Floating beads

Have you tried the coloured floating beads yet?

They look very similar to normal coloured beads but are extremely buoyant. As you know beads are great for attracting many species of fish including, Bream, Plaice and Flounder but these beads allow you to fish in hard situations.

Crabs tend to be a problem while sea angling, they are constantly nibbling at your worm and this can be embarrassing! However, using floating beads will hold your baited hook (I will be sensible now) above the easy grasp of these annoying creatures and allow your bait to fish longer without being destroyed. Another advantage is it holds you bait off the bottom and clear of weed. Many fish hunt just off the bottom, Bream included and they will be hunting the sea bed at this level just where your bait is.

Bait floating in the water often has a more natural look, it moves with the current and just looks right. You can experiment with your snood length, allowing this movement to be exaggerated.

There are a lot of companies making floating beads, I have only seen two types from my local tackle shop so I would love to hear from you about the different qualities and pricing of floating beads.