I've used this technique for Crappies many times, using slip bobber and jig.
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I happened to read about it on a Chicago forum and wanted to know more about it: what spoon, how heavy and under what float. Anyone hear of the rig or catch fish on it?
I've used this technique for Crappies many times, using slip bobber and jig.
Bobbing with Bobber | Bay de Noc Lure
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Just my opinion, but it seems to me that a spoon, by it's inherent nature, is a lure designed to be moved. Either a straight or erratic retrieve, or jigged off the bottom.
I fish jigs often under a slip bobber and have never used metal along with that kind of presentation.
Something that looks more natural, when not in motion, is probably going to be more effective under a float - of any kind. And plastics (or live bait) fit that bill quite nicely. I don't think this is the best place (under a bobber) for hardware. But I've been wrong many times before, so give it a whirl!
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Thanks. I read the article and have the spoon mentioned. Might give it a try.
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We've used the Swedish Pimple under a bobber for yellow perch with good success. Never tried them for crappie but I'm sure they would work.
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Swedish Pimple spoons have been productive under the ice for years but the only way they caught fish was using a live grub. Can't see why they wouldn't under a float, but is using live bait the only way for it to work?
We usually baited with a minnow head for perch and walleye, either through the ice or open water. I've heard you can cast and retrieve, like with a daredevil or little cleo, for bass, walleye and pike.
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I've been using a Hali jig fished vertically for probably 20 years. I like to tight line using a 8' BGJP. This summer I'll have Steve Ash post a video on his Haulin Ash youtube channel.
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