Float fishing question?

**Oregon slabman** · 04-08-2022, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

.... I think that may be more of a "age thing" than just a "region" thing. I called them "corks" thru the first, I don't know, 50yrs of my fishing life. And still "think" cork, even when I'm calling them a float, bobber, slip float, or whatever the local vernacular is where I am at the time.

The term "Cork" has been around for a LOOOOONG time, because they WERE made of cork back in the olden days. First time I ever used one was around 1960, it was a bottle stopper cork. (10' cane pole, nylon line, #6 hook, crimp-on lead sinker)

Dad would take a rat tail file and open up the hole in the cork to where a torpedo sinker would fit snugly. It would then cast a country mile. Maybe the first weighted bobber. Late 50's, early 60's. I learned so much from him.

**Eagle 1** · 04-09-2022, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I am sure it is from the generations when a cork was used. That is what they were called in my area growing up. Those were great times.

We used to get the "cork" from Granny's Garrett snuff bottle . Take a razor blade And make a slit for the line . Wrap the line around the cork a few times and let her rip . If no corks were available we used pine cones . Zebco 202 , hand dug red worms, was a 8 yr. old's war gear till a bowfin showed up lol

**wannabe fisherman** · 04-09-2022, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Some regions it is a "cork"

That's because where there were moonshiners they had plenty of them !

**Ketchn** · 04-09-2022, 07:36 AM

Why not down size the “strike indicator “ ….

I do , it works really well on smaller fish species
Less is more is the idea here , less things to go wrong is best .

**VaCrappieMan** · 04-09-2022, 07:41 AM

I’m having to add weight to the bottom of the float to get a long cast. I am tossing it way out there so downsizing the float won’t work right now. If I was in a boat I would use the smallest I could get away with.

**Ketchn** · 04-09-2022, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan

I’m having to add weight to the bottom of the float to get a long cast. I am tossing it way out there so downsizing the float won’t work right now. If I was in a boat I would use the smallest I could get away with.

If you go as light as mentioned , then you downsize the line as well , just saying

**VaCrappieMan** · 04-09-2022, 03:04 PM

I’m not sure I want to use any lighter than the 2lb I’m already using.

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