Line Marker?

[reelucky]

 Red Buttons for 20 years. Just  a little bit bigger than the guide on my Polars. I can slide them with ease and they give tension when packing up to wrap the line.  It helps when a perch does a drive by and the button is only 1' - 2' from the tip up. Just look down the hole if the button is in sight something small.

[mricefish]

small bober for tipup, but the rubber bober stops are cheap and use them for slip bober, was going to try to use them for tipups this year. 
How do you thread the line when you guys use buttons? 2hole or 4 hole buttons?  like that idea want to try that now too. 

[finlessbrown]

i use a slip knot and put a bread tie in it, that way if the fish goes in the weeds it will bend and not put resistance by getting caught on the weeds. one of my fishing partners uses a beer can tab. he sticks a loop of line through the tab and puts the rest of the tab through the loop

[jibbs]

buttons

[amcmullen]

We use the bobber stops too. We don't clip the ends, just leave them long. It's easy enough to slide and if it freezes, just warm it up with your fingers for a few seconds. Plus, you can leave it on the line and just wrap it up in the spool when you're done.

I use and love the bobber stops...until I take the plastic sleeve off the wrong way. . I cut my tag ends by about 2/3.  Another tip, do not cinch the stops really tight.  If you do they are a pain to move, nice and snug is all you need.

[boss j]

small bober for tipup, but the rubber bober stops are cheap and use them for slip bober, was going to try to use them for tipups this year. 
How do you thread the line when you guys use buttons? 2hole or 4 hole buttons?  like that idea want to try that now too. 

buttons are easy to use, i use 4 hole and put in one corner hole and out oppisite hole. just make sure buttons are about dime size. been fishing with them for 30 years

[cbtrtbum]

Used buttons forever. Discovered the little bobbers.......Way better. Pricey? I think i paid under $2.00 for 6 at sportsmans warehouse. 

[StonecoldCat]

buttons are easy to use, i use 4 hole and put in one corner hole and out oppisite hole. just make sure buttons are about dime size. been fishing with them for 30 years

Sounds about right- depending on the  line you're using and the size of the holes in the buttons.If they slide too easy and don't hold their position just run the line through another hole.

[lives2fish]

I use the buttons. Just dont go too big or youll end up with them catching the line unless you reset them. Last thing you want is to have a good fish on and have the spool get stpped short because of the button getting in the way.

[pooley]

i use bobbers. i bought quality ones, and have never lost one, in over 10 years!

[Erie Tom]

I use a 6mm orange bead as the preset depth marker.  Hole in the bead  is big enough to pass line through and then through again to stop it from slipping. Distance from reel to cross bar is a foot so if great depth is wanted just add by the foot. Just slip it to the new depth.  Cheaper than bobbers

[fishinaround]

Just thought of this but how about a little rubber O-ring that will have an ID a bit smaller than the diam. of the line. might be a pain if you're in really deep water. Just a thought.

[captain54]

Bobber stops,small bobbers mostly,but for 40 years I used a wide rubber band cut to 1/2 to 3/4 inch long and with a needle thread through both ends(about and 1/8 on and inch from both ends),your braided line slides through the rubber band and grips the line,about the only time you reset it is sometimes while fighting a large fish the rubber band may slide on the side of the hole but slide back to reset your depth.