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bret,
try making your own spring bobbers out of mason leader material. use the different size diameters for different wieght jigs/jigging spoons. make the loop about the size of a nickle, this prevents ice-ups. put a nail in the vice, about the size of your rod tip, with the other end, make about 4 or 5 wraps around the nail keep them spaced enough so you can thread it on the rod. a couple wraps with some good tape and you are set to go. if you want to get fancy, dip the loop in white paint, then paint with blaze orange or pink. as far as length goes, trial and error, see what works best for you. i use all st croix solid graphite blanks or st croix graphite fly rod tips that i spin up myself. i hope this helps…………tom fellegy
Would you happen to have any photos of this. Sounds interesting.
Here is a slip bobber I have been trying this year. There is a small piece of tubing that the wires goes threw. I have taken this and attached it to the end of the rod and this allow the set up to be adjustable. The beads on the end of the bobber are easy to see. The light wire loop on the end is easy on forming ice also.
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It is the hair wire spring bobber.
Ive tried the flat wire spring bobbers but they seem a little stiff. Been staying away from the coil type bobbers. They look like getting line tangled in them may be a issue. The coil types where the line feeds threw the center look like ice build up would be a issue.
Just put the spring wire bobber on a rod. This is the top one in the link. It looks to have some promise. It attaches to the rod very easy, is adjustable and fairly sensitive. A couple of thing I dont like all ready but could be fixed are the small coil that attaches the bobber to the rod easily slips off. The tip indicator could be better also. Some small plastic tubing would be better for both of these. A brite bead on the end would be nice also. A little cement on both the spring and tip indicator seems to be working for now to hold them in place.
I was so pissed at it last time…..The sping is no longer there. I could’nd even adjust my sring to make it a little stiffer. There’s gotta be better options out there! I’m willing to sell my St. Croix….Not worth the money to me!
I can put a case of beer in the car tonight…
