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Always wondered if there was such a thing and if so, I would be interested in trying it. After doing some research I keep hearing about the "Ice Buster Slip Bobber." The concept is that the part that attached to the line stays below the water surface. It has a soft material that you can trim down depending on lure size. All you need to put on your line is a knot or plastic bobber stop (not a bead) so it eliminated freezing.
Has anyone tried these? Are they any good? And, if not, is there another suggestion for a good slip bobber for ice fishing?
Thanks in advance.
-Metz
went522
12-18-2005, 10:32 PM
They work great! I like to trim mine so there's only 1/2" above the water, the lightest nibble will pull it under. You should run a bead on the line as the "string bobber stops" can pull through the bobber without a bead. It doesn't happen alot but does happen. They make other style slip bobbers that the line sits below the water but you can't trim them.
BIRDDOG
Jim Carroll
12-18-2005, 10:33 PM
They are the BEST icefishing bobber ever! Everyone I know uses them. Freeze-proof, no beads needed, and can be customized for your presentation by trimming the top off. Try one, and you will never use a conventional bobber again. Great product. Jim Carroll NPAA #333
hondo
12-18-2005, 11:53 PM
Agree with the others, I use them and like them. Have several that have have been trimmed to various sizes over the years, not too difficult to find just the right one for whatever I'm fishing with. No beads.
Borch
12-19-2005, 10:32 AM
They are the best out there!
The ability to trim for sensitivity. Not needing to use a bead with the bobber stop really helps. Those darn beads always ice up when feeding line through them in the cold.
That's all I buy anymore for icefishing floats.
walleyeangler
12-19-2005, 02:43 PM
What are they called and where can I buy them?
Jim Carroll
12-19-2005, 07:04 PM
>What are they called and where can I buy them?
Ice Buster Bobber http://icebusterbobbers.com/ice-buster-bobber.html
You can find them at most any tackle shop in ice fishing country. Jim Carroll NPAA #333
Well I am sold. Thanks for all the help and the recommendations I will get some and try them out.
-Metz
perchjerker
12-20-2005, 07:58 AM
I am going to try them too if I see any in the tackle shop. I use Thill bobbers now and the real thin neoprene bobber stops, I dont bother with the beads. They have served me well for years. Never had any freezing problems with them either. But always willing to try something new.
Tom B
12-20-2005, 08:45 AM
I gave my sister and brother a bunch for Christmas last year. They love em and say they have not seen them in bait shops in SE Wis.
Gander mtn should have them.
Tom B
Borch
12-20-2005, 07:41 PM
>I am going to try them too if I see any in the tackle shop. I
>use Thill bobbers now and the real thin neoprene bobber stops,
>I dont bother with the beads. They have served me well for
>years. Never had any freezing problems with them either. But
>always willing to try something new.
The thills are also a very good bobber I use quite a bit as well. Although I like the ice busters better.
clerkofice
12-21-2005, 08:40 AM
I'm a little surprised so many are unaware of these bobbers. This will be the third season we've been using them here in South Dakota. They do work well. I never trim mine. About the time you trim one to a specific teardrop/jig, you'll switch to another ...and your bobber wont hold up the lure. They run about $1.60 a piece here.