If you're stuck and don't know the right weight to use for shotting your pole floats then look no further! Our guide contains all the information you'll need for converting floats into grams and what size weight's you will need to accurately shot them. If you need anymore information on shotting patterns for various styles of angling, we have an expert guide to read here.
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CONVERSION CHART
Pole float size - Weight - Shot equivalent
3 x 10 0.10g 2 x No10 shot
4 x 10 0.15g 3 x No9 shot
4 x 12 0.2g 5 x No10 shot
4 x 14 0.4g 6 x No8 shot
4 x 16 0.5g 8 x No8 shot
4 x 18 0.75g 3 x No4 + 3 x No9 shot
4 x 20 1.00g 5 x No4 shot
5 x 20 1.25g 6x No4 shot
6 x 20 1.5g 7 x No4 + 2 x No10 shot
Final note
As a guide, this should be almost perfect for shotting floats of the specified weight. However, floats do vary in buoyancy so some may need one or two small shot to get the float to sit exactly how you want it to, similarly it may sink the float so one shot may need reducing in size. Our shot conversion guide has the weight of a wider range of different shot.
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