Slideaway: Short review

[Newsjeff]

I got the chance to use the new Breakaway Slideaway clips from the beach Tuesday.
Guess what?
They're not worth chit from the sand.
I'm sure they'd work pretty well from the pier, but I just couldn't work the clip down the main line more than 20 yards off the beach. :rolleyes:
Once my line leved out, the clip stopped it's progress.
Here's a quote from the Breakaway web site:
The clip will slide by itself if working from an elevated platform. If you are working from water level the technique used will be to shake the rod tip backwards and forwards, just enough to make the clip walk away from you. What happens is that the clip lock against itself, then as the weight comes off the clip it goes to the slide position, this makes the clip walk, and can be used to send baits against the current.

Believe me, I shook my rod like John Holmes. No luck.
So, IMHO, don't bother with them from the surf.

http://www.pierandsurf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15558&highlight=slideaway

[AL_N_VB]

rod....butt....shakin yer stick.....John Holmes........HMMMMMMMM.....funny....and not one homophobic bone in my body

[RoryGoggin]

rod....butt....shakin yer stick.....John Holmes........HMMMMMMMM.....funny....and not one homophobic bone in my body

ROFLMAO! :eek:

[Singletjeff]

Ok I know this is going to get some comments after the way this thread took a dive into the gutter, but what length pole were you using? I used to use a setup like that in Hawaii we just called it slide baiting. from a flater beach you need a long pole, ie 15'. Check with the manufacturer and see if they sell weighted slides, that also may help from the beach. They are actually really nice, you can cast once and just keep sliding bait down the line.

[AL_N_VB]

rod....butt....shakin yer stick.....John Holmes........HMMMMMMMM.....funny....and not one homophobic bone in my body


and ya know ....if ya shake yer stik more than 3 times.......................... :D :D :D

[Cdog]

and ya know ....if ya shake yer stik more than 3 times.......................... :D :D :D

Someones thick into th B/L's.... :D

[striperswiper]

Lmao

[Shooter]

and ya know ....if ya shake yer stik more than 3 times.......................... :D :D :D
Hey its his stick and he can shake it all he wants just as long as I aint no where near close. :rolleyes:

[jhun]

ithink slide away will work good at seagull because that pier is way up high,but i frefer to use pinrig

[jjaachapa]

I can see Jeff is a big fan of the skin flick.
Yeah I can see where the slideaway would be a pain to use in the surf. My brother tells me it works great of off the Piers and Jetties in Texas.
I've seen the pig tails and the slideaways and I don’t see why a 100lb+ snap swivel couldn’t do the same job. I'm going to try that off a pier for sh_s and giggles before I commit to buying. Going to stick to drum rigging in the surf.
Chapa

Why have the Fishing Gods brought us this unforgiving weather? :mad: I thought of sacrificing a chicken at Leser the other night but settled for KFC instead.