Sinking Line

[justonemore]

When casting out with minnow and bobber I have problem with two much slack on line. The line sinks a little and the slack forms an arc under water. When I reel up slack bobber jumps alot and probably scares fish. Any suggestions on what I can do to avoid soo much slack? I use a Zebco reel. Thanks

[gabowman]

Not quite sure I fully understand your problem but it sounds only natural that slack gets in the line as the minnow swims around and/or wind or current moves the float causing slack to get in the line. Dont know which bobbers you use but you might want to give pencil floats (even some weighted floats) a try. I rarely fish by casting minnows under floats and letting them sit for long, but when I do I usually try keeping most of the slack out as the cork moves by slowly taking up a little bit of the slack WITHOUT actually pulling the float.

[Doc Crappie]

I have to agree with gabowman i keep the slack out as the float move as well, sometime i have to flip it forward or backward depending on the wind but have no problems doing that without causing chaos on the float

[PawPaw Gene]

Actually the movement of the bobber and the winding up of the slack might be more of a plus than minus. By casting a little past the hot spot, you can slowly move the bobber towards you imparting a little action on it. It will give your bait a more lively presentation and thus perhaps enticing a strike. I fish with a buddy who always fishes with a bobber using tube jigs, weather he's fishing 1' deep or 6' deep. His bobber never sits still, in fact he uses it like top water bait, popping it along as he reels in. And let me tell ya, he catches fish.

"gene"

[thankfull]

Some slack is good but if it is a problem you can reduce the amount by keeping rod tip close to the water.

[CrappiePappy]

don't want your slack line to sink ... treat the section that is sinking, with some flyline dressing

Mono absorbs water, and will sink once it breaks the surface water tension. So will Braid. Fluorocarbon lines are denser than mono, so they sink faster and more readily than mono.

I don't think the bobber jumping around will spook the fish. IMHO

The only real problem with the arc of sunken line ... is when you go to set the hook. NEVER try and set the hook, with slack line present & using a float (especially if float is a distance away). When float starts going under, start reeling until you feel "weight" ... THEN set the hook

... cp

[redear]

thats the advantage of 9-11 foot rods, they can remove the slack a whole lot easier when a fish bites. I use them where I can, preferably away from trees.

[hair jig]

Some Times I Let The Line Sink And The I Put My Rod Tip In The Water
When It's Windy And Hard To Avoid Slack.

[justonemore]

Thanks fellows I will take your advise

[SkeeterJeff]

I try to anchor with the wind to my back to minimize the problem. Also lets you cast further with less effort and strain on your minnow.

Jeff