swingers or hangers?

[malevans]

I have both. I usually use hangers because they are easier to leave attached to the buzz bar when you put it away in the buzz bar bag.

 

I have both because I got swingers and switched to hangers.....and I never throw anything away or sell it.

 

Agree with mpbdsu when after Zander.

 

The interesting thing is I don't believe either provide me with bite detection. They hold the line taught across the alarm, and also enable drop back detection via the alarm.

[kleinboet]

I have made a remarkable discovery!!!!! If you take your suit off the hanger it will work better!!!!

[kendo]

I would be using an ordinary bankstick does that make a difference as to which to use or not?

my plan is to set up one carp rod with bite alarm and floatfish with my hyperloop match.

[erik]

shouldn't make any difference at all.

i also always use hangers, don't have any problems in the wind, in extremely heavy wind dip the tips anyway.

[Chesh]

hangers for me, as you cant really effectively use Swingers for slack line fishing should the need arise the lighter the better as well, so i can get the slightest movement registering on the old Nevilles

[poledark]

Swingers for me, I can counterbalance mine so that the slightest breath of a fish will show up, or at the other extreme I can add 3oz to the weight to hold a tight line in the strongest undertow or wind.

And as they only rest ON the line without gripping then they are ultra sensitive to the slightest nibble from a roach.

 

Den

 

[ 06. April 2004, 10:24 AM: Message edited by: poledark ]

[kendo]

so one can add or subtract weight how is this achieved with either?

[*Ant*]

I personaly use the Fox swingers.

 

Kendo - most types of swinger have a weight that can be moved along it's length, this makes it suitable for various situations i.e. long/short range fishing, a more delicate detection set up and to combat strong winds.

Hangers tend to have the facility to add/remove weight to the bobbin to achieve the same result.

[kendo]

thanks Anthony I now understand,I have just bought an electronic bite alarm (my first)and although I prefer float fishing I was planning to put out a carp rod (also recently purchased)as a second rod and as one cannot really watch two floats at the same time I have decided a bite alarm was needed,I may well go for the fox swingers cheers for the advice.

[kendo]

thank you all for the advice all has been given careful consideration.