Slip Bobber crappie

[straw hat]

My favorite commercial bobber is the thill. The longer and skinnier the better. The skinnier the less water resistance when pulled under water and the less the fish feels.

[Terrierman]

I use the knot bobber stops too and thill floats.  Trim excess line to keep interference with guides to the minimum.  One of my buddies is famous for crossing someone else's line, getting tangled up and then he always says "You need to cut your line.  I've got a slip bobber on."  Never mind that the guy he crossed over does too.

It's cool to watch that bobber just slowly go down.  Almost as cool as watching it start floating level.  Or just moving.  Fun way to fish.  And can be very effective.  Call me crazy but when I fish a slip bobber, I prefer 2 lb. mono.

[straw hat]

1 hour ago, Terrierman said:

I use the knot bobber stops too and thill floats.  Trim excess line to keep interference with guides to the minimum.  One of my buddies is famous for crossing someone else's line, getting tangled up and then he always says "You need to cut your line.  I've got a slip bobber on."  Never mind that the guy he crossed over does too.

It's cool to watch that bobber just slowly go down.  Almost as cool as watching it start floating level.  Or just moving.  Fun way to fish.  And can be very effective.  Call me crazy but when I fish a slip bobber, I prefer 2 lb. mono.

Oh, I enjoy that post. My wife uses 10 lb test and I use 14 lb test in case we hook a big bass or catfish. We have already caught 7 flatheads this year while crappie fishing, and my PB largemouth, 6 1/2 lbs,  was caught on my slip bobber rig. 

[straw hat]

When I was stationed in Korea during the war I fished Korean waters a lot. They all do slip bobber fishing but it is not like anything you have probably ever seen here. The Korean fisherman were very willing to share info and taught me what I know about this technique.  I have included a link to a video showing Korean fishing (including the bobbers) as well as a carp fishing link that is almost exclusively about the use of these bobbers for carp. These bobbers are used by almost everyone in the orient and Europe for carp fishing (which is a big deal there).  I think you will find this info very interesting.  My brother-in-law has learned to make his own and ships me some for birthday's and Christmas (Lucky me!). To buy them they run $5 to $7 each. Yeah, expensive. Thank God for my brother-in-law!!

 

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrEZ6rzmghfZlIAARYPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=korean+fishing+floats&fr=yhs-att-att_001&hspart=att&hsimp=yhs-att_001#action=view&id=4&vid=3def76fdab2b16720abafa4a79d90b8f

https://www.carpanglersgroup.com/forum/index.php?/topic/48279-asian-fishing-gear-techniques-~-your-go-to-guide-and-discussion/
 

[straw hat]

Oh yea, I just remembered...There is a website called "Korea OnDemand".  Mostly it contains Korean TV shows and Movies BUT it has a section on sports and there is a lot of Koran fishing shows there. You might find them interesting. There is a toggle on the home page for Videos in Korean and Videos in English. The good this is you can still watch the Korean ones, you don't need to understand the language to know what they are doing.  lol

[Terrierman]

2 hours ago, straw hat said:

Oh, I enjoy that post. My wife uses 10 lb test and I use 14 lb test in case we hook a big bass or catfish. We have already caught 7 flatheads this year while crappie fishing, and my PB largemouth, 6 1/2 lbs,  was caught on my slip bobber rig. 

I caught an 8 lb. carp on 2 lb. line.  Took a while, and it was fun hearing the drag work.  Lower Taneycomo.

 

[DarkwingDuck]

We like slip bobbers too, nice to adjust your depth when fishing with minnows.  My biggest complaint is casting them if you are trying to go fairly deep, that little rubber stopper can kill your casting.  Our kids enjoy slip bobber fishing a lot.