Rubber band Method?

[SebagoSlayer]

Ive been skimming around on here and a few of you guys keep reffering to the "rubber band method", What exactly is the rubber band method? I dont think ive ever herd of it.

[Woods Wise]

Ancient Chinese secret

[SebagoSlayer]

Ancient Chinese secret

Do tell.

[popnfish]

not sure without seeing which thread you were looking at but I use to tie a rubber band around my spinning rod, leave the bail open and tuck the line under the rubber band. fish takes the bait and releases the line.

[SebagoSlayer]

ok thanks that makes sense

[stoph]

i used to do the same when carp fishing, i have a baitrunner now so no need. but the rubber band works a treat, and stops you loosing everything!

[SebagoSlayer]

ya i cant wait to try it

[Bill Collector Bob]

Ive been skimming around on here and a few of you guys keep reffering to the "rubber band method", What exactly is the rubber band method? I dont think ive ever herd of it.

[slipperybob]

Ancient Chinese secret

Ancient Eskimo secret!!! 

[stoph]

I don't think i'd use it ice fishing, you won't see a bite, the fish needs to hook itself and start taking line, i'd rather just use a tip up...
 The reason we use it for carp is that we fish a bolt rig, basically using a heavy (3oz+) lead, we want the fish to suck in the bait, feel the weight, spook and take off at top speed thus hooking itself, you don't get a 'bite' you get a run, if you don't have freespool of some kind you will loose your rod + reel(and i've done just this forgetting to switch on the baitrunner, had to get wet but i got my rod/reel back, without the fish!).
 I can't really see a worthwhile application in ice fishing, the rubber band gun is the best idea yet!

[bogmanjr]

Never used it but it's a way to rig your spool for catching Togue. I think the rubber band is intended to set the hook when the fish runs.

[SebagoSlayer]

ya i think it will work good for togue because togue like to play with it exspecially if it's all ready dead i would prolly only use this with dead suckers

[fireplug]

When it is really cold, you do not want to have to try and relieve yourself outside. Rubber band, you can hold it for hours!! 

[chrisk]

It's the method used when replacing strikequards at $8 a pop cost too much.

[digger953]

i use them on my jigging rod to mark depth
ancient  amish secret

[PIKE FISHERMAN]

Alot of Mainers use em' when fish are picky, and run 10' then drop the bait. I've never used it, but its something like attaching the band onto you line 2-3' up for where you place your bait, then putting the band around your spool. then winding up the 2-3', and when the fish runs with the bait, it sets the hook.


Don't 100% quote me on this, but I think they use circle hooks with this method.

[bogmanjr]

Alot of Mainers use em' when fish are picky, and run 10' then drop the bait. I've never used it, but its something like attaching the band onto you line 2-3' up for where you place your bait, then putting the band around your spool. then winding up the 2-3', and when the fish runs with the bait, it sets the hook.


Don't 100% quote me on this, but I think they use circle hooks with this method.

Yes I think you are correct.

[Wiener]

Here is a copy of my post from the Salmon Board :

Some people use a slammer or Automatic fisherman, when fishing salmon/trout.  They are nice, but you can use regular tip ups also.

If you want to use the tip ups that you already have, here is what I would do :

Let's say you want to fish fifteen feet down.  Pull out 20 feet of line, and tie on a rubberband with a couple of half hitches.  Open the rubberband and pull it over the spool of your tip up.  Now wrap 5 feet of line back on the spool, over the rubberband.  When the fish takes it, the line comes off the spool like normal for 5 feet, then the rubberband sets the hook.   The salmon will then pull against the rubberband and break it.  It will then pull out line like normal, but won't be able to spit the bait because the hooks have been set.

Hope this helps,


Wiener

[gruntngrin]

Here is a copy of my post from the Salmon Board :

Some people use a slammer or Automatic fisherman, when fishing salmon/trout.  They are nice, but you can use regular tip ups also.

If you want to use the tip ups that you already have, here is what I would do :

Let's say you want to fish fifteen feet down.  Pull out 20 feet of line, and tie on a rubberband with a couple of half hitches.  Open the rubberband and pull it over the spool of your tip up.  Now wrap 5 feet of line back on the spool, over the rubberband.  When the fish takes it, the line comes off the spool like normal for 5 feet, then the rubberband sets the hook.   The salmon will then pull against the rubberband and break it.  It will then pull out line like normal, but won't be able to spit the bait because the hooks have been set.

Hope this helps,


Wiener

Interesting,anyone ever try this for pike?

[bobbyfish64]

hmmmmm sounds interesting ..might have to try that?

[kiltman]

You might have a winner, there, Wiener.

[ChickenHammer]

Wiener,
do you use a really thin rubber band to break easy?

[Wiener]

Yes.
When I use this method,  I use a thin rubber band.

You want it large enough to put around the spool without breaking.

It only needs to exert a couple of pounds of pull to set the hook.  When the fish gets hooked and tries to take off  you want the rubber band to break.

90 % of the time the broken rubber band is still tied on the line, but that's ok it just tells you where to tie the new one when you reset everything.

Hope this helps,

Wiener

[jimmyclaude]

And you are using circle hooks?

[Nor Easter]

It is ancient Amish Chinese Eskimo secret.  
Transrated from pictographs found in an ice cave in northern China assumed from pre-Ming Dynasty:

Using tipups. Set it up to the depth you want. Puw off approximatry 5 feet of rine depending on situation and species desirabew. Prace a thin string-rike rubber band onto rine by rooping it around the rine and back through band. Prace band on spoow over rine. Rewine 5 feet to set depth back to you want.

This work for game fish and Pike, they woud just break off if they want to run and you won't break trap in process. Another apprication is set up same but for panfish hit and runs. But this case they don't break rubber band but trap dance around in hoe as you approach with fish 'bungee jumping' on the end of rine.

[Wiener]

I don't use circle hooks.

Only treble hooks, when I rig my tip ups.


Wiener

[mammathoner]

Good luck. I know some Fisherman that were using the Rhythm Method. We now know them as parents. 

[slipperybob]

In our 10,000 laws state...the rubber band as a spring or mechanical hooking device is not legal.  The only rubber band method on the tip up is to have the rubber band on the spool but not tied to the line to create a hook set.  For the tip down you just pin a little line under the rubber band on the rod.

[jimmyclaude]

I don't use circle hooks.

Only treble hooks, when I rig my tip ups.


Wiener

 Just trying to wrap my brain around the circle hook theory.....  treble works for me 8)

[Wiener]

In our 10,000 laws state...the rubber band as a spring or mechanical hooking device is not legal.  The only rubber band method on the tip up is to have the rubber band on the spool but not tied to the line to create a hook set.  For the tip down you just pin a little line under the rubber band on the rod.

A friend of mine wraps the line backward on the spool for a wrap or two.

I have not tried it, but he says that it works.


Wiener