Balloon Fishing with a Twist?????

[gman]

Originally Posted by d-a

Gman

how far up from the bait do you use the baloons? I have always used 10-20 feet and 4-6 lb mono to tie the ballon off


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I sent you a pm

d-a

depends if were sharking or chunking tuna we loop the mono and tie the balloon on the loop so it comes off on strike. Depths are staggered depending on species.

[peterk814]

On north east party boats we typically use balloons in shark rigs like gman talked about, and most often than not as sword rigs. Rig up a live or dead squid payout about 100-250 ft of line and tie a balloon with a rubber band. This is to get the bait away from the boat and to have it at a certain depth.

Kite fishing is not only to keep the bait on top and thrashing but also to keep the leader out of the water. This way you can use that heavy leader with line shy fish. Balloon fishing would not allow you to do that. two different reasons to fish two different ways

[bunile]

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY HIS RECTUM IS ALL BLOWN OUT, BUT hey, I like the idea already!!! Blow up some balloons and A-HOLES !!! "Bait tank" took on a new meaning.

[gman]

Originally Posted by bunile

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY HIS RECTUM IS ALL BLOWN OUT, BUT hey, I like the idea already!!! Blow up some balloons and A-HOLES !!! "Bait tank" took on a new meaning.

??? you lost me on the rectum being blown out

[Uncle Russ]

gman: I had suggested that a small red, partially inflated balloon might resemble a blown out swim bladder on the bait and therefore be attractive to fish--as opposed to putting them off. That triggered something in bunile.

Russ

[Deep_Sea_Gull]

The below is a copy n paste from:
Team Natural Outdoors > Peck's Lake Spanish Mackerel
A bubble rig consists of a clear plastic bubble called a "cast-a-bubble" (it looks like a clear elongated bobber, but can be filled with water), a swivel, 3' of 50# fluorocarbon, a 1/0 treble hook, and a 3" long piece of a McDonald's straw. I'M NOT JOKING!

Slide your line through the clear plastic stem inside the Cast-a-bubble. Put your line in the small side and out the larger diameter of the stem. Tie a swivel onto the terminal end of the line. This will prevent the bubble from moving past the swivel onto the fluorocarbon. The stem pops out one side of the bubble allowing you to fill it with water. I usually fill it about 3/4 full. When the stem is pushed back through the center of the bubble it becomes water tight, trapping the fill water in place. If you've threaded your bubble correctly, the swivel will hold the stem in place rather than pushing it out and draining the bubble of water. Tie your 3' of flourocarbon to the swivel and thread your 3" long piece of McDonald's straw onto the leader. Tie the treble hook onto the leader with a clinch knot (or some other knot that allows the straw to move down onto the shaft of the treble). This will allow the straw to travel freely from treble to bubble.

The filled bubble will weigh at least 2 oz. . Using light tackle you can cast this thing a country mile. It is best to slow the descent of the bubble just before it hits the surface so that the straw and bubble don't tangle on impact (the straw will land on the far side of the bubble from the boat).

[jig]

I had forgotten the bubble rig. I used that a long time ago pier fishing in Florida. It really worked well on smacs and bonita.

[Uncle Russ]

Thanks, Seagull. I used to use those bubbles for tossing a small fly out to bluegills using a spinning rod.

[gman]

speaking of bluegills my youngest has taken his place among us

[BretABaker]

you can always count on bluegills to bite anything that comes their way. that'll be a pic he'll want later i life