Ah, the slip bobber. This invention allows us a bit more freedom when it comes to casting into the weeds where the fish are hanging around these days in the late summer. You just rig one up and cast away. Sure, after you rig one up, of course!
A slip bobber rig starts with a slotted bobber stop, which goes on the line to start the rigging. The stop is designed to slide up and down the line, with this adjustability at the heart of the rig.
After the bobber stop, a small sliding bead (included with our slotted bobber stops) is added and then a slip-bobber. The bead acts as cushion between the stop and bobber to prevent the bobber from sliding over the stop. Add a Rod-N-Bobb's BLAST OFF bobber or a 3-N-1 bobber and you are good to go! Both of these bobber lines allow slip OR fixed. Pretty nice for the money and adds space in the old tackle box.
The line below the bobber gets a hook or jig tied on, usually baited with a leech, minnow, or portion of a nightcrawler. Often a split-shot weight or two are pinched on the line a foot or so above the hook or jig. The split-shots add weight to aid in casting and also keep the bobber riding low in the water to keep it from being easily blown around by wind. A low riding bobber also increases fish hook-ups as a barely buoyant bobber easily slides under the water without spooking the fish!
Oh, the advantages:
First, the fishing depth the hook/jig fishes at can be adjusted by sliding the bobber stop. Moving the stop up the line/away from the jig or hook makes the rig fish deeper, while moving the stop closer to the hook/jig makes for shallower fishing. These adjustments can be made simply by using his or her fingers to move the stop, so no line-cutting or retying is necessary.
Second, because the small bobber stop can be reeled right up the rod into the reel and the bobber itself slides down to either the split-shot weights or the jig, a very short amount of line can be out from the rod tip when casting. A short line when casting makes for safer casting and is very advantageous when deep waters are being fished!
Lastly, the slip-bobber rig excels at fish landing, because the bobber stop can easily be retrieved right up through the rod’s guides onto the reel, the fish can be reeled close to the rod tip to allow for easier, more successful fish landing. More than one trophy fish has gotten away at the landing net when a traditional “pinch on” bobber kept the trophy of a lifetime just out of reach during the landing! With a slip-bobber the fish can be reeled close to the rod tip and into your hands.
So the slip bobber's not just a bobber; it's your secret weapon for a record catch!
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