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In reply to Post #1
I use this set up atm (primarily with a baitboat) as lake has a tubing only rule and it works perfectly - starting from the top down
Fox tungsten line guard bead (usually used for naked chods etc)
1M Rigmarole Free fall braided tubing
Fox Inline drop off kit
Fox Naturals tail rubber (Size 10 cut down slightly to push over QC drop off swivel)
Fox QC drop off swivel (Size 7)
5oz+ inline lead (pref with a groove / insert stem removed & discarded)
I prefer the Fox inline drop off kit system as it has a soft 'plug' at the front to house the QC drop off swivel / push into the front of the lead and a simple peg at the rear that is threaded onto the tubing (rather than the lead having a full hard insert stem and using a tapered sleeve that compresses the tubing between stem) to retain the lead. This peg can be adjusted (in terms of pressure within lead) to ensure the lead drops off instantly or after shaking it vigorously (you can test this easily for preference).
I then thread a cut down tail rubber onto the tubing at the other end and tie the mainline with a palomar on the ring swivel section of the QC drop off swivel - the tail rubber is then pushed down over this tight (it already grips the tubing) and the set up finished by pulling the tungsten line guard bead tight to the top of the tubing at the top.
Works perfectly - no dramas. Lead gets released and tubing stays in position during fight with no glue / knots etc. Tail rubber at swivel end can sometimes 'detach' itself slightly (as tubing around large leads is effectively bending around a corner) and tungsten bead at top may need to be periodically pulled down a bit (to ensure tubing always stays perfectly in position) however whilst not as neat / slimline as using a spliced leadcore setup this is still minimal faff and works for me. . .
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In reply to Post #3
You could put a couple of blobs of putty above tubing, it will allow the tubing to release if the worst was to happen?
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In reply to Post #1
Yeah that's one solution, might be able to do something with that but I've been looking at a few systems and they don't seem to have anything on the market that locks the tubing in place which I find a bit odd.
Maybe there is but I can't find one 😕
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Can someone tell me if there is a system out there now that allows you to drop a inline lead using tubing without leaving the line bare . ?
Normally you would push the swivel in the front of the lead and rubber on the tail if your using leadcore ,but when using tubing the lead drops off and the tubing is left free to travel up the line leaving a bare line.
So is there a way of securing the tubing so it doesn't ride up the line but still allows the lead to drop free ?
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