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InTheMargin
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   Old Thread  #9 3 Dec 2025 at 6.30pm  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
I would just use a ring swivel, bait floss and hair stop
InTheMargin
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   Old Thread  #8 3 Dec 2025 at 6.28pm  0  Login    Register
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framey
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framey
   Old Thread  #7 3 Dec 2025 at 5.06pm  0  Login    Register
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Easy to think of a few solutions whilst sitting at home in the warm
Different when it's wet and cold on the bank
Karlos
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Karlos
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   Old Thread  #6 3 Dec 2025 at 4.45pm  2  Login    Register
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I've not used mono but I have used bait floss to do the same

On one end I'll loop the floss around a boilie stop
pull the 2 tag ends through
push the boilie stop into the bait (I hate them not being flush with the surface!)
now blob the 2 tag ends and try to make a nice big 'smudge' of blob to hold that second bait on as best as it can.

I've done this with bottom baits and even a little plastic corn on top of a boilie.
Once the baits are joined you can use the bait screw.

I do have some of the longer bait screws from Bank Tackle or eBay, but usually I don't want that extra metal (weight) in the bait making it move even more unnaturally than it already does compared to the freebies
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #5 3 Dec 2025 at 1.09pm  1  Login    Register
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You could shrink wrap the baits together or use armour mesh and then just use your standard screws
Marruo
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   Old Thread  #4 3 Dec 2025 at 12.46pm  0  Login    Register
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Thats a great tip thank you! Will try it out.
framey
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framey
   Old Thread  #3 3 Dec 2025 at 12.31pm  2  Login    Register
When at home
Set the snowman up using a piece of thick line between the 2 and blob the ends so they are ready to go.
When on the bank use a standard length screw as normal. And wind them on
Hitman
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Hitman
   Old Thread  #2 3 Dec 2025 at 12.25pm  0  Login    Register
Longest I know of is 26mm from eBay
Marruo
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   Old Thread  #1 3 Dec 2025 at 10.21am  0  Login    Register
I am using rather big baits of at least 24 or 28mm and would like to add a little 12-15mm pop up for a snowman set-up.

I havent found any baitscrews (I am using a D-Rig) longer than 30mm so I have to use a plastic screw to attach the pop-up to the hookbait.
Very often though this wont hold and the pop-up gets lost.

Are you aware of any companies producing bait screws longer than 30mm e.g.. 40mm or longer? Is there anything out there I could use as a replacement that is non-carp angling? Thanks much for your help!
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