Hi guys.
This question will be as old as god but..
Even though iv been fishing 25 years or so.. i have never used tubing, just personal choice..
Now i have too, what is the best tool to thread with on the bank?
Have a nightmare with it unless the line is brand new,
Tried a diamond wire threader and during storage its kinked yo high heaven and is useless...
Cheers
This question will be as old as god but..
Even though iv been fishing 25 years or so.. i have never used tubing, just personal choice..
Now i have too, what is the best tool to thread with on the bank?
Have a nightmare with it unless the line is brand new,
Tried a diamond wire threader and during storage its kinked yo high heaven and is useless...
Cheers
In reply to Post #1
Join the club. I bloody hate having to thread tubing.. Stretch it and hang it for a while strip off old line on the reel cut the line at 45 degrees. If you are lucky it might thread through. I always have a spare rod ready to go as tubing of 0.5M is required on my club waters. Rig Marole tubing was the easiest to thread but that is now banned by my club. Grrr.
Join the club. I bloody hate having to thread tubing.. Stretch it and hang it for a while strip off old line on the reel cut the line at 45 degrees. If you are lucky it might thread through. I always have a spare rod ready to go as tubing of 0.5M is required on my club waters. Rig Marole tubing was the easiest to thread but that is now banned by my club. Grrr.
In reply to Post #2
Why was it banned ? Im on 15lb line.. club rules, also 0.5m of tubing... theres cats in the lakes so at times my line takes a hammering... strip off the old id be re spooling and thats for after winter
Why was it banned ? Im on 15lb line.. club rules, also 0.5m of tubing... theres cats in the lakes so at times my line takes a hammering... strip off the old id be re spooling and thats for after winter
In reply to Post #1
Tungsten tubings usually a lot easier to thread line into, that said once its been in the water and i've wanted to change it for whatever reason its near impossible to thread! If its allowed go with the Rig Marole tubing, i've changed to this and wish i'd done years ago!
Tungsten tubings usually a lot easier to thread line into, that said once its been in the water and i've wanted to change it for whatever reason its near impossible to thread! If its allowed go with the Rig Marole tubing, i've changed to this and wish i'd done years ago!
In reply to Post #1
Another way of doing it is to split your 500mm length down into smaller sections, say 5 x 100mm lengths and thread these onto your line, one after the other. Then if it separates on the cast, you'll have more than 500mm pinned down on the deck. Can't take the credit for this idea, got it from someone off the forum.
Another way of doing it is to split your 500mm length down into smaller sections, say 5 x 100mm lengths and thread these onto your line, one after the other. Then if it separates on the cast, you'll have more than 500mm pinned down on the deck. Can't take the credit for this idea, got it from someone off the forum.
In reply to Post #3
Supposedly the inner wire caused some fish to be tethered. Therefore it was banned.
Supposedly the inner wire caused some fish to be tethered. Therefore it was banned.
In reply to Post #5
Technically a clever idea but i cant see the club going for it, tube is about fish protection for them :/
Technically a clever idea but i cant see the club going for it, tube is about fish protection for them :/
In reply to Post #7
Quite so. Min 500mm unbroken tubing. It's a ball ache.
Quite so. Min 500mm unbroken tubing. It's a ball ache.
In reply to Post #1
Everything needs to be bone dry
Everything needs to be bone dry
In reply to Post #1
I use one of these, not kinked it yet.
https://gardnertackle.co.uk/product/low-bore-tube-threaders/
I use one of these, not kinked it yet.
https://gardnertackle.co.uk/product/low-bore-tube-threaders/
In reply to Post #1
Put a lead clip with tail rubber and lead on the end of the tubing and allow it to hang down.
Clean, dry line with a clean angled cut should sail through easily (relatively) to the point it hits
the tail rubber.
I've used this method for years.
Put a lead clip with tail rubber and lead on the end of the tubing and allow it to hang down.
Clean, dry line with a clean angled cut should sail through easily (relatively) to the point it hits
the tail rubber.
I've used this method for years.
In reply to Post #11
There is a great video about threading tubing from Matthew Collins on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/MT40tS32yWM
There is a great video about threading tubing from Matthew Collins on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/MT40tS32yWM
In reply to Post #10
Spot on - bought this and never looked back.
Spot on - bought this and never looked back.
In reply to Post #1
Use rigmarole braided tubing if you can but I've always found threading tubing whilst standing up and 'over the shoulder' seems to work best. After snipping your mono at an angle and with the mainline in your right hand but trailing from behind and over your right shoulder feed the line into the top of the tubing being held in your left hand and dropping vertically in front of you . . don't know why it works but its a pretty much 9/10 success rate . . .
Use rigmarole braided tubing if you can but I've always found threading tubing whilst standing up and 'over the shoulder' seems to work best. After snipping your mono at an angle and with the mainline in your right hand but trailing from behind and over your right shoulder feed the line into the top of the tubing being held in your left hand and dropping vertically in front of you . . don't know why it works but its a pretty much 9/10 success rate . . .
In reply to Post #14
Pole elastic threaders from most match tackle manufacturers is by far the easiest way to thread line through long lengths of tubing.
Pole elastic threaders from most match tackle manufacturers is by far the easiest way to thread line through long lengths of tubing.
In reply to Post #1
I changed over to tungsten tubing this season after years of painfully threading through normal tubing and its so much easier.
I use the stuff from bank tackle and its not much more expensive than normal tubing from branded names.
I changed over to tungsten tubing this season after years of painfully threading through normal tubing and its so much easier.
I use the stuff from bank tackle and its not much more expensive than normal tubing from branded names.
It's a bugger to thread and I don't think it's available anymore but my favourite is ESP Anchor rig tubing with an outside diameter of 1.25mm
Unless I'm told different I don't know of any threading devices that wotk with it, just need tons of patience.
I really should make life easier and change to something easier but where's the fun in that!
Unless I'm told different I don't know of any threading devices that wotk with it, just need tons of patience.
I really should make life easier and change to something easier but where's the fun in that!
In reply to Post #17
Isn't that the tubing that Jim Gibbinson and his brother believed adversely affected their results?
Isn't that the tubing that Jim Gibbinson and his brother believed adversely affected their results?
In reply to Post #18
Not heard that. What could cause that.
Here's the blurb that goes with it
ESP Anchor Rig Tube, Combines the best properties of leadcore with those of anti-tangle tubes. Acting like tubular leadcore it simplifies rigs and allows you to run your mainline straight through to the swivel or bomb. Being significantly heavier than leadcore it ensures that the business end of your tackle stays anchored to the bottom.
LINK
Perhaps it's ESP sink rig tube they don't like, that's nothing more than shiny plastic tubing
Not heard that. What could cause that.
Here's the blurb that goes with it
ESP Anchor Rig Tube, Combines the best properties of leadcore with those of anti-tangle tubes. Acting like tubular leadcore it simplifies rigs and allows you to run your mainline straight through to the swivel or bomb. Being significantly heavier than leadcore it ensures that the business end of your tackle stays anchored to the bottom.
LINK
Perhaps it's ESP sink rig tube they don't like, that's nothing more than shiny plastic tubing
Cut away any damaged, kinked or twisty line, and cut the end to a point/at an angle.
Thread choice of tubing, the ones I prefer are Fox, Solar or Gardner. Always have the line slack as you thread it, so the 'over the shoulder' method mentioned should be quite handy.
Note, I buy so much at a time, then not need or use it that Solar may not be available now.
Final note, don't drop line or tubing mid thread
Thread choice of tubing, the ones I prefer are Fox, Solar or Gardner. Always have the line slack as you thread it, so the 'over the shoulder' method mentioned should be quite handy.
Note, I buy so much at a time, then not need or use it that Solar may not be available now.
Final note, don't drop line or tubing mid thread
Cut the line with a sharp Stanley blade sometimes scissors can blunt the line
In reply to Post #15
I've tried pole threaders and found them too wide to work. I've ordered a Gardner one which is supposed to be thinner. Hoping it works. Threading tubing is the bane of my fishing life. Especially on the bank.
I've tried pole threaders and found them too wide to work. I've ordered a Gardner one which is supposed to be thinner. Hoping it works. Threading tubing is the bane of my fishing life. Especially on the bank.
In reply to Post #22
So i just got the gardner threader. It does work, but it still takes forever and is a nightmare.
So i just got the gardner threader. It does work, but it still takes forever and is a nightmare.
In reply to Post #18
Yes it was. He wrote about it in his Let Us Talk articles in Carp World. Too long ago for me to remember why though.
Yes it was. He wrote about it in his Let Us Talk articles in Carp World. Too long ago for me to remember why though.
Nip the tubing lightly with the instep of the balls of your feet and pull the tubing straight gently, if you ensure the line and tube is dry and you cut an angle on the line, it threads dead easily. Sounds strange but it's worked for me for years
In reply to Post #24
Think it was a smell he believed put them off, so for some reason I think he took it out of the packaging 6months before using it.
I could be wrong!
Think it was a smell he believed put them off, so for some reason I think he took it out of the packaging 6months before using it.
I could be wrong!
In reply to Post #22
Gardner low bore tube threader. It's an answer to a prayer. If you're having trouble threading tubing especially on the bank with used line. Get one.
Gardner low bore tube threader. It's an answer to a prayer. If you're having trouble threading tubing especially on the bank with used line. Get one.
In reply to Post #1
Stick a lead clip and tail rubber on the tubing, put a lead on the clip so it hangs straight down and thread away. Dry tubing helps enormously. Easy, peasy.
Stick a lead clip and tail rubber on the tubing, put a lead on the clip so it hangs straight down and thread away. Dry tubing helps enormously. Easy, peasy.
In reply to Post #1
Get on the rig marole free fall tubing . The best out there and so easy to thread 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Get on the rig marole free fall tubing . The best out there and so easy to thread 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
In reply to Post #29
I used to use it and yes it was easiest to thread. Sadly banned by my club. They have many stringent rules.
I used to use it and yes it was easiest to thread. Sadly banned by my club. They have many stringent rules.
In reply to Post #1
If you haven't already seen it, then I'd recommend watching: Matthew Collins's video on threading rig tube
If you haven't already seen it, then I'd recommend watching: Matthew Collins's video on threading rig tube
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