I want to get into crappie fishing this year. I’ve been a long time bass fisherman but now suddenly I have an interest in catching some crappie. I’m looking at floats and bobbers and seeing oval shapes and pencil shapes. They seem to be similar in size overall. What’s the difference? I figure it must be in buoyancy and how easily the float can be pulled under or made to stand up on a bite. I’m talking about the spring type floats that just clip to the line, as well as slip bobbers.

I would also like to ask about the slip bobber sizes as well. What sizes to use with what jig head weight? I found some oval foam floats on Amazon that are measured in 1”, 1-1/4”, 1-1/2” sizes and so on. I already have a lot of ball head jigs I bought many years ago that I can use with them. Sizes of 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8 oz. I just don’t know what size slip floats to buy to use with them.