The Best Bobbers to use for Jig fishing

[Robert Morris]

Hello Everyone,

 

It's been a while since I have been here, but it's great be back. I went to local park in Cary North Carolina and noticed a man catching nice size Crappie on tube jigs in blue and white and Chartruese and white under a bobber. I have never used tubed jigs but I bought a few in the past.

 

I want to know what are the best bobbers to use for jigging plastic or feathers jigs for crappie fishing and how to rig them.

 

Please include diagrams and specific instructions.

 

Thank you,

 

Anakin Young Crappie Skywalker...jajajaj

[carl hendrix]

Robert;;   we use a very wide varity of floats!  some are home made;; some guys ; use porcupine quills;; some use thill floats.   and the list goes on!  It kind of boils down to- what you like to use!! 

[Robert Morris]

Dear Mr. Hendrix,

 

I saw your lovely floats and wondered if they were for sale?  They look fantastic!!

[Leo Nguyen]

Robert:

1. Formality is way above his pay grade ;-) Let's talk like good friends. No need for formality. Great to have, but we're all family here.

2. Carl's selling his stuff?! We're doomed! LOL He's more into the barter system than to sell. Your 1st born for the floats. Right Carl? But in seriousness, he's a generous guy. Don't be surprise if you find a box sitting at your door steps with him in gift wraps.

[Allen Morgan]

Come, my young Padawan.  Listen to me, and your journey to the Dark Side will be complete......

As my fellow Fishing Knight Carl mentions, there are lots of floats.  Hollow plastic, balsa, styrofoam, cork, porcupine quills, and others.  Different materials, some of which are more buoyant than others, and signal a light bite better than others.  Clip-ons and slip-floats.  Some are designed to resist the wind and waves.  Some are made to bounce and wobble in wave action.  Some floats are designed to let the current roll past the float somewhat, so that the float moves slower than the current.

Personally, I don't like floats made from hollow plastic.  If you throw up against a rock, they break and sink.  Styrofoam and balsa will deform a bit, but still float.  Styrofoam is more buoyant than balsa.  If you catching small fish, or they are biting lightly, I would use balsa, as the styrofoam will go under and pop right back up, or won't signal a light bite at all.  When I fish a big river, I prefer a Thill TG Waggler slip-float, as it resists the waves and wind better than most floats.  However, if I'm in a small creek or pond, and I want the float to bob up and down with the waves to give the jigs some action, I go with a pear-shaped float.  Thill has come out with a "wobble-bobber"; it's an inverted pear, and I think it's slightly weighted, to help it roll side-to-side in the waves and impart better action to the jig.  When I'm using jigs, they are usually small, 1/80th oz to 1/32nd oz, so I need a weighted float to help with casting.  I prefer slip-floats, but do have some clip-on floats.  For slip-floats, the ones that have the brass bushing at the top of the tube are the best, as they won't let the line cut into the plastic and get caught.

I fish for more than just panfish, so I carry a large assortment of sizes, types, etc.  Some of my floats are really small, while some are huge things for catfish that will hold up 3 oz of lead.  Heck, I even carry balloons that I can tie onto my line; it acts as both a bobber and a sail.  You let the wind push the balloon from where you are to the targeted strike zone.  It may take 20 minutes or longer just to get the bait to the strike zone.

[Robert Morris]

I generally use a 6'6" or 7' UL rod and an ultra or medium light Shimano reel with 4 or 6lb. P-line when I fish with a bobber.  I will be fishing for crappies and the jig sizes I normally use are 1/32oz up 1/64oz.  I do not use plastic bobbers for this type of fishing because they break or fill with water. I will only use foam or thill bobbers.  I will be lake fishing from a boat with my portable hummingbird

[Joe Angelucci]

Robert

Floats are both an art and science. The less weight, the more sensitive. Are you interested in detection or just suspending baits. Are you fishing UL or Medium rods, fixed line or reel.. Your style will determine  the type of float best for your fishing. The float below is a Bentley Micro Panfish float ( fixed). Very good for fixed line fishing in 6 feet of water or less with a #10 hook. 

JDA

[Robert Morris]

I'm interested in purchasing a float that will not tangle very easily with the fishing line,detects bites and will suspend well. I would like a float for all secenarios listed. The species I'm targeting is crappies. I generally use a 6'6" or 7' UL rod and an ultra or medium light Shimano reel with 4 or 6lb. P-line when I fish with a bobber.  I will be fishing for crappies and the jig sizes I normally use are 1/32oz up 1/64oz.  I do not use plastic bobbers for this type of fishing because they break or fill with water. I will only use foam or thill bobbers.  I will be lake fishing from a boat with my portable hummingbird

[carl hendrix]

ROBERT;; ALLEN HAS FORGOTTEN;; MORE THAN I KNOW ABOUT FISHING!!    HE IS THE OBIE-WAN MASTER!!!

[Robert Morris]

I want to thank everyone for their responses to my questions. I generally use a 6'6" or 7' UL rod and an ultra or medium light Shimano reel with 4 or 6lb. P-line when I fish with a bobber.  I will be fishing for crappies and the jig sizes I normally use are 1/32oz up 1/64oz.  I do not use plastic bobbers for this type of fishing because they break or fill with water. I will only use foam or thill bobbers.  I will be lake fishing from a boat with my portable hummingbird. I'm hungry and I need crappies on my plate because I'm starving and it's getting late....jajajajaj

 

 

 

 

[carl hendrix]

hi Robert!!  glad you like those floats buddy!!  and Leo knows me quite well!!  LOL!!   what cha got to trade??  im open-- for a 12 pack of bud light!!  maybe even a six pack!!  or both!!  pm me with your address buddy!!  lets trade!!   and trust me;;  im saying this with a most synical;;  evil grin!!!!!!!!!!!

[Leo Nguyen]

Careful now Robert. His evil grin is to be reckon with..Those are not just horns and tail growing out from this body..LOL!!