Hey guys, once again new to fishing and the forum. Just wanna know if i'm doing this right for blue fishing. My buddy fishes a lot and says blues bite from mid water to top. He showed me a few rigs but without a floater the bait seems to just sink to the bottom and it gets eaten by crabs or something. So i was thinking if i connect a floater to my swivel and then my steel leader with hook/bait i'll get my bait off the floor and floating close to the surface. I plan to use a sliding weight so when I cast out the weight goes to the bottom, the bobber brings my swivel/line up on top and the leader/hook will float close to the surface. Here's a pic of what I mean. Is this ok or are there better ways or am i wayyy off.
try to fish moving water at all times,not saying you cant catch during slack water.
1) Double about four inches of line and pass the loop through the eye.
2) Let the lure or hook hang loose and tie an overhand knot in the doubled line. Avoid twisting the line and don't over tighten.
3) Pull the loop of line far enough to pass it over the lure or hook. Make sure the loop passes completely over this attachment.
4) To tighten, pull the tag end while holding the standing line. Clip the tag end.
