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Revolution - How Do You Bobber Fish?

I am still seeking some help from everyone out there.

Please check out the older post invite. All this month I will be wanting volunteers to describe their setups and share how they fish with live bait.

I will be donating some prizes to the cause and someone will win some cool shirts and prizes for sharing. There are no wrong answers, just want REGULAR fishing setups - how you fish with the standard gear.

Participants will be asked to log what they are catching and describe the setups. We will share information together and put it all together for everyone. I also have a tackle offer for those who participate to join in on. Also - I am adding a new package so those of us on a budget can join in too. I will be offering a mini-pack to participate where you get $20 in tackle and the total price for getting in will be $7 (the option for the $20 pack is still available as well).

http://bigbluegill.com/forum/topics/bobber-fishing-revolution

Anyhow, check out the post and please volunteer your live bait fishing setups. Every setup is welcome and I want many states to participate - runs through the end of the month or as soon as we get enough volunteers. If you fish one of the following, and this is your primary method you will stick with through the challenge - reserve it.

I need:

Each one of the following fishing setups covered with an angler fishing it:

1. Blackbird Balsa Slip Float

2. Thill Plastic Slip Float & Jig Combo

Thill Premium Balsa Spring Floats 3. Thill Premium Spring Bobber

Thill Premium Balsa Crappie Floats 4. Thill Balsa Crappie Float (&/or Jig)

Thill Foam and Plastic Floats 5. Thill Foam Float

Thill Fish'N Foam Pear/Oval Floats 6. Thill Peal Foam Float

7. Raven Slip Float

Thill TG Waggler Float 8. Thill Waggler

9. Thill Mini Stealth

Thill Shy Bite Float 10. Thill Shy Bite

Thill Super Shy Bite Float 11. Thill Super Shy Bite

Thill Mini Super Shy Bite Float 12. Thill Mini Super Shy Bite

Thill Stealth Floats 13. Thill Stealth

More Floats 14. Gapen Panfish Floats

15. Blackbird Phantom - Plastic Float

16. Blackbird Spring Floats

I need these!! Anyone fishing the following??

17. The Classic Red & White

large product photo 18. The Trolling Bobber

19. Bobber With A Brain (please - anyone).

20. Thill Pencil Floats

21. Rocket Bobber

22. South Bend Panfish Floats

22 slots to fill - pick your favorite weapon and let me know to get in our revolution.

Johnny

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Comment by John Sheehan on March 12, 2011 at 8:33pm: Held still near the end of current .The water was high and I'm guessing I had my bait a foot or so off bottom in about 5-6 ' of water .Some of the fish did take a moving bait though .

Gotta say when the Yellow Perch were hooked they headed right for the faster moving water .I'm thinking that like trout they may have tried to use the current to dislodge the hook.Either that or maybe into a hole cut out by the inflow.

Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 12, 2011 at 8:23pm: I would take 35 fish in ultra cold water every time out. That is a fantastic set of fish for 3 hours and absolutely sounds like a good speed to fish.

I don't always speed fish. Those perch are really nice. Which was the number one rig that worked well? Near bottom, on the move, holding it still?

Comment by John Sheehan on March 12, 2011 at 8:17pm: Lost count John But it was almost constant action but took time to photo fish . I don't speed fish like you .I was happy in the 3 hrs I fished to catch I guess about 35 fish maybe a few more maybe a few less. The Yellow Perch bite was very good and 4 Pseeds which fought great . One 10 " fat Yperch fought great .Thought I had a Largemouth or big White Perch. Mostly Female Gills a few decent sized Males around 8".Shore fishing before St.Patty's day while other areas of the lake still had ice. Needless to say I was fishing a NW cove near a pipe inlet .Most fish were poitioned at the end of the current of the inflow .

Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 12, 2011 at 5:21pm: Nice job - you used a couple of setups and came up with how many total?

Also, no worries on taking pictures of each - logging some quantities on the rigs that worked is great. Note which had more success. Nicely done.

J.S. - With the First Post!

Comment by John Sheehan on March 12, 2011 at 5:02pm: Caught a bunch of Yellow Perch and Blue Gills ,a few PSeeds using these two floats today

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/march-11-cupsaw-slip-floating-3/next?c...

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/march-11-cupsaw-slip-floating-5?contex...

Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 11, 2011 at 5:05pm: I will be talking to both tomorrow - I will pass you on an update on either store. We also have a couple of new products this year which I also hope to get in your store. Maybe we can feature them in an upcoming issue of In-Weeds Magazine.

Comment by John Sheehan on March 11, 2011 at 12:31pm: Yes do that Johnny .I bought the 3/8" 2 pack today .Cost was $3.29.Also bought some 64th oz.Eagle Claw unpainted ball head jig heads at Frank's Tackle,Wanaque New Jersey. You ever talk to them and Davis Sport Shop ,Sloatsburg New York,about stocking Ground Bait?

Comment by Johnny wilkins on March 11, 2011 at 12:18pm: Excellent - I will put you down for #20 - Thill pencil Slip Floats... I am so ready for the ice to be gone to get fishing up here!