Thread: Floats

has anyone brought up the Rocket Bobber ?, I use a lot of different floats and have found a very good use for it.

I use a Rocket Bobber. It lays down on the water and stands up when I get a bite. Helps me out. I also like Pegged Floats.

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Originally Posted by glasseyes

has anyone brought up the Rocket Bobber ?, I use a lot of different floats and have found a very good use for it.

Sorry, didn't see this before posting. Yes! I use them faithfully. They work really well, and ..... you can cast out further from the bank!

Originally Posted by Mamba334

Sorry, didn't see this before posting. Yes! I use them faithfully. They work really well, and ..... you can cast out further from the bank!

just saw something about them and bought a couple, along with bigger weighted bobbers. at my lake always a breeze with waves across water and need to get my jig out a long way and then be able to detect the light bites. So going to give them a try along with Thill's and others.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

That style of float is called "body up". That means the buoyancy (the fat part) is at the top. They are good for rivers but not so good for lakes/ponds.

For casting on lakes/rivers, nothing beats a waggler, IMO. For still fishing, the Thill shy bite is perfect.

Very interesting topic, I also use the thill shy bite and the mini shy bite


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Originally Posted by deathb4disco

The Thill floats have a similar system but, for some unknown reason, Lindy never mentions it. (I don't think anybody at Lindy understands the Thill floats very well.)

You just need to use a float adaptor like this:






If you use these, you can switch floats in seconds and never have to retie your rig. Lindy used to sell these, but I can't find them on their website anymore. You can get them online. Here's a video of how they works:

Where can I get some of these???? everywhere I look they are discontinued.


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You can make your own with heat shrink tubing and stem swivels.

You can also cut off any straight shank hook and run the shank up the stem of the shy bite, to leave the hook eye at the bottom of the float.

You can still rig it with the rubber tubing as normal, or use the hook eye as a slip float. I super glue the last 1/8" of hook shank before pushing it all the way flush with the bottom of the thill shy bite.