A monofilament or flourocarbon leader line is typically set at a length of 24″ to 72″. The main line is attached at the center of the bouncer, where the two “arms” meet, with a snap swivel while the leader line, with the bait hook or lure, attaches to the the snap swivel on the bottom bouncer with a barrel swivel. It’s typically used for drifting or trolling natural live bait, artificial plastics, spinners, spoons and crank baits in depths from 10 to 35+ feet. The R-bend style is recommended because there is an increased risk of your main or leader line getting caught in the other types and being cut or breaking.Ī bottom bouncer is a simple piece of terminal tackle that is comprised of an inverted “L” shaped wire form with a weight and snap swivel attached. There are at least four different styles of main line attachment sites: 1) R-bend, 2) crimped, 3) twisted and 4) looped. There is also a bottom bouncer made of solid stainless steel (7).įigure 2. You can also make your own “Slinky Weight” using a shoelace or paracord and lead shot, sand or rocks for a great snagless sinker (6). Similar to bottom bouncer, the pencil weights come a smaller 6″ height (4) and the more standard 10″ to 12″ height or you can make your own with pencil lead (5).
These obviously lack the leader arm and are typically attached to the main line using a sliding clasp, such as a quick change clevice.
Similar to bottom bouncers in function are pencil-weight style bouncers (4, 5 and 6). However, they also come in smaller “mini” versions (2) or with the weight molded as a foot of the bouncer (3). Various types of Bottom Bouncers.īottom bouncers are typically fairly standard and follow a standard design with an “L” shaped wire form with a lead weight molded onto the long arm and a snap swivel attached to the short leader arm (1).
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