I love bobbers. Bobber fishing just brings out the kid in me. After all these years, there is just something special about watching a bobber slowly sink out of sight.
Picked up a few for Brenda while at Grizzly Jigs yesterday.
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I love bobbers. Bobber fishing just brings out the kid in me. After all these years, there is just something special about watching a bobber slowly sink out of sight.
Picked up a few for Brenda while at Grizzly Jigs yesterday.
that should last a week :Rofl
Gonna be fun watching them sink...Please (cause you so smart at doin it) take a video or two so we can all share in the joy, that way when crappie folks get back troubles like old decraped me they can just go to their puter and put a smile on their face thanks to wonderful guys like cane pole. I know I may be asking a lot (sorry) but you are a really good guy(butter-butter)
I like seeing them hanging from tree branches...other people's...not mine.:crazy:
I still use them (corks) some are high tech now like rocket corks, trill, and many more . The ones I used back 50 something years ago were the corks that came out of Levi Garrett snuff bottles, snuff that my Grandma dipped. I wonder if anyone else here used them or old bottle corks when they were boys (or girls). Those 2"-3" perch and bream looked like giants to me back then.
I like to bobber fish too.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiewisdom
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There is nothing better than a slip bobber
Love float fishing!
I does make you feel like a kid again to see one slip out of sight.
I like using for Gills. They go down quick.
I'd say over half of the corks/floats/bobbers that I have, I found floating/hanging or washed up on shore :Rofl
Some of the biggest Crappie I've ever caught came from fishing a minner under a slip float, in the buck bushes & log jams of Barkley Lake.
First actual "cork" I ever used was on a cane pole, fishing for Bluegill at my Great Uncle David's farm pond, near Crab Orchard, Ky. Probably came from a medicine bottle or "spirits" bottle.
Never really cared for using a "bobber" (round plastic clip-on type) or the wood floats with the spring. But, give me a foam slip float and I'm good to go :biggrin
... cp :kewl
Totally agree on the clip on. The only thing about foam is that unless you put a peg in both ends, the line tends to cut a slit in the bottom causing it hang up and not let the bait sink.Quote:
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Never really cared for using a "bobber" (round plastic clip-on type) or the wood floats with the spring. But, give me a foam slip float and I'm good to go:biggrin
I bought some of the thrill wobble bobbers (its actually a slip float) for my wife to use while jigging, thinking she might not get hung as much. She catches a lot more fish now than she use to. If you just barely give it a twitch, it rocks for a little while due to the shape & the way it is weighted.
Nothing like trying to go to sleep after a day fishing, & when you close your eye's you see the cork go under.
still have my gramps quills . they are 12-14 inches . Have rebuilt them several times . We use to fish Chotard , Ferugson , Eagle and they were the only way he fished .:cheers2
bobber fishing is crappie fishing...all that other stuff is work...nothing better then watching the bobber
Funny,I seem to collect bobbers.I will,without fail,buy at least one bobber everytime I go to a store that sells them.
Grew up bobber fishing for steelhead on the river.
Take the metel springs off the bottom (where it connects to the line) and slip a piece of 1 inch surgical tubing over the stem. Roll the tubing back with your fingers, insert the line in the slot and then roll back over the line. Will hold nice and strong, allows you to slide your bobber up and down the line to make depth changes, and will not marr, cut, or cause abrasion to your lines. If it does tangle (weeds, trees, etc), the bobber will slide nicely down the line.
Take a look at the Wing-It bobbers. Great for slip float fishing or stationary set-ups. Casts great too!
WingIt Fishing products; Wing It Quick Swap sinkers, bobbers and bottom bouncers
Nothing beats watching that slip cork go under. I've been using the ESB brand for a few years now. My favorite style of fishing by far.
Been a while since I've posted but I have couple recommendations for slip floats. I take my slip floats and glue a bead to the bottom of the float so that the line doesn't cut into the stem of the float itself. It takes a little time at home to prepare several to use but it really helps that bait get down faster. My other recommendation is to test my floats at home with what ever weight jig heads or sinker set up that I'm planning on using. I take a 5 gallon bucket, tie a few jigs up and put in bucket so that I know which size will just barely stay afloat. I want a slip float that is all but sinking when sitting still, it allows you to detect slight up bites and just the lightest nibbles. If that thing moves I set the hook.
That's a good idea slickwater1, I've been having trouble matching up my jigs to the correct float.
I've been collecting bobbers and floats it seems to lately. Still need to learn how to fish wagglers better.
wagglers are great, but I can make my slip floats that are considerably cheaper, work almost as good. my wife and kids all three love to fish with me and now we all use floats during the spring.
Lots of good videos on Youtube. They’re all made by guys with English accents, though. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RiverSlabber
I have made several different sizes of wagglers out of wild turkey quills.I haven't tried them yet ( than in the sink ) ,but the sure seem to be waggly.As far as expense, I can't imagine I could build or buy any bobber much cheaper,plus it's a DIY,that's another plus for me.
I've been buying the styrofoam bobbers from these guys. I though it was a decent deal. I'm thinking someone posted their site up years ago on here.
chuckanddeb.com Fishing tackle
This is my set up for using shiners or jigs....I like a nice size weight to get my shiner down.....also helps pulling the line thru the cork......
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I love bobber fishin!!!!!!!