Bobbers

[oldwun]

I have just started to slo troll and my wife thinks if you ain't got a bobber you cannot fish. Does anyone troll using Bobbers? Do you use weighted? Which bobber do you recommend. Size? When I am by myself I do not use the bobber but I like for her to go when she wants.

[birddog]

I use a slip cork most of the time and I prefer to use an unweighted cigar shaped cork that is 3" or less.

[booger1]

Real men troll for crappie and don't use Bobbers.

[oldwun]

Come on now Booger. My wife is not a real man. Maybe we can fish together again after the first of the year. I see you are bored today to.

[AntiochBA]

I have just started to slo troll and my wife thinks if you ain't got a bobber you cannot fish. Does anyone troll using Bobbers? Do you use weighted? Which bobber do you recommend. Size? When I am by myself I do not use the bobber but I like for her to go when she wants.

check out the latest crappieworld magazine. there was an article in there about trolling. some guide on reelfoot uses bobbers while trolling

[redear]

I have heard that it is done all the time at kerr lake va. To give a person a moment to grab the pole before the crappie feels much resistance, and also because some of them use 14-20 foot telescopic fiberglass cane pole type poles, and since they don't have a reel to adjust the depth, then that is done with the bobber. hope I got this right. the only problem I see is that the bobber would get pushed closer to the boat than normal. negating the pole length some. but there are some legendary crappie fishermen doing this.

[rockmike]

A lot of people spider rig using floats. Most use fixed cigar floats with their poles set close to the water with a couple feet of free line. Works good in shallow water.

[WestTennCrappie]

Alot of guides (and others) use them here at Reelfoot. Mostly becasue its easier for people that dont spider rig to know when they get a bite. They also say that when it is windy the waves move less than the boat does and it keeps the bait in a more fixed position. Myself I wouldnt use them if you paid me to, but for your wife it should be just fine!

[Cane Pole]

I have just started to slo troll and my wife thinks if you ain't got a bobber you cannot fish. Does anyone troll using Bobbers? Do you use weighted? Which bobber do you recommend. Size? When I am by myself I do not use the bobber but I like for her to go when she wants.

I got the same problem. She want fish without bobbers. I will use a bobber on occasion in rough water. Use it more as a reference to located the end of the pole.

I guess some of us are just girly guys.:o

[birddog]

The term is "girly men" and if using this advantage to catch a few fish is girly what would you call women that don't use corks?