favorite slip bobber

[cbtrtbum]

Good evening everyone,
i am new t Walleye fishing and plan to hit a local reservoir next week to try my luck. Was wondering what everyones favorite slip bobber was, as i plan to fish some live monnows under one on one of my rods.  I really appreciate any and all help. Cheers, Chris

[tsmith17]

I have been using the Thill Pro Series slip bobbers for a couple years now and have had zero problems, caught lots of walleyes myself.  Just last week I bought some "Walleye Stalker" brand slip bobbers and I really like them so far, they sit a little lower in the water with the bottom 3/4 submerged to offer very little resistance when wally take the bait.  For lighter presentations or on calm days I will use the yellow "Ice Buster" ice fishing slip bobbers too, they detect very slight bites when I'm using less weight. Good luck man, hope I helped.

[fishermantim4]

I too like the thill pro bobbers. They work great day and night

[cbtrtbum]

thanks a lot guys. I appreciate the help.  Cheers,Chris

[William12]

My father likes  the thill pro bobbers too, but i am using the Fishing bobber no brand , but they work great 

[tgruenke]

When you guys slip bobber do you use a jig at the end or hook with some slip shots?

Thanks

[JRSwillow]

have you guys used those glow slip bobbers for night fishing?

[hunts2long]

tg....I use very small jigs at times (1/16-1/32) other times plain hook with 1 to 3 split shots...depends on wind or waves.....a good read if you do alot of slip bobber fishing is "Slip Bobbering" by Greg Bohn...Good Luck...Doug

[slipperybob]

I've never used the BWAB.  I thought you had to bottom rig it.

My favorite bobber would be the cigar type floats.  The one's I like best or the mille lacs special by Thill.

[BBK]

Bass pro shops balsa slip bobber, come 6 in a pack for $5. I use the 3/4", #5 split shot, and a #2 circle hook for walleye.

[jimi changa]

have you guys used those glow slip bobbers for night fishing?

Yes & they are very good for quite some time, meaning hours. Also I've used 2 different lighted bobbers
1.Blue Fox Firefly Lighted Floats
2.Night Bobby "Torpedo"

Very cool at night.
     As a matter of fact every time I'd fish Oneida Lake, there is an older fella there who always remembers me because of the Blue Fox bobber.
 He would say to me; "you're the guy with that light up bobber"

[surflizard]

Another vote for the Thill floats, I've yet to find another float that shows up as well at night ! 

[TheDL]

I've never tried a slip bobber, but I actually "rescued" a few from a marshy area recently.  I'm wondering how you go about rigging it, what do you do to keep the line from slipping though the float endlessly when a fish pulls? 

[surflizard]

The slip bobber kits come with a pretied slip knot that is tied onto a hollow plastic tube. You thread the fishing line thru the tube, slide the knot off the tube and cinch it down tight on the line and trim the ends. you can adjust the depth of the bobber location by sliding the slip knot up or down on the line. the knot also feeds thru the rod eyes unimpeded so you can reel in right up to the hook if needed. the bobbers have a hollow center for threading the line thru also. It makes a Huge difference in casting distance too !!

[TheDL]

thanks surflizard, I figured there might have been a piece I'm missing. anyone got a DIY solution for bobber stop?