going to bps this weekend and wanted a quick poll to see what yall thing about the best float to you in shollow water with wind and live bait. i plan on picking up several styles but with so many choices, who can pick just one
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going to bps this weekend and wanted a quick poll to see what yall thing about the best float to you in shollow water with wind and live bait. i plan on picking up several styles but with so many choices, who can pick just one
I always use slip floats on ultra lights. I use the skinniest bobber for less resistance. They are also weighted. You can add more weight to adjust the bouyancy of the bobber. If your talking of shallow water I'm guessing your going to fish the spawn, and in that case the bite may be a little more aggressive. So the adjustment may not be needed. The bobber stops I use are in my opinion the best. They are similar to the bone shaped, tiny plastic ones. They have four holes. I typically use three holes threading in and out(not around because as you slide the stop it will twist the line). I Do not use the beads that come with them, they are not necessary. Hope this helps.
I'm more apt to be using these:
http://www.plastilite.com/graphics/i...hing-float.jpg
I like the styrofoam ones ... 'cause they're "FREE" :eek:
Actually, I find them floating, on the bank, or hanging in tree branches at several of the lakes I fish. They usually still have the plastic "straw" thingy in them, which I use on the cigar shaped one, pictured above. But, on the pear shaped ones, I remove the "straw" and just use a bigger bead. A #4 Water Gremlin sinker will hold them down to where the water level is in the "red" area .... and it don't take much pull to take them under.
I also like the Thill (balsa) floats .... like these:
http://image.basspro.com/images/imag...0/61518o-t.jpg
but, don't much care for the price :D
I even got me a "rattlin bobber" to try out this Spring :rolleyes: :
http://www.plastilite.com/graphics/i...pie-popper.jpg
We'll have to wait and see if it really does make a difference ....... LOL!!!
...........cp :cool:
I like the balsa slip floats. The cheap ones bass pro make that come in a pack of 5 do fine for me. I'm talking the shorter ones that are shaped like the one on the left in crapiepappy's top picture. Now for trolling (if I use them) I use the styrofoam ones he also has pictured.
How about "none of the above"? I am an old timer and still use QUILLS when I can find them.
In my experience, nothing compares to "waggler" type floats. (The Thill wagglers are the best that are commercially available.) They cast better, they're much more sensitive, and they show "lift" bites (where the fish takes the bait from below causing the float to rise in the water.)
If you're fishing vertically, the center slider floats are good, since the line runs directly through the body of the float. However, I always use wagglers when I'm casting to fish.
I like the orange styrofoam floats for shallow jig fishing. They are light and tough. I take the upper half and paint them white so when crappie are biting lite and just pick up on the jig you can tell when it lays on its side. It is important not to get the weighted ones because these will not lay on their side.
I'm with Stumpbumpers on this one.
Hello,
I would like to recommend "Everlasting Slip Bobbers"
I started using these a couple of years ago and
they are the only kind I will use now.
They work great - just order them according to weight you
want to suspend.
Check out at www.hloutdoors.com
Retired now and looking forward to coming to Crappie Camp.
Good Luck to everyone and Good Fishin,
WIMPY
When bream fishing I usually go with the smaller balsa wood floats but when I use floats over jigs or minnows I go with the pencil type floats. Less effort for the crappie to pull the float under if they are biting light.
I just purchased some of the wagglers. I have never used them and it seems there is only one way to rig them. Anyone have any tips or tricks about them. They look like they would work well on windy days.
Thanks
Mike
Mike,
There is only one way to rig them, and they're excellent for windy days.
Here's a good diagram on how to rig the waggler. Check out the "waggler, stillwater" diagram at the bottom:
http://www.swinton54.freeserve.co.uk...,%20Stillwater
The most important thing to remember is to put most of the split shot at the base of the float, not farther down the line. The more weight you have close to the hook, the harder it is to cast. If you're fishing with jigs, a lighter jigs will work much better. I wouldn't go heavier than 1/32 oz.
Also, I would put enough shot on the line so the minimum amount of float tip is showing. If the water is calm and I'm fishing fairly close, I aim for 1/4" of tip sticking out of the water. If there's a good chop on the water or you're fishing farther away, you can have more of the float out of the water.
Hope this helps.
I use 2 1/2" FOAM CORKS FOR SPIDER RIGGING SHALLOW WATER.
i have to agree with deathb4disco...wagglers are by far the most sensitive of all. they also let you sink your line..important in cold water where you want a stationary presentation. and properly "shotting" the line can give you that "just rite" drop speed! thill has a super line of products IMHO.
Hey do you guys know where I can find some African porcupine quills--I'm looking to make my own floats.
Sorry, nevermind. I found some from a online store at www.dogmeier.com --they're also selling some on eBay.
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Originally Posted by driller
I have just begun mesing with quills and I like them. Do you make your own or buy them premade?
Not a floater but guess I do like the thills.....
man this is an old thread I started last year, but still good info
I like the old 1 inch diameter cork bobber.
I need to break down and make we some of the old ones i used to use on Barkley in the 80's. I used just a regular bottle cork with an insert from an ink pen ran through it for the line to go through. Had some different sizes for different weights. They were great on windy days as they floated right on top with no tilt due to the wind. Just paint the very top flourescent and be done. i guess I am just lazy now and buy all mine. Balsa slip bobbers is my choice.
Well, I guess my two cents is worth about two cents....I use Wahoo brand balsa 1/2" pencil floats from Grizzley's in the 36 count box for around $20.....They are the same as Carlisle, but cheaper....DemoMan
Here's the modern version of that float.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3's
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...n/IMG_0730.jpg
The cork cork. Carolina cork coupled with a toothpick. They are high in price but worth it.
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Originally Posted by Smilefull
Holy Crap...That ranks as one of the saddest pictures I've ever seen!.. Poor dog.
I had a 25 dollar gift certificate at a tackle store and I bought a couple of the "boss" bobbers. Anyone ever use them?
If you like Quill bobers and can't find them they're easy to make.Get a bag of straws,a hot glue gun and a coil of fine copper wire.
Make eyes with the copper wire leaving "tails"on each end of the loop with a pair of needle nose pliers.Plug one end of the straw shut with hot glue.Put the "tails" from the eye in the other end of the straw and fill the end with hot glue and you have a very sensative (slip style)bober for pennies a piece.
I use half a straw but try different lengths to suit the bait/jig you use.