slip-bobber fishing

[tbone1088]

Hi guys,
I've been reading up alot on this technique and was wondering when/where this technique shines the most? I'm thinking it would be good in places with alot of current where you want your bait to drift, or maybe in a thick weed bed at night so the bait floats above it. Anyone else use it for different situations?

[moonshine]

i use slip bobbers when fishing for specks. sometimes i like to fish 6 or 7 ft below the surface. without a slip bobber it isn't easy to cast out from shore and get any distance. a slip bobber really helps

[Woodsman]

Slip-bobbers are excellent for young children when icefishing in a hut.
They can understand the float going down means bite, and they can reel in without you having to removing the float.

[DropShotr]

Generally slip-bobbers were a tactic for live bait presentations. With the the explosion of scented/salted plastics on the market and the decline in use of live bait, the slip-bobber seems to have fallen through the cracks so to speak.

Back in the day we used slip-bobbers for walleye as well as smallies on deep shoals.

The slip-bobber is an absolutly deadly tactic. With the current trend of more expensive premium baits, getting into slip-bobbers is a real bargin. You have the ability to control and maintain depth anywhere in the water column.

I do have slip-bobbers in the boat that haven't been used in years. This post has got me to thinking.

I wonder what a wacky rigged senko off a slip-bobber would look on one of those windy days when line control starts to become an issue.


Good luck,
Drop

[Pints]

They're great in the spring for crappies.

[Yannick Loranger]

I wonder what a wacky rigged senko off a slip-bobber would look on one of those windy days when line control starts to become an issue.

I've been wondering that too. Or the same presentation in lilypads with a wacky senko dangling halfway in the water column. I don't see why it couldn't work.

Yannick

[tbone1088]

When would using a slip bobber be more advantageous than say a lindy rig? Obviously if the wind is up and line control is an issue than the bobber is a no brainer, but on a calm, normal day, why wouldn't you use something that can maintain bottom rather than a bobber?

[CCLad]

They are a very effective way at fishing bait at a controlled depth. I have even used a slip bobber in the ice hut. set the depth to a foot off bottom, add minnow and leave a little slack - great way to fish a second line in a hut.

[steve2112]

Hi Guys

In my ice fishing tent I use a slip bobber on my second rod. This way if I am slow to get to the rod the fish often will hook themselves.

Steve

[tbone1088]

cool i read it was a good ice fishing technique but never tried it... would you use a floating jighead at the bottom of the rig, or just a regular circle hook?

[DropShotr]

When would using a slip bobber be more advantageous than say a lindy rig?

I generally use a lindy (or bottom bouncer) rig as a trolling or searching application, the fish are scattered over an area.
The slip bobber I use more for fishing a specific spot, like a point or a shoal.

Drop

[gonq67]

i jig and wind drift a stretch of the ottawa all summer for eyes,when the wind dies completely i switch to the slip bobber and minnow its deadly set a foot or two off bottom.i use the electric to move around a bit and adjust my slip accordingly.using one splitshot a foot above the bait will get you done to where you need to be quickly.if you have good electronics you can keep the bobber close to the boat and watch all the action.