Knots and Rig drawings and setups for beginners

**no1son** · 01-13-2012, 10:16 AM

Love the snap swivel idea. That certain allows you to use the pencil bobbers that are easier to see without the problem of having the line hang up going through the entire length. That runs a lot easier than threading the line through a hole or slot in the plastic too. You can make the bobber as long or short as you want like for using to shoot docks or open water casting over beds. You don't get the running line laying over the top of the bobber then either. That should produce a real nice straight standup.

Great idea.

I got a special bobber rod, Eagle Claw 5 1/2' Featherweight, that I will be rigging just like this next spring. Thanks a bunch.

**Hair Jigs** · 01-17-2012, 04:40 PM

Great information guys.. I am making my 3rd trip to Reelfoot Lake in March. Can't wait to use this info for catching them big ol' slabs!

This site is grrreat!

**peepaw** · 01-18-2012, 06:14 PM

Some guy showed me about the snap swivel years back. We use it a lot here up north.

**CrappieCrazed** · 01-20-2012, 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by shipahoy41

DB4D This is what I am using when I cannot find the original "Waggler" float. I just make my own version. Sometimes I use my weighted styrofoam float and sometimes it will be an unweighted styrofoam float but you can see the principle of the idea. It casts much better than the line through the entire tube idea on a standard slip float. Better accuracy and distance too. Works for me! Here it is.

This is freakin BRILLIANT!!!!! I will prolly never use a slip float the ame way again!!

**shipahoy41** · 01-20-2012, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by CrappieCrazed

This is freakin BRILLIANT!!!!! I will prolly never use a slip float the ame way again!!

Thank you. DB4D started me with the Waggler idea. They are hard to come by and pricey. This gives the Waggler effect at a fraction of the cost. The top stop bead I just double the line through so I can adjust the depth of the jig. The bottom stop bead is so I do not lose the float.

**shipahoy41** · 02-29-2012, 06:37 PM

This is one of the most simple ways to tie a slip bobber stop knot. I found this video on you tube.

Bobber stop knot - YouTube

**Rees Guide** · 03-03-2012, 06:00 PM

Guys, I just read this hole thread and greatly apprecitate the ideas shared here. In my opinion this is what makes Crappie.com one of my favorite places to visit.
I spend alot of time on the MS boards here and have been taught alot by those guys, finding nothing but a willingness to help and that it further acknowledged by this thread on the main board.
Thanks to the ones for sharing their info with us, good luck to all.

**skeetbum** · 03-12-2012, 10:36 PM

This might help some of you with a different double rig. Enjoy.
Crappie Double Rig with Wooly Bugger - YouTube

**shipahoy41** · 03-13-2012, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by skeetbum

This might help some of you with a different double rig. Enjoy.
Crappie Double Rig with Wooly Bugger - YouTube

Nice video TIM. Interesting old man knot there. I do a similar presentation but with loop knots for high lures. You have a voice just made for tv. Easily understood with a pause at just the right times to let what you say sink in. Well done.

**shipahoy41** · 03-15-2012, 08:08 PM

Here is a real nice you tube video on setting up a slip float bobber rig. Great for beginners and students.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

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