Quote Originally Posted by camofish
I see you have Spider wire line in the diagram.

The other day out on the water, 1 out of the 3 of us was using fireline and wasn't hooking up. 2 out of 3 were using just mono and hooking up left and right. It wasn't till after my buddy with the fireline put a tiny swivel on and a mono leader did he start catch'n the crappies and gills.

So my point is:

Try a swivel instead of the bobber stop and use a mono leader so the fish catch see the line.

Just a thought.

Great tip otherwise.
You said use a swivel instead of a stop knot. Consider this.
Wouldn't the swivel screw up the casting as it goes through the guides? If you were slip floating deeper than 10 feet it would get tangled up in the reel too. I'll stay with a stop knot because it does not hinder the cast. I have fished spider wire in #4 lb or #6lb for years. To me it holds up well in wood.