Slip Floating

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Last year (2009)was the first year slip floating for me and found it to be very effective.Would like folks that are into this kind of fishing to post photos of gear and tips on the best rods ,reels ,bait and terminal tackle to use.
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SHARE YOUR FAVORITE SLIP BOBBER RIGS FOR B'GILL

by Slip Sinker

Feb 4, 2016

Here's mine for open water season 2015

I just wanted to share my favorite slip bobber rig for the past 2015 season.

2015 open water season found me fishing out of my kayak and limiting my supply of fishing rods to just 3 on board. An UL jigging rod, UL slip bobber rig and an UL drop shot rig. After weeks of tweaking slip bobber systems I ended up with this rig. Most of my UL fishing experiences were shallow less than 2 FOW casting under overhanging brush and next to dense weed slop or inside slop pockets of open water.

The rod I settled on is a Diawa Crossfire 562ULFS series rod with incredible value … under 20.00. the rod is a fast action tip for the first third of the blank and then quickly develops a significant back bone for the remainder . I believe this is the main reason it develops such accurate casting and flipping into tight targets. This system if used correctly I believe would eliminate the need for a long fixed rod for stealth. After some practice I was able to drop the bobber with a flip with a very quiet presentation.

This rig has caught some very large preds such as LMB hitting the 5# mark and N’Pike hitting the 30 inch mark. The large preds would dive and dig into cover and the power pro braid would cut thru the slop and veggies like a weed whacker.

The line is an important component in this configuration providing sensitivity, power, toughness and its inherent weed whacking ability.

The slip bobber is Pro series Thill providing sensitivity and stealth when entering the target area. Use enough split shot to balance the float to a neutral position.

Stop knot was a UNI Knot tied with30# Dacron in bright chartreuse for line signal property of visibility.

 

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    John Sheehan

    Want to try this system this year .: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EfvSOZ_-2E

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    Mar 2, 2017

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      Slip Sinker

      never had luck with the store bought rubber or plastic stops... I found once the stop gets on the spool casts fail with line catching on the stop.

       i very rarely fish deeper than a couple feet with a slip float any ways so stops really didn't matter much... however since this has been a recurring problem with fishermen that want to fish deep... ive experimented and came up with thread as a slip knot material solution. keeping the knot small and tight and reeling the knot onto the spool for deeper fishing resulting in smoother casts. using very thin lines like thread and a thin knot may require using a thinner diameter hole in a bead to stop the knot from slipping thru some slip floats.

      I trial fitted my knot set-up at the tackle shop and sized the bead I needed and have been fishing successfully with this combination since.

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      Mar 4, 2017

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        John Sheehan

        4/3/17 Water Temp almost 52 degrees Perch have finally showed up by the NW cove .13 Perch in a short time , Long Casting 32nd oz. buck tail jig /crawler piece from shore .I like Squirrel tail ,Buck tail and Marabou Jigs for Perch and have caught many using them . 4# Mono, Daiwa Spinmatic UL reel, 7,1/2' Berkeley Dough Series Rod .

        Apr 4, 2017