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is it true that walleyes prefer white and red bobbers over orange and yellow? i need to buy some bobber this year and need help on the color to catch walleyes.
kevin
03-06-2002, 05:16 PM
Your kidding right? lol
stevefellegy
03-06-2002, 05:56 PM
Kidding about bobber color? After discussing underwear color and tournament strategy? OOOOOOOh no. You ain't gettin' my secrets to bobber colors! I know NOTHING!!!
WAeyes
03-06-2002, 06:40 PM
All depends if the sun is out and bright or not. Which one for which situation is top secret...I can't give out all my secrets now! LOL
Stinger WI
03-06-2002, 06:57 PM
Jam,
I prefer the orange and yellow for walleyes, the red and white bobbers represent a daredevil too much and all I get is northerns.
I like to use them with an adjustable float half filled with water or a shy bite as a guide.
You could also get the book "Bobbers, Bobbers, Bobbers and You" its hard to come by because it is so popular.
Hey Steve didn't a guy do really well with the yellows at Mil Lac used with a bottom bouncer? Hey would that work to keep the sinker off bottom?lol I couldn't resist.
Good luck JAM and remember to buy them in bulk!!!! with all those snags.
Take care
Craig A
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stevefellegy
03-06-2002, 07:35 PM
ba ba bobbin,ba ba bobbin' along....
Stinger WI
03-06-2002, 07:38 PM
I'm just a bobbin... I'm just a boobin...
Steve, do you think he has something new here?
Craig A
#663
stevefellegy
03-06-2002, 07:42 PM
I think one to many waves came over the bow...
Stinger WI
03-06-2002, 08:02 PM
I don't think there was a boat.
Craig A
#663
Dutchman
03-06-2002, 09:00 PM
When you get to my age you want a bobber that you can see :)
" Fishing is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope "
hoghunter
03-06-2002, 09:46 PM
Thill makes a nice bobber. It's made for walleye. Got them at gander mtn. Walleye is on the packet.
bigfish1965
03-06-2002, 09:51 PM
Yeah but what colour are they? I heard the green ones get the bigger fish!! ;)
Dave M.
03-06-2002, 10:25 PM
Hey what bar are you guys drinking at?
cvs18
03-07-2002, 06:20 AM
its not the color but the size that counts
SnellTier
03-07-2002, 08:57 AM
Well, Steve, that puts you ahead of most of us!!! Plus, you get an extra point for honesty ... at least you admit it!! ... we don't!!
LOL
tomd
SnellTier
03-07-2002, 09:04 AM
I beg to differ ... size of the bobber is NOT important ... it is how it is weighted, positioned, and maneuvered over the contours ... ask any female walleye. After all, those are the ones we are trying to catch, right??
LOL
Ok, so who here has used those so called "smart bobbers"
the ones that are suppose to adjust to different depths
auto magically? Fishing Minnesota's website advertises them.
Anyone try them??
Backwater Eddy
03-07-2002, 11:06 AM
I tested the Smart Bobber.
They did not prove very useful for me on rivers. I was less then impressed with their reliability in current situations.
They may prove to be good on lakes?
Backwater Eddy ~ ~ ~><sUMo> ~ ><>
http://home.talkcity.com/ResortRd/backwtr1/index.html
So that's why yours are all painted blaze orange with a 2 foot flag sticking off the top? Always wondered about that... :) So which do you prefer, red flag or yellow?
Dusty
Dutchman
03-07-2002, 11:34 AM
Hey Dusty, Hot pink flags where good last year but I think I'll need to upgrade my binoculars to 10 power this year or maybe break down and get a spotting scope :) See you and your Dad in Chamberlain :)
" Fishing is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope "
perchjerker
03-07-2002, 11:38 AM
No,no,no!
You guys got it all wrong!
I am sure you have seen the battery powered bobber with the propeller on it for trolling from shore. It was the hit of the Pontiac fishing show...
Now thats the ticket!!! LOL
SnellTier
03-07-2002, 11:47 AM
Perch ... aren't those the ones run by remote-control like the little cars that kids have??? Jeez ... I am getting excited now ... who the heck needs a new boat? All I need is a pair of those 10-power binoculars so I can see the bobber and a very long antenna on both the bobber and the transmitter. I can run my jig right straight down from the propeller-driven bobber!!
Wait, wait! I still need my boat for a netting platform. Also, it might be hard to follow contours without being in my boat. HMMMM... maybe if I put a locator on my bobber and built-in a transmitter to send the readings back to shore ... hmmmm.
perchjerker
03-07-2002, 11:51 AM
LOL, you know, believe it or not, one time I did see a remote controlled toy boat that had a gizmo on it that was like a mousetrap that you hooked a fishing line up to. The idea was to motor the thing around and when fish hit, the mousetrap would set the hook. Just hope it wasnt a pike or something or you could kiss your toy good bye!:)
Jam, I don't know about bobbers but, I paint my planer boards red and white and it's dinomite!!!!!!!