KeiranHn wrote:Someone above asked what the purpose of beads was in rigs.
It is mostly its to stop damage to a knot from a moving sinker or similar.
You can use them to trap a swivel in place when combined with crimped ferrules but any crimping will lessen the breaking strain of the line...
Great thread btw...
Actually. bead could damage the knot more... as its edge is sharper than egg sinker...specially for heavy sinker is used. And it can be prevented by making a certain type of knots...
I would say the main purpose of beads are 1) it prevents sinker (or swivel) from being stuck at the knot, 2) it also creates less tangle between leader line and breakaway weight line...
sinker/swivel stuck and line tangle are something that never happened to the experienced fishermen.
Also, bead is made to attract fish and it could be the cause of line cut by toothy fish...(you need to see where the line cut) And king (or cuda) likes sinker (and big knot)...carolina rig (or what you call it, the rig using sliding egg sinker) is not recommended when there are lots of king or cuda.
You would need a rig that has breakaway line so that king attack on sinker won't cut the main line...
Well, I am revealing enough here... There are a lot more secrets when it comes to S. Florida fishing... Everything has its own reason and purpose...Something working on Juno pier won't even work at Juniper Inlet or Lake Worth pier...
You need to use most appropriate rig to adapt the fishing circumstance... Sometimes, hook and line is best rig.