Bouncing Betties

[bassy]

You probably looked at the title of this thread and thought oh god what is she going on about now!!! well i tell you now i have no idea why they call them bouncing betties,i know they bounce but what has it go to do with bettie??!!

some people are using them around my area for flatfish,just wondered if anyone else has tried them?

[martinw]

are they razorfish your on about??

[bassy]

No they are a style of weights ;D

[martinw]

never heard of them, looking at the pic they look like razors sticking out of the shells

do you think i need glasses ;D ;D

[dreadfish]

martinw no your glasses are ok,but maybe a guide dog would help!!!only joking i won't tell you what i thought they were.
bassy i think i have seen these used in carp fishing less tangles i think.

[bassy]

yes completely right dreadfish,they have brought them in heavier weights now for use in sea fishing,they are ment to be quite effective.

[al]

there a wieght designed for river fishing.you can bounce the weight down stream without getting snagged.great for chub+barbel and seen them used for salmon when using bait.they stand upright in use so present a low profile on the bottom,less area to snag. better bait presentation.

[dreadfish]

bassy the name could of been taken from a bouncing bomb used in w11,just a thought.
have you tried them yourself,if they do bounce along the bottom must be great for flatties.

[garethp]

There was in article in Sea Angler, I think, a few months back. They weigh the same as normal weight but have a sealed tube full of air on them, thus when the lead is underwater the buoyancy of the air makes them bounce along the sea bed, thus moving your rig and baits around enticing more fish.

Never used them myself, and don't know where they are sold either

[dreadfish]

hello all, they don't look to difficult to make, years ago we used to cover leads with hose pipe as someone told us they wouls snag less can't remmember if it worked and stopped using it after a while but you could try it now and seal open end after tying short bit of line and swivel to weight silicon sealer might work cheaper than buying i suppose.

[davidwilliams]

These arent a new idea, theyve been used by pike anglers for a while.
The bouyant part of the "weight" allows the line of a simple running ledger to sit above any weed beds saving snags and improving bait presentation. Used them that way and theyre great.

[bassy]

I haven't used them myself,but a friend of mine has been using them at borth (sandy beach) and he got a load of flounder,he said they are brilliant and he wont use anything else in borth now. i know they use them for course fishing,but i never heard of them for sea fishing.

I searched bouncing betties in google and the only ones that come up is ron tompson's website which he sells a few different shapes and sizes. As dreadfish mentioned i don't think they would be that dificult to make.