Thread: Slip Bobber Enigma

Use a Thill waggler and forget the other floats. Any time you have to run the line through the body of the float, it causes resistance and the jig will not fall as well. With a waggler, the line does not run through the body so there is no resistance. I use nothing but wagglers for both fixed and slip floats. You couldn't pay me to use another float.

Make sure your using the right weight to bobber ratio and also put a swivel in the line about a food above the jig or jigs. I usually have my cork and all rigged and tie the jig on and after that I will cut the line where I want to put the swivel at and tie both ends, this will keep your cork from slipping all the way down to your jig. Hope this helps a little.

DeathB4Disco---
I just looked at the Thill TG Waggler Float
This ultra-slender, all-balsa float stands 7 1/2" tall, requiring extra split shot for balancing.
I not keen on using split shot. If the crappie hit from under the jig and are coming up or hover you never know it when using shot on the line.
Do you use shot?

In my opinion you have to use split shot to get a slip bobber to work properly.

I have started using the Betts Mr. Crappie Twist On / Twist Off Cigar Slip-Floats, and really like them. They range in size from 1 1/2" to 3". I use the smaller floats when jig fishing. The line slips right through, every time, and I really like the fact that I can put them on and take them off without cutting the line. You can pick them up at BPS, Cabela's or Gander Mountain.

I have also found that the 3" floats, when rigged with a minnow and a 1/4 oz. weight, have just enough buoyancy to barely stay afloat, which means that they offer very little resistance to the bite. This is the setup I use when slow-trolling minnows under a float.

Oh, and I rig a bead above and below the float, so the bottom of the float doesn't get hung up on the knot.

I can honestly say I've never had that happen, although I use the rubber bobber stop not the thread ones (I found myself always having to tighten them).

I'd use a small split shot about 8 inch's above the jig and see if that takes care of your problem.

Fatman

Originally Posted by Crappie_Pop

If the crappie hit from under the jig and are coming up or hover you never know it when using shot on the line.

I'm not sure why you would say this. If a crappie bites your jig and rises in the water, the float will also rise. It has to rise, since part of the weight that was balancing it is no longer registering on the float. Wagglers are designed to show lift bites, and they do it better than any other float on the market.

Yes, I use split shot, and I don't miss any lift bites. Wagglers are the float for seeing lift bites. Accept no substitutes.

Besides, look at what you wrote before:

Originally Posted by Crappie_Pop

I throw out and my jig seems as though it will not fall and bring my bobber to the upright position.

This tells me you're not using enough weight. You either need:

a) a bigger jig or

b) some split shot above the jig.

Thanks guys
All good ideas. I've always been able to relay on my fellows brothers at Crappie.com for sound advise.