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How in the heck do you attach those cheap spring bobbers with the"red ball" at one end? They have a circular bend at the other end that you slide a spring over to "supposively" fix it to your pole. When I tried to attach at the end of the pole it just flopped everywhere. Plus, it stuck out 6 inches. Then I moved back down a couple of eyelets towards the reel, attached it so it was above/on top of the pole, then ran then line through it to the first eyelet. This seemed to work ok, but I still don't think I've got it right.
By the way, those who use the ones made with an actual spring, do you thread your line through the entire spring or just through a couple of the coils on the end? I have always had major problems getting a light weight line through the entire spring. Any tricks out there?
I use to have a great rod for ice fishing so I didn't need to use a spring, then some dumb box I took fishing left it in the hole while we were tending to a tipup and in she went... The rod I mean, turns out I prolly shoulda thrown her in too!!!!
So....were you "compensated" for the loss of this favorite fishing rod?.... ..WK
While using the spring bobber, do u jig with it like you would with no spring or do u leave it be like a deadstick and just watch the spring like a normal float?