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BobberRob
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06/27/2017 08:35AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I'm headed to Quetico the end of the week and I'm debating if I should even bring a slip bobber set up. I know I can't bring live bait, so is it even worth putting a gulp leech/worm under a slip bobber or am I just trying to force a technique that won't work without live bait?
 
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QueticoMike
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06/27/2017 09:13AM  
quote BobberRob: "I'm headed to Quetico the end of the week and I'm debating if I should even bring a slip bobber set up. I know I can't bring live bait, so is it even worth putting a gulp leech/worm under a slip bobber or am I just trying to force a technique that won't work without live bait?"


You need to keep the bait moving, you can't just let it sit there. Best to use when it is windy and choppy and let the water move the bait for you. A gulp leech or a green pumpkin tube will work. If not windy, jiggle the bobber and move it a little at a time with a periodic reeling.
 
BobberRob
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06/27/2017 10:21AM  
Thanks for the helpful feedback, Mike!

I'll likely still bring the tackle needed to slip bobber. If it is a windy day at camp I can at least have a line in the water and let the 'motion of the ocean' do its thing.
 
mastertangler
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06/27/2017 04:36PM  
Yup sure why not?

What I would gravitate to however might not be a chunk of gulp. I rather like the idea of a marabou jig of sorts. Doesn't take much ripples for that to come alive. Real lite line........smaller stealth bobber..........maybe some of those marabou jigs they use for steelhead........probably still have to add a split shot.

That would work I think.
 
06/27/2017 05:37PM  
There is a bobber called a wobble bobber that adds action to the lure/jig maybe try that.

On a trip to Truman Lake for Crappie one of the guys did this with artificial s he used a rubber jig with tentacles and in the wind it gave action under a bobber. He did just as good as the minnow guys. I attached links to some examples.

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lundojam
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06/28/2017 06:03AM  
If you are bass fishing, a wacky-rigged senko under a slip bobber is deadly. Looks ridiculous, but smallies LOVE it.
 
06/28/2017 06:55AM  
quote lundojam: "If you are bass fishing, a wacky-rigged senko under a slip bobber is deadly. Looks ridiculous, but smallies LOVE it. "


How do you fish it? Reel it it with a slip bobber and let it sink down again in spots or fixed bobber at a certain depth? What time of year have ya used it? Always looking for new techniques for the kids in Quetico.

T
 
lundojam
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06/28/2017 12:23PM  
timatkin-
August, and just kinda mess around with it. My wife sets it 4 feet under the bobber and just tries different spots. They really pound it. Perfect for kids.
 
kbm
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06/29/2017 06:52AM  
im not sure on the bait laws in quetico, but one year we didn't bring any live bait in... didn't want to haul it around. We caught some shiners from shore and used them and layed into the pike and walleyes.. just an FYI I always bring a bobber with just in case.
 
06/29/2017 07:20AM  
Thanks Lundo...kbm that practice is no longer allowed in the Q.

T
 
MeatGun
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06/30/2017 11:58AM  
I have put marabou jigs as MT suggested and some of the other punisher brand "flies" under a bobber in the Quetico a la the "Float-n-fly" technique. Very popular on Dale Hollow and spreading throughout the South for bass. Mostly a colder (for the South) water technique - Spring and Autumn. I have caught pike and smallmouth on it in the Q. Really nice way to fish a seam of current too. I used this technique in early to mid-September.

If you do a search for the float-n-fly technique, you'll find that folks can be pretty dogmatic about how they attach the bobber. Its a fun read and controversy. I used both slip and fixed when I tried it and did't find an appreciable difference aside from ease of casting a slip as you would expect.
 
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