Slipfloat Stop

[sprestwood]

I have been using a clip-on type float for years and only recently decided to use a slip float because seeing how it is more convienient to cast. Floats offer a good way to target sections of the water column, but I need some idea as to how to make a bobber stop. Your nifty ideas would be appreciated.

 

[Hal]

Scott they make a "bobber stopper" that you can buy from the tackle stores.
They come in a package of 3 for $1.50. I bought the last one from Blaylocks
Bait on Friday. They said they were going to get more.
They are made of a small string wound on a small plastic tube. You put the
tube/string over your mono line then pull the tube out of the string. After the
tube is out then you can tighten the string up on the fishing line and that is the
stop which is where the little plastic ball hits to stop the cork. Sportsmans
Warehouse may have 'em.........Hal

 

[digitalcb]

WalMart carries them. I've seen a couple of different brands there over the years.

 

[Nickajack Angler]

THe string setup's you buy pretty much anywhere are the best. You can buy a ton of them for cheap. A couple of bucks should get 10 or more. Sportsmans and Walmart are the only place I've seen them in Tenn. You can order them online from Cabela's, BPS, or Sportsmans. This is the way all those Midwesterner's catch the walleyes when using slip bobbers. Works like a champ! Also, you can slide the string up and down when changing depths.

 

[polo-dog]

The best, easiest and cheapest bobberstop is a piece of rubber skirt material that you can buy at any good bait and tackle store. just take 2 strands of the skirt material and make it about 1.5 inches long by cutting it or just breaking it to length, tie it in a knot on your line and it will work great. I just use an overhand knot. It will run through the guides well but from time to time the knot will need to be tightened, especially if you pull it through the guides much. I tend to pich my slip float rigs anyway and don't pull the bobberstop past the first guide when casting. If you buy a single package of skirt material you can make litterally thousands of bobberstops. I have a package that I've been using for over ten years and as long as you keep it in a ziplock bag it will last forever. I always had trouble finding the bobberstops that I bought once they were out of the package. If I can't find the skirt material package in my boat all I do is take a strand or two from a spinnerbait or a jig skirt and that works just as well too.

 

[drumking]

I don't like the slip float stops that you buy. I have had the greatest success (at least for my application) by using dental floss. Cheap and is very efficent. I use a surgeons knot to tie it to the line and then clip the ends very short so that they flow through the guides without hanging up or snagging. They are fairly easy to adjust depths. emoGeezer

 

[DoubleB]

I've been using slip floats exclusively for over a year now for live bait. I really like the eagle claw pencil floats and the strings work great. Just remember to get that knot TIGHT. They can be bought at Walmart or Hamilton's Sports shop. you can also get 'em off of bass pro.

If you plan on using them for a jig, remember the key is to work them REALLY slow.