Loaded V Unloaded Wagglers

[Neil Watson]

Howdy

I am interested in people's experiences of using loaded and unloaded wagglers. Is one approach better than the other.

I use unloaded, but think one advantage of a load waggler is that you can use float stops which will reduce the potential for line damage.

 

[Barry Peck]

Howdy

I am interested in people's experiences of using loaded and unloaded wagglers. Is one approach better than the other.

I use unloaded, but think one advantage of a load waggler is that you can use float stops which will reduce the potential for line damage.

Neil I use Dave Harrells range of wagglers and accompany them with Drennan waggler weights .
Either side of the waggler weights I use Drennan float stops , one up the line and two or three down the line to take the shock of the cast . The great thing about waggler weights is they slide on the line so you can adjust your float without risk of damaging the line .

If you work out your waggler weight shotting then you can add droppers down the line depending on how you want to present the bait . I usually use a straight bodied peacock waggler or speci wag and under shot it . Under shotting means you can drag a bait through over depth if you're targeting barbel . The buoyancy of the waggler will help pull the bait along ..

You probably know all this any way but I'd defo give Drennan waggler weights a go ..

 

[Chris Jones]

You can also use loaded wagglers with float stops and replace any shot with an olivette.

The choice of whether to use a loaded or unloaded float largely depends on what I'm aiming to catch and where in the water column. However, an awful lot of my loaded floats have adjustable loading. I favour variable loading over fixed as it allows me to make more significant changes to a rig without breaking everything down. Floats with fixed loading are far more limiting.

I'm a fan of the Drennan Visiwags in most respects, bar the high level of loading. As I do a fair bit of lift method/laying on/float legering, I have a nasty habit of modifying Visiwags to completely remove the loading. You are far better served with unloaded floats (or floats with a low level of loading) for such methods.