Vexed Jingle Dangle – Floatation Core for Surf Baits
The Vexed Jingle Dangle is designed as a floatation core to lift your bait off the bottom, making it more visible to predatory fish and reducing unwanted attention from stingrays and crabs. By suspending your bait in the strike zone, you increase both your chances of a hook-up and the effectiveness of your presentation.
Each Jingle Dangle comes pre-rigged with an internal glass rattle, adding an enticing sound to help attract fish in low-visibility or deeper water conditions.
Originally inspired by UK carp fishing techniques and later refined in South Africa for the surf fishing scene, this style of bait rigging has become a proven method for targeting big fish from the shore. The Jingle Dangle is best fished with a single circle hook on an English-style clipped-down pulley rig to maximise both floatation and casting distance.
You can build your bait around the Jingle Dangle using squid, pilchards, mullet, tailor, or other fresh cut baits—tailored to suit the target species. For best results, secure your bait with a high-quality latex bait thread like Vexed Fillet Thread or Vexed Squid Thread.