Float n Fly Line ?

[elnutsmalljaws]

Moose, I posted in Jan or Feb step by step instructions how to take a foam bottom weighted bobber and modify it into a FNF bobber. It takes a few minutes and sure beats paying $4 per pair for Bobs Bobbers. I can buy the normal bottom weighted bobbers for less than 50 cents per and spend no time in modifying them. All you need is an exacto knife, needle nose pliers and glue. You may do a search and find my post.

[JimDicken]

Also What's the difference when you use a slip float vs a fixed float in the way that the baits fall though the water. I would think that a bait on the slip bobber will fall though the bobber and fall almost straight down. It may twirl on the way down and the friction between the line and the inside of the slip bobber will slow the line going though the bobber. A bait on a fixed bobber may swing down in a pendulum fashion and may fall though the water faster. But the line may slow the baits decent with the fixed float seeing that all the line will be in contact with the water the minute the bait, bobber and line hit the water. On the other hand the slip bobbers line has to flow though the bobber before it can go into the water, being pulled down by the bait. The bait on a slip bobber falls straight down below the bobber essentially.


The main difference is that the jig is not heavy enough to keep the line down. It rides up taking the bait out of the strike zone. This method works based on the old Buck Perry Formula -- Speed of retrieve plus depth control = fish. The jig is not heavy enough to pull the line through the bobber and to STAY in the strike zone.

[JimDicken]

Ohhhhh..... Guys, $2.00 to catch a 5 pound smallie.. That is cheap and 2 of them should last you the entire season or more if you can put them where you can find them.
I am exacto knife allergic since I had a Bobber Making accident that left me with enough pain and suffering that I could not fish for a week or so with the stitches.. Well worth the price and they last. (disclaimer: They last as long as they are NOT IN A TREE.)

[Moose1am]

OK thanks:
I just read some more on F&F in the thread above this one. The one where Jim is talking about going to Dale Hollow in Dec. I will search for the Bobs Bobbers and on Float and Fly bobbers and see what I can find. Looking forward to reading more about this method of fishing for smallies.


Regards,

Moose1am

[Moose1am]

Thanks Jim.

I enjoy learning new stuff and sounds like you are going to do a good job of teaching those that show up how to float and fly fish.

The trip to Dale Hollow sounds like it will be fun. Can't beat the prices. $20/night for a room and only $3 for breakfast.

Funny thing was just yesterday afternoon I was thinking to myself about the times I and dad went down to KY lake to fish. This was back in 1958 when the lake was still very rugged and not so commercialized. Back in those days the boat docks were owned by people that farmed the land before they built the dam. They farmed and also built docks and small cabins to help make more money.

We stayed at Oscar Kline's Place on Cypress Creek. And his wife Thelma would cook breakfast for the fishermen each morning. I can still remember the country bacon smell, the Eggs cooking and the country biscuits that she made. The big breakfast made it worth while getting up a 4 am to go fishing.

So I hope the guys that go with you to Dale appreciate your home cooking breakfast for them. You don't see that much anymore.

In fact I as going to make a post yesterday asking if anyone knew of any fishing resorts that still cook 4 am breakfast for the fishermen in their camps. I'll bet that there may be a few that still provide that service. If not then they should. Those were some of the best times in my life. While I was still only 8 or 10 years old at that time I still have fond memories of sitting around the breakfast table and listening to all the stories told by the guests. At times there were 10 people eating breakfast together.


Regards,

Moose1am

[elnutsmalljaws]

They sure don't last all winter for me. When I fish the bluffs I want my jig right up against the face of it at times and therefore find myself banging the bobber off the wall multiple times a day. That little spring inside can only take so many poundings before giving away or the bobber comes unglued at the seam.

[SSKY]

Yes it can if you know how to do it. NM

[redneckshadrap]

I'd be glad to be taught that lesson. It sure would be a whloe lot eaiser. I'sure Bob Coan, Stephen Headrick, John Davis, Ralph Sandfer and Phillip Haley would also love to know how. It sure would make thier lives a whole lot easier on their guide trips. Less leaders to tie. Less tangles.....

So please tell us how we can do that. You may be onto something....LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or better yet show up at the Get-to-Gether...Bob and Stephen will be there and you can show the whole fam damily.



Billy Elkins

www.thecreekbank.com
It's easier to let the cat out of the bag than put it back in

[roadrunner]

Moose1am

I agree with what you said I have done the same thing with a slip bobber and it will fall on its side when you get a bite that lifts the weight if it does not you need to adjust the bobber on the tube.
If you are having problems with the jig head sticking in the tube go above the jig 12-16 inches and tie a swivel. the bobber will stop at the swivel when you reel it up and will not stick if you use the right size. You can of course use a light line under the swivel than the main line.

I think there are times the slip bobber will work as well as the three way swivel set up however I think on of the problems with the slip bobber is when you have fished the rig in one spot and want to move it a few feet the slip bobber rig will come up out of the zone more than the fixed rig.

[SSKY]

I guess I will keep it in the bag then, since the ideal seems crazy. have fun to all, we all like to catch fish.

[SSKY]

LoL!