Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Slip bobber packing?
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bobbernumber3 |
CityFisher74: "Been to BWCA 40ish times, use almost strictly slip bobber or jig, and I've never brought a spare slip bobber. Guess I've been lucky idk. When, on rare occasion, I lose it, it just floats and I go get it." +1 |
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Savage Voyageur |
bobbernumber3: "fishonfishoff: "AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." Does anyone find it kind of funny how a guy named bobbernumber3 only tells you to bring one bobber? |
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bobbernumber3 |
SavageVoyageur: "bobbernumber3: "fishonfishoff: "AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." Good point... but one is a fishing bobber and the other is related to bobbing in the water. |
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carmike |
Bring another small tackle box for just the bobber stuff? or slip them into the spare room in a pocket of an existing tackle box? Or let 'em ride loose in the packs until needed? You could also look for slip bobbers that are smaller/more compact (like the Wobble bobbers). No long stems to break and take up room. Just a thought. |
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nofish |
If you want to bring extra bobbers you could run the extra onto your line on your pole as well. You can transport 2 bobbers on your pole as easily as 1. Then just take the extra off and stash it with your fishing stuff until needed. If you've got 3 poles each with a slip bobber I'd probably bring 2 extra bobbers in case 1 or 2 are lost. Not likely you'd lose 3. |
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rdgbwca |
What is your favorite/most efficient way to pack slip bobbers for travel in a canoe? |
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AmarilloJim |
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bobbernumber3 |
mutz: "I always have an extra bobber, have never lost or broken one, but I also know the first time I don’t have an extra I will need it, so why tempt fate." We haven't brought a spare paddle in many years after lugging one along for eons. Because we never lost or broke one. If you don't need it, don't take it... within your risk level. |
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rdgbwca |
carmike: "I think you might be overthinking this. :) " Probably. There were a few helpful suggestions. I might just stuff one extra in each PFD. I also liked the idea of putting two on one rod while travelling. Also, locally I have lost them while bank fishing a river and they float away quickly never to be seen by me again. This is not the most likely scenario in the bwca. |
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Savage Voyageur |
AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." Exactly what I was going to ask. I only bring one for the day and a lighted on for night fishing. Those take up the space of one Rapala lure. |
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rdgbwca |
mutz: "... I also know the first time I don’t have an extra I will need it, so why tempt fate." This is how I think too. |
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rdgbwca |
AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." I am planning more of a base camping/fishing trip with my two sons (13 and 10). I will probably bring at least 6 slip bobbers. I do have a tendency to over pack and bring things just in case. These canoe trips are breaking me of my over packing habit each time I take one. |
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fishonfishoff |
bobbernumber3: "fishonfishoff: "AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." There is a chance alcohol was involved if I was shoreline fishing. I tend to leave the canoe high and dry in these cases. Spare bobbers are fairly cheap, and it only happens on rare occasions that I lose a bobber. The shoreline fishing with alcohol involved does happen much more frequently. LOL FOFO |
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fishonfishoff |
AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." I have lost them shore fishing. The hook jets snagged on bottom, you break your line and the float drifts away and away and away! FOFO |
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bobbernumber3 |
fishonfishoff: "AmarilloJim: "How many floats do you use? Can't say that I've ever lost one." Don't you have a canoe? Just a thought, but if you had a canoe you could use it to paddle out and retrieve the bobber? I did see a slip bobber lost once when a northern jumped out of the water and came down and swallowed the bobber. My fishing partner said "What do I do... set the bobber"?? A minute later, it popped to the surface. One bobber is all you need. |
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MrBadExample |
Just my 2 cents.... :) And, to answer OP’s question.... I limit myself to 2 planos for a trip. The 3 bobbers go in a ziplock bag for the ride in. They just get tossed in my pack with the rest of my stuff. We base camp so once we reach our spot I find room in the Plano box once all my rods are rigged. |
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CityFisher74 |
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