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CoachBigD
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walllee: "Jackfish: "I use the dog bone style bobber stops. Run the line in one hole, a wrap or two around the dog bone, then run the line through the other hole. Works well for me. Rarely any slippage and it can be adjusted to change your depth. Never gets in the line guides on my rods." +1"
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The string and tube never worked for me. With all the input here, must be user error.
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Jaywalker
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Thank you all for your input. I'm going to give the little tie on with tubes a try. I like the mono idea too and wish I'd seen those responses before I ran to Cabelas - would have saved me a good deal of money. The little tube things are only $1.99, but all the other stuff including a new Fish Eagle rod to jig with all added up.
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Savage Voyageur
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Yah you need to buy some of those thread bobber stops. Very easy to install on a line. You don’t even have to trim the extra thread. They flow past the guides with no effort.
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bobbernumber3
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String stop for me. Rubber dog bone sounds interesting.
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foxfireniner
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Funny, I just loaded up my slip bobbers last night.
I had some 12 pound mono leftover so I used that.
What I do is use the top of the bobber as my "nail".
I the my nail knot with line that is thick enough so the knot doesn't go through the hole in the bobber, then I just tighten the nail knot into the bobber. I put 2 nail knots per bobber. When I need one, I just slide the know down to line.
I just have time the nail knots when I'm fishing.
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Jasonf
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Jackfish: "I use the dog bone style bobber stops. Run the line in one hole, a wrap or two around the dog bone, then run the line through the other hole. Works well for me. Rarely any slippage and it can be adjusted to change your depth. Never gets caught in the line guides on my rods."
I've used these and they don't hang up on the rod eyelets.
The problem I do have though with them is that line on the spool hooks the dog bone when casting and interrupts the cast. I'm not sure what I could do differently but I'm going to try the string ones again this summer.
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BearRaid
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I used these this year and they worked great. Having three holes eliminated the need to wrap the line around to prevent slipping.
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Jaywalker
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I've been wanting to do more slip-bobber fishing, but I've had a small problem since I started trying them a couple years ago. The little rubbery-plastic bobber stopper thing that I set at 12-15 feet or so always seems to get caught in the guides of my rod which slows the line up and I can't cast very far. I'm using the ones that come with title wire things through them to help pull the line through.
Am I using crummy bobber-stoppers? Do I need a different rod with bigger guides (I looked at the store the other day, and many don't seem any or much bigger)? Or maybe I'm just doing something wrong? I'm just not able to cast far enough from shore.
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jwmiller39
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I've always used the string style and never had issues. The key is you have to trim the strings after you set the initial tightness. They aren't meant to keep the strings at full length once you tighten the slip knot. The longer string is meant so you can get the slip knot nice and tight (which is critical for avoiding slippage and keeping a constant depth). After tightening the slip knot, I trim the extra string so there is only about a 1/4" tag line on either side. Enough to re tighten the slip if ever needed.
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QueticoMike
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I do the same as Howard, just use a piece of mono and I just tie about 4 or 5 granny knots and then trim the line. Stays put, but is easy to adjust length. Been doing this for decades.
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nofish
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Another string user here.
If you leave them on long enough sooner or later they'll start to slip a little on you, usually the sign its time to replace it. Although, that can take awhile. Its probably not uncommon for me to replace my entire spool of line before needing to change my slip knot.
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CampSnkRpr
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AmarilloJim: "I've always used the string stops without issue."
Same...
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HowardSprague
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I generally just use a length of mono, tied on the line tight enough so it doesn't slide around when it goes through the guides, but I can slide it up and down the line to adjust depth as needed. something like this:
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CityFisher74
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This is interesting. I use the rubber ones as well that you put line through the wire circle. I actually switched to these because the ones you tie on always slip for me? Maybe I haven't pulled tight enough? Maybe I need to wet it before I tighten it? I have never had an issue with the rubber ones not sliding through my guides. Interesting.
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treehorn
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Another vote for string stops. They don't slide, and don't get caught in my rod.
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thegildedgopher
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HowardSprague: "I generally just use a length of mono, tied on the line tight enough so it doesn't slide around when it goes through the guides, but I can slide it up and down the line to adjust depth as needed. something like this: "
That's a great knot to know. I use two of them back to back to tie flouro/mono leaders onto braid as well.
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ghostrider179
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I'm with Howard Sprague I use a piece of mono tied on with a nail knot. Trim the ends and it never sticks in the guides
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HawgHunter
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Those rubbery-plastic bobber stoppers are junk, in my opinion. I've always had problems with them: they tend to slip and also are more prone to getting caught in the rod guides, as you note. I've tried many versions of bobber stopper, but for me, the best stopper is still the old string-on-a-tube kind, the ones where you slide the tube up the line, then pull off the string from the tube. Pull the string as tight as you can to the line (to avoid slippage) and cut off the ends (but leave a little bit of each end so that you have something to grab onto if you need to re-tighten.) Just my $.02.
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AmarilloJim
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I've always used the string stops without issue.
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Jackfish
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I use the dog bone style bobber stops. Run the line in one hole, a wrap or two around the dog bone, then run the line through the other hole. Works well for me. Rarely any slippage and it can be adjusted to change your depth. Never gets caught in the line guides on my rods.
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cowdoc
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BearRaid: "
I used these this year and they worked great. Having three holes eliminated the need to wrap the line around to prevent slipping. "
I like these the best
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walllee
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Jackfish: "I use the dog bone style bobber stops. Run the line in one hole, a wrap or two around the dog bone, then run the line through the other hole. Works well for me. Rarely any slippage and it can be adjusted to change your depth. Never gets caught in the line guides on my rods." +1
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Mnpat
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String stops for me also.
I use the rubber ones on Texas rigs for pegging the sinker.
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Frankie_Paull
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Late last year my slip bobber world was flippped upside down when I read to put chapstick on the yarn before tightening onto the string and the using a lighter to melt the excess yarn. It’s a complete game changer.
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Big Tent
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AmarilloJim: "I've always used the string stops without issue."
String for me also. 40 years and no problems.
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carmike
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I use the string style, which are very easy to tie yourself to save a few pennies.
I leave them a little loose, so they can sometimes get caught on the rod guides and slide down the line. I find if I make them too tight, they either don't slide or they can cause heat damage to the line when slid up/down.
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Zwater
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treehorn: "Another vote for string stops. They don't slide, and don't get caught in my rod."
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