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I hat spring bobber but I loved that rod that had that spring bobber built right into it. I'm going to get me a couple of those rods for sure.
Does anyone know where to get a springbobber like the one on the jason mitchell rod, only the springbobber though?
I realize this topic is old, but I just read through the post and it seems like people are using these quite successfully....maybe I'm thick, but I don't understand what the spring is for? I understand that a light "wire" like extension on the end of a rod with an eyelet and your line through it might help detect subtle bites...but what do you do with a spring?Is it really any better than watching your line, or holding it in your finger? I've never really had a problem with detecting lite bites....as far as I know, but maybe I'm missing lots of subtle hits?How is this any better than a sensitive rod and a finger on the line?Doesn't it DRASTICALLY reduce your hook setting power?
I saw the spring bobber Light 2 weeks ago, First time out with it and with over 50 gills and perch and crappies caught and released [ no size to em ] I am a Believer, the hook ups are so much faster, it is scary !!
Spring bobbers have their place; but they do mush up jigging action on a fast action rod like a TB Sweetheart
Make your own with piano wire and glow in the dark bead tie it on with fly tying thread and head cement best spring bobber ever and satisfaction of doing it yourself
so I finally picked some "flat wire" style spring bobbers...they look very sensitive. They came with heat shrink to attach, but as others have noted it didn't fit over the top eyelet on the rod. So, I sliced it, slipped it on and it shrank down a bit with boiling water/lighter...but not really tight enough to hold it on properly.Has anyone got a better solution? I don't want to put tape on the rod, but that's all I'm coming up with.
I've used spring bobbers in the past and don't anymore. I feel with the new jigging poles out (my favorite is the HT iceblue 18) you don't need any type of bobber. They are so sensitive you can see the rod tip move up on a lift hit. Also, spring bobbers tend to freeze up and I think take away from hooksetting quickness/power.