Slip bobber rod

[outdoorsron]

Hello: Having trouble finding a slip bobber rod. Ones that I have tried the guides were small and the bobber stops caused a little interference when casting. Does anyone make a designated slip bobber rod ? What are your favorite rods for slip bobber fishing ? Looking for a 7" rod. Good Luck. O - R

[Techno2000]

Hello: Having trouble finding a slip bobber rod. Ones that I have tried the guides were small and the bobber stops caused a little interference when casting. Does anyone make a designated slip bobber rod ? What are your favorite rods for slip bobber fishing ? Looking for a 7" rod. Good Luck. O - R

Get your line tight like a guitar string,then take length of 10 lb mono and tie 4 hard tight overhand knots right on top of each other and clip both ends close to the knot. This knot is so small that you will hardly feel anything going through your line guides.

[kycreek]

Prefer my BnM Ultimate although it's a 8ft rod. Ideal for pitching slip bobber set-ups.

[silverside]

Look at this one
FFCS82 FLOAT AND FLY 8 FT 2 PC - B'n'M Pole Company

[SuperDave336]

Look at this one
FFCS82 FLOAT AND FLY 8 FT 2 PC - B'n'M Pole Company

I have that rod and to be honest I’m not a fan. It’s to heavy at the tip and I’ve yet to find a reel heavy enough to balance and I hate adding lots of weight to butt end to balance, very uncomfortable to fish long.

[CrappiePappy]

Look at this one
FFCS82 FLOAT AND FLY 8 FT 2 PC - B'n'M Pole Company

That's the one I would use, were I to be doing any slip float style of fishing. I have two of them, but don't slip float fish to any appreciable degree, so only one of them has a reel on it ... A Mitchell 308X ... and I removed one of the weight rings to make it more or less balanced.

Were I in the market to "purchase" a rod, specifically for that purpose, I'd give consideration to the IM7 Crappie Wizard 7.5' 2pc rod that BnM has in their lineup. It is going to be a bit stiffer with the IM7 Graphite than a regular IM6 Graphite rod, but at distance it's going to provide a better hookset than a IM6 rod with a parabolic bend (soft/slow action).

Then there's always the deal where you already have a rod & just want to keep/use it ... so there's a way to make it more user friendly with slip floats/stops, by simply removing the tip and replacing it with the next size larger tip.

[Ketchn]

unless you plan on deep depth presentations with a float you will be better served with a fixed float .

[Crestliner08]

I use my 9' SHSS (B n' M) with no difficulty. You do need a longer rod than you'd normally use for casting. Mainly because you need to get line off the water for a more direct contact with the float. For a 7' rod, I'd recommend the same rod model (SHSS). But I wouldn't go any shorter.

[hdhntr]

All the really great crappie dudes I know who fish Bobbers most of the year use 12 foot rods with FIXED floats from the bank. Pitch to brush they have put out and know exactly the depths to tickle the jig over to get BOOM. Yeah I know the sexy thing is slip bobbers and my buddy does it all the time but he doesn't getrdone like the fixed guys.

[sparkie51]

I use the Shakespeare Excursion in7 foot length. It is light and paired with a light reel you can fish all day long with ease. The guides are large enough that the line with bobber stops will slide through them without catching. An added plus is that they don’t cost an arm and leg. I use them for slip floats and have started to use them for my walleye fishing. They have enough back bone to set the hook hard yet light to use all day. Price is $ 20.