Thread: YOUR favorite bobber/float for live bait.

Originally Posted by Buckrub

JoeFish, I have used the same ones for about 5 years. I did lose one earlier this year, first time.

It is the easiest cork to read (the part about bait fishing that I love to do), and slides easily, allowing underhand tosses into very tight, small spots.

Well I am glad to hear it! I showed him and he wants me to order all three sizes just to be sure and that will be 150 floats!?!?!?

Read the instructions. The spring on top is the key. Crappie often don't take the cork under, but they have the bait. Learning how/when to set the hook by reading the cork is my favorite thing on earth to do. I used to love bass fishing plastic worms, and did it often. I love the 'thump' and setting the hook. I know that jigs with crappie are similar, but faster, and I SHOULD love that, but I don't. I love watching that cork. It's not rational, it's not as productive, it's not as fast, but somehow I just love doing it.

Oh, I also tried those 'weighted' corks and did NOT like them. And as for size, any of them actually work.......you just have to adjust by putting on the exact size lead weight. I have a little box of lead weights in every scaled size imaginable.

You do NOT need 150 floats! I'd get about 3 of each if you are absolutely not sure of the size you want. They ain't going anywhere, and you can always order more. I haven't seen these for sale anywhere else, though. I will say that Walmart has a simple Red/white slip float for less than a dollar that will work just fine. I also have a zillion of the green/white Mr. Crappie slip floats, but they are just not long enough for their weight.

Dang. I can't catch a fish, but now I sound like the board's expert on flipping corks!!! Don't mean to sound like I know stuff, I don't.........I just have tried 'em all and I'm old, that's all!