Thread: Need suggestions fishing deep

Try ditching the cork and use a jig. You might have to put some weight on your line to help you cast farther. You could also use a jig pole and fish vertically. I've never fished from a yak but I'd think that you could get really close to trees, stumps, boat docks and anything else that holds fish.

You gotta learn to use a slip cork setup...really easy. I use that now no matter what depth I'm fishing. added benefit other that ease of casting is that it also lets the bait drop straight down, and if you pull it in fast it will come straight up to the bobber before moving horizontally which helps keep you from getting hung in the brush. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Progator135

You gotta learn to use a slip cork setup...really easy. I use that now no matter what depth I'm fishing. added benefit other that ease of casting is that it also lets the bait drop straight down, and if you pull it in fast it will come straight up to the bobber before moving horizontally which helps keep you from getting hung in the brush. Hope this helps.

He's right.

slip cork is the way to go.....here is a link to the "bobber (cork) stopper" a lot of folks use.......I tried them all and fell in love with this one.....

Bass Pro Shops® Bobber Stops | Bass Pro Shops

simply thread your line thru one of the tiny wire loops and slide the small rubber stop and bead on your line.....this will leave a kink in your line and you need to cut that part off.....next, slide on a slip cork made for this (it will be free to slide on the line)......last, tie on your jig (or shiner set up), however you are fishing......so, from bottom to top, you have a jig, slip cork, plastic bead and a bobber stopper.....

Originally Posted by prefers shiners

slip cork is the way to go.....here is a link to the "bobber (cork) stopper" a lot of folks use.......I tried them all and fell in love with this one.....

Bass Pro Shops® Bobber Stops | Bass Pro Shops

simple thread your line thru one of the tiny wire loops and slide the small rubber stop and bead on your line.....this will leave a kink in your line and you need to cut that part off.....next, slide on a slip cork made for this (it will be free to slide on the line)......last, tie on your jig (or shiner set up), however you are fishing......so, from bottom to top, you have a jig, slip cork, plastic bead and a bobber stopper.....

i just left bass pro before you posted this and bought 2 different types of slip corks. I didn't get any of those you listed tho, so I wish I woulda read this before walking out. Similar set up tho

thanks for all the advice! I'll try it out this weekend

Originally Posted by prefers shiners

slip cork is the way to go.....here is a link to the "bobber (cork) stopper" a lot of folks use.......I tried them all and fell in love with this one.....

Bass Pro Shops® Bobber Stops | Bass Pro Shops

simple thread your line thru one of the tiny wire loops and slide the small rubber stop and bead on your line.....this will leave a kink in your line and you need to cut that part off.....next, slide on a slip cork made for this (it will be free to slide on the line)......last, tie on your jig (or shiner set up), however you are fishing......so, from bottom to top, you have a jig, slip cork, plastic bead and a bobber stopper.....

Prefers Shiners, how do those stops do with spinning reels? I have only used the string type stops. Looked at those many times and would certainly be simpler to use.

I use these bobber stops too exclusively. they work fine with spinning reels. the ONLY thing I have ever come across with these is if you catch a huge crappie (or catfish) and you are fishing deeper than your rod is long that when the stopper gets to the eye on the tip of your rod, with a big fish and a lot of weight on the line the bobber stop might slide down the line instead of jumping over the eye on the rod tip. did that make any sense?????

here is the absolute best slip bobber I have ever found. I have about 20 of each color and several different sizes. yall check this out. it is called the everlasting slip bobber and they are tough. The Everlasting Slip Bobber - the world's finest slip bobber!

doc

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Prefers Shiners, how do those stops do with spinning reels? I have only used the string type stops. Looked at those many times and would certainly be simpler to use.

use these once and you will throw away all those string ties.....as Docwaldo said, you have to check every now & then and make sure the stopper did not move.....a minor issue but still the best stopper out there....you can understand that moving the stopper often will cause wear on the inside of the stopper and make the stopper more likely to move accidently.....I find that before I move my stopper, I dip my pole and line in the water and the water on the line eliminates a lot of the friction which causes the wear....

I think the answer you wanted is, yes, you can cast these with a spinning reel......