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Adjustable Sliding Rig

One of the most common rigs in Florida is the sliding rig, a variation on the fishfinder rig, where a barrel weight is used on the leader between the hook and the running line. To give you more flexibility, try tying the rig as follows:

Snell or tie the hook onto 6 ft or more of your favorite leader material. Then, slip the free end of the leader through a glass or plastic bead, then loop the leader around the bead and pass it through the hole in the same direction. Thread your barrel weight onto the leader, then add another bead as above. Tie a loop in the end of the leader or leave the end free to tie to your running line with a no name knot. Now, by loosening the loop of leader around the glass beads, they may be moved up or down the leader to adjust the distance between the lower bead and the hook and between the two beads to give the barrel weight more or less room to slide back and forth.

– John Sykes

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