth you require, but being elongated they won’t slip after that.



Step 3

Another even quicker way of locking loaded floats is to use number 6 Stotz weights. Nip one of these either side of the float and you are ready to go. Number 6 Stotz are relatively lightweight for their size, so they won’t sink bulbous topped loaded wagglers, while being elongated they don’t slip out of place. Being made from non-toxic alloy, larger Stotz weights grip more firmly than smaller and softer lead sizes.