Need to understand: weighted bobber?

[HURRICANEBOB]

Boone,
Along with all else said, it also helps the bobber go down easier, meaning the fish on the other end will feel slightly less resistance. For Bluegilling or Bassing, I use a weighted bobber, with a bout 4 foot of line going to the hook, a full sized nightcrawler, and not split shot betwen the bobber and the hook. The weighted bobber makes the rig cast far, stands the boober up proud, and with no weight between the bobber and the hook, the nightcrawler falls slower and more naturally.

[sglass]

I have most always used these.

1. They help you cast alot further if need be and help accuracy under overhangs.

2. If windy you can cast into the wind with them due to the weight.

3. Fish take them down a bit easier IMO.

4. If there is alot of chop your bobber will not drift in as much as a non-weighted one. Big plus for minnow fishing around laydowns and brush.

For bed fishing big gills use the cheap ones but for everything else the weighted ones are the best!!!

[kygorski]

There are some good bobbers and there are some great bobbers, but the only draw back I have found with most of them are bobber stops. You can buy the ready made ones, which work well, or you can tie your own. Cabelas sells that green line to make your own, a spool will last you a life time, the knot is fairly simple to tie. I think thill makes the best ones on the market. the weighted ones are really good, but sometimes you can over weigh them.Thill makes several where the line goes through a hole in the bottom of the float, that way you dont need the little beads. On some of them, getting the line through the stem is a pain.Fishing facts magazine had quite a good article about bobber fishing, dont know if youcan search the archives on the web. But the slim bobbers go down easier.My problem is getting them to go down past 12 ft, sometimes the knot will interferewith the line on spinning gear.That fishing tackle store there injamestown had some good selections a few years ago.