Jakefish
4/13/2017 7:50:00 AMCan you explain this slip bobber setup? What depth was the bobber set at? Was their weight besides the jig? Were you imparting any action to the lure? I'm curious to try this when our local lake opens.
TMBob
4/13/2017 5:42:00 PMJake,
First, I bought some Danielson bobber stoppers. I also bought a very slim bobber from Links Tackle right before they closed. Maybe 4" long and has a hole to thread your line into. I put a bead between the bobber and a very small size barrel swivel, maybe size 10. Then I use some Maxima Flourocarbon leader tied to the Trout Magnet. Leader length is based off of the shortest depth that you will be fishing in. Mine is about 28" long. With the moveable bobber stopper, your leader will become what every depth that you want, but not shorter than the length between the swivel and the Trout Magnet. If you want to fish 6', then adjust the bobber stop to that length. This way you can cast much easier with a shorter leader which will turn into a longer leader once the bobber hits the water as the trout Magnet sinks to the desire depth because the bobber hits the stopper.
I do twitch the bobber from time to time, but if the fish are surfacing you just need to cast into their area and wait, with a few twitches here and there. If no surface action, you will need to twitch it if the water is glass. If there is some ripple, this will create enough action on its own to get strikes.
I hope that this helps....good luck.
If I had an anchor that day, I would have caught 50 more at least because if the wind pushing me out of position so much.
I think Thrill has some good bobbers, Fred Meyer for Trout Magnets, and I would suggest Berkley Trilene Flourocarbon 100 yard pack at $10 as a better value than Maxima's 25 yards for $8
First, I bought some Danielson bobber stoppers. I also bought a very slim bobber from Links Tackle right before they closed. Maybe 4" long and has a hole to thread your line into. I put a bead between the bobber and a very small size barrel swivel, maybe size 10. Then I use some Maxima Flourocarbon leader tied to the Trout Magnet. Leader length is based off of the shortest depth that you will be fishing in. Mine is about 28" long. With the moveable bobber stopper, your leader will become what every depth that you want, but not shorter than the length between the swivel and the Trout Magnet. If you want to fish 6', then adjust the bobber stop to that length. This way you can cast much easier with a shorter leader which will turn into a longer leader once the bobber hits the water as the trout Magnet sinks to the desire depth because the bobber hits the stopper.
I do twitch the bobber from time to time, but if the fish are surfacing you just need to cast into their area and wait, with a few twitches here and there. If no surface action, you will need to twitch it if the water is glass. If there is some ripple, this will create enough action on its own to get strikes.
I hope that this helps....good luck.
If I had an anchor that day, I would have caught 50 more at least because if the wind pushing me out of position so much.
I think Thrill has some good bobbers, Fred Meyer for Trout Magnets, and I would suggest Berkley Trilene Flourocarbon 100 yard pack at $10 as a better value than Maxima's 25 yards for $8