Thread: Favorite float/bobber for gills?

What brand or kind is your favorite for fishing bluegills?
Can be slip or clip on. I have plenty for crappie but need to get some lighter for targeting bluegill. Thanks!

Frog Hair floats micro size works well for my 1/80 and 1/100 oz jigs
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Originally Posted by Smoltz

What brand or kind is your favorite for fishing bluegills?

Same as for every other fish: wagglers.

One caveat: the waggler is for casting. For still fishing with a cane or telescopic pole, you can't beat a light Euro pole float.

During the hard water season a spring bobber can't be beat hands down. During the soft water season I use a fixed stick balanced bobber.

Spring bobbers on ice,homemade turkey quill wagglers on soft water

the old reliable ----> round cork bobber

Originally Posted by Wag

the old reliable ----> round cork bobber

small round bobber,found a bunch of those old style with the green ball on top in a bargain bin for a dime apiece.foam ice fishing floats with the tooth pick as a stop.not into slip floats for gills.if their deep i use jig

Originally Posted by Yaker

Spring bobbers on ice,homemade turkey quill wagglers on soft water

Got any pics of those? The quills you make or how to?
I also use spring bobbers on my st croix through the ice. And will use frabil titanium one ony rod that don't have built in.

Originally Posted by Smoltz

Got any pics of those? The quills you make or how to?

Another option for a DIY waggler is a drinking straw. Just plug the ends with some type of filler (paper, etc.) Seal it with epoxy and put a barrel swivel in one end to run your line through.

Originally Posted by Smoltz

Got any pics of those? The quills you make or how to?
I also use spring bobbers on my st croix through the ice. And will use frabil titanium one ony rod that don't have built.

Here are a few waggled so make and use. I use wild eastern turkey wing quills.