That's fair enough but if I was gonn'a go to the trouble of messing about like that i'd prefer to see everything hanging and how the float reacts to various set ups with a shot on bottom etc.
If your gonn'a use black or white pipe you might as well save yourself the trouble and do it on the bank....imo.[/QUOT
Shotting floats on the bank is out of the question for me!
Put stotz on the line at home put them where they need to be on the bank.
There's no way my shotting is in the same place after I start, I constantly move shots up and down same with the float.
I haven't left shots in the same place from start to finish since I was lad so it would be pointless trying to get everything perceived to be perfect at home.
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I'm always moving shot and float up and down the line? pole or rod and line
I too move shots constantly, but not in a tube at home.
Shotting at home is only a rough guide as floats behave differently in fishing situations as you know.