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Frankie_Paull
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03/07/2018 05:12PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
What type of bobber stops do you all use. I’ve always used the yarn type but find them hard to move up and down the line.
 
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QueticoMike
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03/07/2018 05:17PM  
I just take a piece of mono line and tie granny knots until the knot is too big to go through the hole. Then I trim off the excess line from both sides of the knot. You can tie at the length you first want and move it up and down afterwards with ease and it stays put pretty well. The price is right and always works well for me.
 
Savage Voyageur
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03/07/2018 05:19PM  
I have not heard of using yarn for bobber stops. I have only used the colored thread kind. Are we talking about the same thing? For me these are very easy to move up or down on monofilament line.
 
Frankie_Paull
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03/07/2018 05:34PM  
Savage Voyageur: "I have not heard of using yarn for bobber stops. I have only used the colored thread kind. Are we talking about the same thing? For me these are very easy to move up or down on monofilament line. "

Yea we are talking about the same thing
 
carmike
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03/07/2018 05:36PM  
I use Dacron or fly backing line or unwaxed dental floss or even heavier test monofilament. They all work fine.
 
mastertangler
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03/07/2018 05:51PM  
I do not like the colored thread kind as I find they tend to slide up and down the line. I like the little rubber stops. You just have to make sure that it's the right size for the line. It will say on the package. I won't use the colored thread kind.
 
tarnkt
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03/07/2018 06:42PM  
mastertangler: "I do not like the colored thread kind as I find they tend to slide up and down the line. I like the little rubber stops. You just have to make sure that it's the right size for the line. It will say on the package. I won't use the colored thread kind. "


Interesting. I also don’t like how the thread kind move, especially during the fight getting hung on the rod tip but I’ve always just dealt with it as the rubber ones didn’t work for me. They would get caught on my line roller and I couldn’t reel past the spool.

Do you have a brand you like?
 
03/07/2018 08:07PM  
Gizzmo plastic bobber stops
 
03/07/2018 08:47PM  
walllee: "Gizzmo plastic bobber stops"



I use a similar kind. Forget the name
 
Frankie_Paull
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03/09/2018 02:20PM  
walllee: "Gizzmo plastic bobber stops"
Thanks just bought some.
 
03/12/2018 09:48PM  
Dogbone bobber stops or a little bit of dacron in a uni-knot over the mono.
 
Jackfish
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03/13/2018 06:34AM  
I use the dogbone bobber stops, too. They work well and hold their place on my line. I've tried other methods, but always come back to the dogbone stops.
 
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