slick2526
05-06-2000, 01:17 PM
WoW! you wrote along explanation for bobber fishing lol. Thanks for all the info :7 one other question do you think it would be ok to use a 1/8oz jig with my bobber? or should i go buy some smaller ones?
The reason for the size of the bait, is to get the bait down, but not be so heavy as to kill the action of the bait.
If you are going to be using a leech or a crawler -- I think that a 1/8 oz jig is quite a bit too much. It simply will kill the action of the bait.
If on the other hand, you are using shiner or sucker minnows -- a 1/8 oz jig would be just fine -- and perhaps desired, to keep the minnow somewhat close to the desired depth. If you are using a big sucker minnow, you need to keep it pegged to within a foot of two of the desired depth.
Another option for bobber rigs are the hooks combining a glass rattle, that have a vinyl coating in various colors. They are nearly weightless, rattle, with the action of the bait, and have the right sized hook.
The corrct sized hook is important for bobber fishing as well. Some folks make the mistake of using 1/6 or 1/32 oz panfish jigs when fishing for walleye. In most instances, these hooks are simply too small. There are quite a few jigs, or rigs made specifically for bobber fishing that have much larger hooks, i.e. 8,6 or 4 depending on bait -- with a nice light 1/16 or 1/32 oz jig.
They also come in some nice colors, black, red, orange, chartruse, lime, blue, glow in the dar, and pink. One of these colors will certainly work for nearly any water you fish, at any time of the year, and day or night.
Take care
REW
p.s.
Because of the nature of color -- i.e. as light fades, most colors fade to black -- black is actually one of the most effective colors around for night fishing. Sometimes it works very well to use a black jig, with a glow in the dark single bead just above the jig eye. Just a tiny spot of glow, for the fish to hone in on.