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Korda Drop Zone Marker Kit
August 28th, 2008

The ability to setup a marker float will enable any angler to plumb the depths in their swim to find features such as plateaux, bars and gullies, and tell the difference in the make up of the lake bed whether its silt, weed, sand, clay or gravel. The components used to make this marker setup were the Korda Drop Zone Marker Kit and the ESP Sonar Marker Float Braid.

Step 1.

Thread the ESP Sonar Marker Braid through the big ring in the top of the marker stem, then thread the big bead and the Korda drop zone marker bead on. (See pictures below)

Step 2.

Now tie the marker float to the braid using a 5 turn grinner knot and push the Korda drop zone marker bead onto the bottom of the float. (See pictures below)

Step 4.

Then clip one of the Korda probe marker leads on the marker stem and the set up is complete. (See picture below)

Using a marker set up is reasonably simple if you know how. Cast the set up out into the swim and wait for it to touch bottom. Wind the float down until you feel it hit the lead, then slowly let off line a foot at a time until it reaches the surface, this will give you the depth of the lake where the float pops up but don’t forget to add a foot to the final count as the setup is a foot in length. Then reel the float back down to the bottom again and slowly draw it back towards you feeling the bottom through the rod and repeat the process of letting the float out to the top to find the depth and drawing it back until you find a spot of interest or just carry the process on by casting to different areas of the swim until you have a wider picture of the swim in front of you.

Tight lines

David