Has anyone ever made a slip bobber out of a round float?  You can do this by bending the metal piece straight and pulling it out.  It works real well.  Let me know if anyones done this.  Thank!!!

Thanks for the tip. I prefer the pencil style floats but that is a great "emergency" substitute. Tom

A lot of them has a hanging position so the wire will allow the line to slip freely.  All you have to do is then add the bead and bobber stop to make it into a slip bobber.

Posted By slipperybob on 09 Jun 2010 04:11 PM
A lot of them has a hanging position so the wire will allow the line to slip freely.  All you have to do is then add the bead and bobber stop to make it into a slip bobber.

For me, the bober always seems to fall off on these.  Plus, the only i see with this feature are the foam floats.

That's why I just use an actual slipbobber.  Pros and Cons to everything.  By far I like using old beaten up floating lures.  They can so much further than any bobber.

Your'e right SlipperyBob, i just use this method as a back-up.  Usually i use balsa wood floats.

By the way SlipperyBob, ienjoyed your artificial lures topic. It was pretty interesting. Just curious, but is your personal best? Thanks

I really don't keep a track of any of my PB's fish.  I'm just a leisure fisherman and often release the big ones without photo's, weight, or even measurements.  The last decent size catfish was a flathead I measured about 37 inches, which I can consider small size for the big ones.  For artificial lures they've always been channel cats.  Been years since I've hooked up any decent size channed over 24" on artificial lures.  This year it's only been a little one at 14".

i'm sorry you miss under stood me. I meant is the biggest cat that you caught on a artificial lure? Just curious

I can't remember, didn't keep track.  Vaguely bigger than 24" but probably smaller than 30".  These one's were slamming Dare Devel spoons.  The hammered spoons worked a little better than the other ones.