bobbers

[hillmannfamily]

I have awalys used jig poles without reals just the two sticks poking out of the handle to wrap the line around which made letting more line out when you have a northern on pne lb test hard and keeping the line from tangling up when you are pulling it out og the hole hard expessely when you have a kid in the shack. but it makes adjusting the bobber and getting to the same depth every time easy. Last year i bought a pole with a real and i hate it because no matter who i set up the bobber i eather cant real it in or it tangles or i cant get back to the same depth or i cant change the depth easly. how do other people set up there poles so they can real them in. I tie a short piece of line to the mane line at the depth i want then put a small bead than a bobber but sometimes the line moves and other times i cant move it quickly to get the depth  i want for now i went back to using the old poles


 

[HIMO]

try using slip bobbers. you return to the same depth every time. you can find them at almost any bait shop or at wally world.

                                       HIMO

[RedWolfUSAF]

See if you can find the Ice Buster bobbers...

http://icebusterbobbers.com/ice-buster-bobber.html

I've used them and they work well. 

[pot-belly-perch]

Hi  I use  tiny red&white bobbers
   first  you clip a deph sounder to your lure  & then when you hit bottem  you bring it up a few inchs & put a very small rubber band  so the bobber will tell you if you get a strike   then when you get it to where  you want
it then you allways can fine clip it   smaller  then when you do that  you bring it up  & bait  it up & put it down your ice hole    then when you see your bobber move set the hook

Steve

ps hope i helped you

[reelbigfish]

  When using a reel, which is seldom for me, I use a permanent marker and mark a small section of line above the reel.  This way I can reset to the exact same depth time after time.  Reels are overrated IMO.  I can fight a fish a whole lot better while
handlining, slipping him line when he runs and turn his head up the hole easier.  If
something works for ya why change?






Ted

[hillmannfamily]

most of the time when i jig i am with my three year old in my portable shack so i dont have room to pull up the line when i am in 30 feet of water.  thats the biggest reason i got a real

[mud]

I'm with RedWolfUSAF on this one. Ice Busters are quite possibly the easiest slip bobbers you will ever find. I dont use the string knot that comes with them, I use a rubber stop which I find easier to handle.  HOWEVER! I'm still partial to spring bobbers.... especially when the bites are lite.

glty!

mud

[hillmannfamily]

what are and whare do you get the rubber stops?

[mud]

you can find them at any local bait shop. They are a small egg shaped rubber ball hanging on a folded over piece of wire. I couldn't locate an accurate picture. They are usually different colors for different line size. there is usually 10 of them attached to a plastic ring. Ask the shop keeper. He/she should know what you are talking about. I like them because they are rubber which gives them better grip and they're not a knot that can loosen-up after a while.

mud

[crowkiller]

i prefer the string stops with the bead

[crappieslayer22]

i dont use bobers

[crowkiller]

most of the time i use wire strike indicators

[crappieslayer22]

i use spring bobers