bobber visibility

one thing i am noticing when shore fishing, and now that my new rod will really get a bobber set up out where the fish are, all is fine on the set up. but i am sure there are some anglers with the same problems as me. when i cast my bobber set up out, the problem is there are times i cannot see my bobber. i am thinking there may be some bobbers on the market that stand out more than others. my eyes are having a hard time seeing them especially if there is a wake.

chet

I like the stick floats for that reason. They stand up and are a lot easier to see.

Stick floats are a good point. I also think color can aid in seeing the float. I find a bright yellow or fluorescent orange work best for me.
Bob

I find the brightest yellow or fluorescent color I can find. I also pay close attention to jig weight or added weight to make sure the bobber rides as high as possible. I have some very thin pencil floats that darn near go u deer with any weight jig that are useless to me. I really like the thill fluorescent floats and the homemade pool noodle floats I learned from Shipahoy41.

As a general rule, bright orange is the most visible color under most conditions. Sometimes, however, the way the sunlight hits the water make it appear lighter or darker. Rather than green or blue, the water can often appear white or light gray in color. In that case, a black-tipped float is actually more visible.

One trick is to put white out on the tip of the float and just paint or use a magic marker on top of the white out to make the float tip whatever color you want. If you ever want to change the color, you can just scrape off the white out.

Thill oval bobbers all day for me…highly visible, great quality. Can even be found at Walmart.

I make/use stick floats from wine corks, a bamboo skewer and a #12 swivel. Works pretty good. I paint bottom black, and top usually a fluorescent green or orange.

I use these. The can be rigged as fixed or slip. Walmart sales them 3 for $1.16.
1/16oz jigs will make them tilt at 45. Anything heavier suspends them. I wear coke bottle glasses and still can't see good. I ain't ever out throwed my vision with them. Attachment 408930

Sent from my E6910 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Sometimes do to how high or low you are to the water, angle of the sun and the condition of the water, flat, rippled, wavy it can be impossible to see a float.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

I find the brightest yellow or fluorescent color I can find. I also pay close attention to jig weight or added weight to make sure the bobber rides as high as possible. I have some very thin pencil floats that darn near go u deer with any weight jig that are useless to me. I really like the thill fluorescent floats and the homemade pool noodle floats I learned from Shipahoy41.

---

Thank you my friend. I started making my own because I could not find extremely durable, but very inexpensive, slip floats in the florescent orange color that I would not mind losing in brush piles. I just go to Dollar Tree or Dollar General and get a pool noodle. You can make over 200 slip floats from just one pool noodle. Watch my video below to see how I make my slip float. Then you just add your bead and rubber bobber stop just as if you had a store bought slip bobber.

Mike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2dtu9UGubc

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by chetc

one thing i am noticing when shore fishing, and now that my new rod will really get a bobber set up out where the fish are, all is fine on the set up. but i am sure there are some anglers with the same problems as me. when i cast my bobber set up out, the problem is there are times i cannot see my bobber. i am thinking there may be some bobbers on the market that stand out more than others. my eyes are having a hard time seeing them especially if there is a wake.

chet

---

What kind you are using ?

The thills I see in Walmart are so visible, I would not be surprised if Ray Charles could see 'em.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

I find the brightest yellow or fluorescent color I can find. I also pay close attention to jig weight or added weight to make sure the bobber rides as high as possible. I have some very thin pencil floats that darn near go u deer with any weight jig that are useless to me. I really like the thill fluorescent floats and the homemade pool noodle floats I learned from Shipahoy41.

---

My friend, here is a "Handout drawing" for youth or scout groups showing how to rig the Carter Pool Noodle Slip Float. They can look at this along with my You Tube video "How to make a slip float bobber"

Mike

Attachment 409099

That’s the cats meow Mike, thanks!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

That’s the cats meow Mike, thanks!

---

Thank you John. Go Browns!

Mike

Mike does some awesome stuff

I have been using ESB (everlasting slip bobber) lately and really like em. The hot pink color can be seen for a mile. Check em out.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by RoughriverRick

I have been using ESB (everlasting slip bobber) lately and really like em. The hot pink color can be seen for a mile. Check em out.

---

i am not after a slip bobber, but i like this bobber, it would be a nice feature if he would add a feature so it would be stationary


chet

Add a second bead and knot so you have one above and below float. you can still have infinitive adjustability for depth, and no kinked up line. Just my thoughts.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by RoughriverRick

I have been using ESB (everlasting slip bobber) lately and really like em. The hot pink color can be seen for a mile. Check em out.

---

You can make your own slip bobber in a hot pink color too. Check this out.

Mike

Attachment 409201