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.