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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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Slip Floating Trying to get it Right

5.5" Gill slip floated ,produces 19" BassChannel Cat took a Marabou/Mealworm  Jig at 5' under a float

 22" White Sucker took Crawler piece on a Yellow 16th oz Marabou Jig. Pear shape Balsa float pictured behind me.

 

Eagle Claw Pencil float...needs a bead so as not to split  the stem at the base after constant banging against the jig head after casting .

 

Presentations that are working : AFTER  CASTING  AND LETTING FLOAT  SETTLE :1) SLOW STEADY RETRIEVE  2) POP FLOAT ONCE OR TWICE , WAIT 3) SLOW 6" SWEEP FORWARD WITH ROD TIP,LET FLOAT SETTLE AGAIN

Thills:

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/april-7-thillsf-jigs?context=album&...

Betts:

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/april21fromshorenobait11-3?context=alb...

Goldeneye:

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/slip-float-rod?context=album&album...

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Comment by Leo Nguyen on January 8, 2012 at 5:19pm
Bass Pro will have its own slip bobber for cheaper. Buy the smallest pencil slip bobber. Otherwise, the poace will carry Thill products.
Comment by Dwayne Denison on January 8, 2012 at 4:31pm

What is the type float, most of you use for slip bobber fishing. I am getting ready to make a trip to bass pro and dicks to spend some Christmas gift cards.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 26, 2011 at 9:22am

Absolutely a current was nearby and the run was like a Pickerels!Pompton lakes where I caught the sucker  is a dammed river system.

 What a cool idea to make my own controller eye.I may shave down a wine cork as well as try it on a balsa float. 

I would be willing to buy and try your floats as well .Can you send me some info?

Comment by Johnny wilkins on December 24, 2011 at 9:20am

You could make your own by getting some fine wire, loop it over a metal dowel for the eye and then insert the two ends into the balsa with a dab of silicone (make sure the eye is open with no silicone) - or you can use my floats with do have a controller eye.

Eye care.  I discovered a section of lake by me that holds suckers and to be a better angler this Spring I am going to have a few sucker expeditions. I was so happy to see them trying to get up the 100' dam/inflow ramp last fall. Can't wait. They are delicate feeders and they have a lot of little bumps as they taste their favorite bait - worms. Ignoring the false bites with a fine float tip will allow you to see "the glide" when they are actually eating what they have tasted and the hook is home. They have several fights which include a medium-fast tugging straight down in multiple throbs, they also have the "pickerel run" a snaky burst and my favorite - the line wrap when they simply roll like crazy and get your line all wrapped up on them like a Christmas package.

Is the water still where you fish for is there a slight current - I am guessing a slight current somewhere near there.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 24, 2011 at 8:37am

Johnny-I lost the only two I had of these fine Thill mini wagglers with the controller eye  and cant find them in the stores I used to get them in anymore .Upsetting! Anyone know where I can find backstock on these . That white sucker sure was a fine catch on 4lb test!

Comment by Johnny wilkins on December 21, 2011 at 5:36pm

by the way - this is the bobber that I referred to that used to have a controller eye on the side half-way up the red cone. 

The name on the side of theta float is my teacher's name - Thill. These were designed as a "first wave" of consumer floats. But- before he could complete the next wave he sold off his name to the company [ the bought him out]. Next, the company started doing things to save $$ and the little metal eyes became extinct. These are beginners' floats - stay tuned.

Comment by Johnny wilkins on December 21, 2011 at 5:31pm

John - sucker is one of the most awesome fish to catch - nice haul.  Suckers are very fine feeders and are not easy to catch. I am with David - the only "rough" fish is the one that will not take your bait. A fish is something you try to catch. The shape, nor the length, nor the weight or color of the fish matters and each and every fish offers something for the angler. Show me the person that would rather fish all day for bass and catch nothing vs. catching ten fish of another species and I will show you someone who is jealous and not honest with themselves.

Sucker = Awesome. I wish my lake near me was filled with white sucker, red tail or even wide-mouth sucker. That would be the best. 

Comment by John Sheehan on November 16, 2011 at 7:25am

David,glad you like my sharing of fishing method .I honestty wish more folks would succinctly explain their catches.

  The gutters are still clogged but I had fun with this Sucker on 4# test and a Crappie rod !They fight great!

The Cabelas Balsa float I used  is in the pic below on the right .

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 16, 2011 at 4:27am

I also appreciate your succinct descriptions of your catching methods.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 16, 2011 at 4:26am

That is a nice fish, as fish go.  I see these trash or "rough" fish as worthy opponents, much as the folks in other parts of the world do.  After all, carp were first imported into this country as a food source during U.S. Grant's term.

There is this nagging thought in my brain that they are indeed edible - should you happen upon the correct method of preparation.

In the meantime, that big old sucker had to be more fun than cleaning out the gutters. "Fish on!" brother.

 
 
 

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