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Title: Spring Bobber
Post by: DeepcreekIcer on Nov 17, 2006, 07:57 PM

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Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: icejunky on Nov 17, 2006, 08:57 PM

nice idea, HT sell somthing similar that is very cheap and may save the effort

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: hardwater on Nov 17, 2006, 09:17 PM

Very good idea!!! I wonder how it compares to a manufactured one?

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: hardwater on Nov 17, 2006, 09:28 PM

Very good point now I definitely see the advantage.  I may have to try that.  Any Ideas for slip bobbers?

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: fishingonly2002 on Nov 17, 2006, 09:33 PM

slip bobbers,  coffe stirrers (like the very thin straw ones) and thread it through a piece of wine cork, make it however big you want.

~Neal

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: Tommyboy18769 on Nov 27, 2006, 05:42 PM

Ive never used a spring bobber before how exactly does it work?

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: Incognito on Nov 27, 2006, 05:47 PM

Nice, I'll try that deep.

Inc

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: cold_feet on Dec 04, 2006, 08:21 PM

Heres an Idea I came up with for a spring boober it is sensitive enough to bend with the lightest of jigs under 1/100 oz. I made this this past weekend. I was looking for a good material to make them out of and found the flor pink plastic at a local store and have plenty for thousands of them. Made the eye out of aluminum tube and flaired both end then rolled it over to make the eye the added spring from Bic lighter. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/A1ColdFeet/DSCF0149.jpg)

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: beeverfishing on Dec 05, 2006, 01:07 AM

Quote from: cold_feet on Dec 04, 2006, 08:21 PM

Made the eye out of aluminum tube and flaired both end then rolled it over to make the eye the added spring from Bic lighter.

Sounds like alot of work to me

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: cold_feet on Dec 05, 2006, 03:43 PM

In all reality I can make this spingboober setup In under 3 min. I made a small jig to do the flare and final fold. The fun thing for me  is  to think up new ideas then see if I can build it. Always trieing to build the better "mouse Trap" so to speak. Also the light weight of Aluminum makes the tip top just that much sensitve to seeing the Riseing bites and so much cheaper to build than useing a 3.00 Nitride tip top.

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: beeverfishing on Dec 05, 2006, 04:30 PM

cold_feet
Don't get me wrong, It looks great and I'm sure it works just as well if not better then "purchased" spring bobbers.  In fact, wouldn't mind trying one.  I just don't think that I (with my limited skills/talents and patience) could make one to look and work as well as yours does. 

Title: Re: Spring Bobber
Post by: GILLIN1 on Jan 01, 2007, 04:44 PM

What do you mean about using a guitar string that's not coiled???