bobber options

i posted last week or so about bobber visability, lately my wife and I have been fishing from shore during the week hear and there, i notice this one spot we fish alot that the fish are biting i really have to get my jig and bobber WAY out there, so after trying a bunch of different ones, and the only way i can do that is my using those bobbers called Adjusta Bubble, i have tried a few different sizes of them, the larger one does not fly thru the air good for distance the medium one about 2 1/2in long and about 7/8 in dia filled about half way with water seems to be my best setup so far, with this set up visability is poor especially if there is a ripple ect on the water, so i have to cast WAY out and when it hits the water i start slowly retrieve, i wait for the thump and been getting them, my wife cannot get out there as well as i do but she catches a few here and there, so now that i can get to where the fish are with the adjusta bubble type float, has anyone come up with a idea where i can get out there without spending 3 bucks a pop. i went thru a few already.


chet

They make weighted floats to help extend your range. I have a few rocket bobbers that cast pretty far.

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i posted last week or so about bobber visability, lately my wife and I have been fishing from shore during the week hear and there, i notice this one spot we fish alot that the fish are biting i really have to get my jig and bobber WAY out there, so after trying a bunch of different ones, and the only way i can do that is my using those bobbers called Adjusta Bubble, i have tried a few different sizes of them, the larger one does not fly thru the air good for distance the medium one about 2 1/2in long and about 7/8 in dia filled about half way with water seems to be my best setup so far, with this set up visability is poor especially if there is a ripple ect on the water, so i have to cast WAY out and when it hits the water i start slowly retrieve, i wait for the thump and been getting them, my wife cannot get out there as well as i do but she catches a few here and there, so now that i can get to where the fish are with the adjusta bubble type float, has anyone come up with a idea where i can get out there without spending 3 bucks a pop. i went thru a few already.


chet

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Comal Tackle makes a ton of different kinds of floats for a low price .

How long of rod you using? When I was bobber fishing from bank I would use a 9’ rod to help zing em out there further.

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How long of rod you using? When I was bobber fishing from bank I would use a 9’ rod to help zing em out there further.

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When I have the space. Some of those spots are brushed in

I use my own Carter bobber. I make one type of slip float that uses a 1/4 ounce egg sinkers for longer casts of about 90+ feet and I make a style that uses a 1/8 ounce sinker for other casts. A Dollar Tree pool noodle will make over 200 slip bobber floats.

Mike

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I use my own Carter bobber. I make one type of slip float that uses a 1/4 ounce egg sinkers for longer casts of about 90+ feet and I make a style that uses a 2/8 ounce sinker for other casts. A Dollar Tree pool noodle will make over 200 slip bobber floats.

Mike


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The school I went too...1/4 oz and 2/8 oz was the same :biggrin JUst having fun with ya Mike :Rofl

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The school I went too...1/4 oz and 2/8 oz was the same :biggrin JUst having fun with ya Mike :Rofl

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I got one of the smart phones that changes 1/8 into 2/8 LOL :Rofl

Thank you my friend. I changed it.

Mike

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The school I went too...1/4 oz and 2/8 oz was the same :biggrin JUst having fun with ya Mike :Rofl

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Here is a better photo "G" these are for the 1/8 ounce egg sinkers.

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Several companies sell slip bobbers with lead weights attached. They cast really well. Another tip is lighter line. Everything else the same (bobber, hook, etc.) a 6 pound line will cast further than an 8 pound line. 4 pound would go even further.
I really like the weighted slip bobbers when I have to cast a long distance. There is more weight on those bobbers then I put on non-weighted bobbers.

I went from 8# to 6# mono and was a game changer for distance for me. And that's the cheap stuff I can only imagine what a good quality line would do.

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6 lb test and a weighted Comal float , as mentioned they are at Walmart , cheap and will cast a blooming 2.5 miles with little to no effort

i am down to a line to get out there, over the last 2 weeks or so i have made some changes in my shore fishing set up, i have the right pole now, and the reel and the bobber type where you fill it partially with water and i put a fly on it a get some nice panfish, the main thing is i have to get the bobber way out there from shore, so now that i have the right pole and bobber ect, i am down to line, i was using mr crappie 4lb test, it gets out there but i feel alot ot stretch. yesterday i tried a spool ofSuffix 832 in 10lb test, not bad but still a shy short over the Mr Crappie mono line. what other lines are worth a try.


chet

I use the Slick8 power pro braid in 2 pound diameter. Cast well and little to no stretch

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6 lb test and a weighted Comal float , as mentioned they are at Walmart , cheap and will cast a blooming 2.5 miles with little to no effort

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I took your advice and started to build in weights with my own floats. It added quite a bit of distance over the ones with the weight below the float. All I had to do was drill out a little of the center of the egg sinker so it fit tightly to the hard plastic straw. Add a drop of Loctite to secure it to the straw and KABOOM!!! weighted slip bobbers for less than a nickel apiece!

Love it! I use mine also on #6 lb Mr. Crappie Hi Vis yellow line. Works well for me. It is amazing what attaching the egg sinker to the slip float did for my casts.

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Mike

Robin, this is the drawing handout for your classroom on the weighted pool noodle slip floats. Thanks for the phone call. You can find the video I made on You Tube. The trick is to use a coat hanger to guide the hard plastic straw through the pool noodles. How to make a slip float bobber - YouTube

I will see your class soon.

Mike

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