Bobber Matters

[Eagle 1]

This is a good lesson. I've often wondered why I suck when I try bobber fishing with the round ones. Now I know......
Thanks for the education!!

Curious- were you using them as slip floats or as fixed depth?

Chris

try a large quill . Higher the wind , smaller the float . JMO.

[MCG1]

Just a note on Rocket Bobbers. Even the big ones seem to detect light bites. Fish don't pull the entire bobber down. It lays flat on water and the tip picks up with a bite.

[gabowman]

My walmart put the thrill pencil floats on sale for $.50 ea. I bought a few.

[BobC]

I have had great success with the Leland crappie and trout floats, but that said the pencil floats work great. My home water has really bad rock bottoms so a float is a necessary or give up a lot of jigs.
Bob

[NIMROD]

Yeah, it's definitely harder for a fish to pull a plastic ball of air underwater than a slim stick of balsa wood. Not so sure the "bouncing" had that much to do with it, as both floats would bounce around in the waves fairly equally.

The bounce could be more on a large round bobber if the quill was small enough to not rise as much. He did not say depth he was fishing / setting the line. That could make a difference if water is clear as bobber real close to bait could bother the fish.
. I have noticed using livescope Crappie don't care for much jigging most of the time. Either way I would use smallest bobber or quill as possible.

[fiveeyes]

I use Thill, bodied wagglers. Different sizes according to weight. They detect pull bites, and lift bites, when correctly weighted.
They will hold on a spot, in the wind, as well. Can be used as a slip, or not. I like 'em.

I use other Thill floats, for river fishing, and ice fishing, too.

[Grainraiser]

I have had great success with the Leland crappie and trout floats, but that said the pencil floats work great. My home water has really bad rock bottoms so a float is a necessary or give up a lot of jigs.
Bob

Those are the ones I use. I take a 1/32 bullet weight and push it in the bottom of the bobber before feeding thru my line. It adds weight and makes the bobber more sensitive. 1/32 bullet weights are hard to find but they are well worth it when using them with the Leland floats.