Best bobbers

by thomas j swank

Sep 2, 2010

I'm sure you all know that the type of bobber or color of fly will greatly influence the number of fish you catch. I have outfished my buddy many times and occasionally he does the same to me. I first noticed this when the "Wing It" bobbers appeared on the market. I couldn't buy a gill. He was killing them with the "Wing It". The drag resistance on the "Wing It", is so much lower than most. It does seem to have some trouble in the wind. Sometimes If there is a nick on the line, it will not release the line. All in all, its probably my 1st choice. Does anyone have a favorite to fish with? Let me know.

T.

  • chris

    the smaller the better i like thill the best

    Sep 2, 2010

  • Lord of the Fly , Rods

    Nothing beats the good old fashion African Porcupine Quill in the 7 to 9 inch size , they float vertically out of the water 2 to 3 inches, they have zero resistance ,so you know when a fish is just licking it or just swimming by. Quills are simple to adjust depth and they let you know if your fishing too deep by not standing up.

    Sep 2, 2010

  • bluegillboogieman

    Grandsons birthday party Saturday. He wants to be at the pond @ 6 AM. We'll see. His dad asked me to get up the bait today so it's one less thing tomorrow. Went to the last surviving bait shop in town for crickets. Big sign on the door GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, everything on sale. ( except crickets!) Looked around, saw a tray of porcupine quills. Grabbed the whole thing, got 'em for about half price. Didn't really need 'em right now but they ain't that easy to find anymore. Like bait shops! I want to thank LOFR for teaching me how to use them properly, though I still don't have the hang of it on a fly rod. But I got the CRIMSON pole use down pat. Truly the best float ever concieved. Mine lifted up a half inch yesterday and I hooked a 12 " papermouth in the top lip just because this super sensitive float told me something touched my bait.

    Sep 3, 2010

  • bluegillboogieman

    Hey LOFR, they had Crimson poles on sale too!

    Sep 3, 2010