Bobber stops?

[JoeKer]

I've always had problems with the line tie-on bobber stops slipping(moving) up or down the line from the correct depth spot and was wondering if the rubber bobber stops worked any better than line tie-on ones?

[bee]

I have used the Dogbone ones with good results.

[bobbymalone]

almost all the problems i have had with the string bobber stops have been solved with a really hard tug on the tag ends. sometimes a pair of pliers or forceps is required to tighten it up enough. the only time that hasn't worked is when using a really thin diameter braided line.

[Jim Almquist]

I seem to have better luck when I let the knot get soaking wet before I give it the final tug.

[Iceseeker]

When you get it that tight them how do you adjust it when you need to? I do like the thread type stops but also have problems with them moving.

Iceseeker

[Jim Almquist]

They will still move some when you get them tight. I have left a little bit of thread so that I could re-tighten but it just seems to end up getting in the way.

[ozzie]

the only problem with the string tightened stops is when you go to adjust them and they burn through your line....I have tried other so called stops but they don't seem to work great either....so I go with a string one and put it on tight enough to stay put for the most part but I don't over tighten it and then just check the depth on it occasionally with the vexilar

[Colt_45]

I started using the Gizzmo ones, like the dog bone ones but an extra set of holes. They seem to work better so far for summer slips. Haven't used them for like ice busters tho. anyone used them with ice busters? Hoping they work cause I always hated the tie ons

[headcheese]

i ended up using some very small split shots and they work ok. sometimes they fall off, but theyre easy to adjust or take off.

[RebelSS]

I seem to have better luck when I let the knot get soaking wet before I give it the final tug.

That,and switch brands. Found this out after MANY brands and years of fishing. My opinion:

Some brands seem to be the "old" or "regular" type of cotton thread (sorry, don't know how else to put it..)and some other brands seem to have some nylon or polyester type thread in them, which resist water. Figured this out after picking the threads apart and looking closely at them. The "older" stuff kinda seems to swell up with water and "bite' better when pulled tight, the other just kinda knots down and slides all over.

[bturck]

I've found if your stop is really tight and you need to adjust, wet the line and knot this will help in not causing friction and burning through the line, rather than trying to slide a dry knot....

[deaceye]

I have also had problems, so I put 2 of the stops on and have not had any slip after that, works great.

[s2h]

Thats a good idea deaceye! Im going to try that. The only time I really have a problem with it slipping is when the end of the rod gets plugged up from the ice on the line when reeling it up.

[Jim Almquist]

That,and switch brands. Found this out after MANY brands and years of fishing. My opinion:

Some brands seem to be the "old" or "regular" type of cotton thread (sorry, don't know how else to put it..)and some other brands seem to have some nylon or polyester type thread in them, which resist water. Figured this out after picking the threads apart and looking closely at them. The "older" stuff kinda seems to swell up with water and "bite' better when pulled tight, the other just kinda knots down and slides all over.

That is the only kind I will use. I found a great deal on the cotton style and picked up a 1000 of them.

[StillwaterAaron]

I like the Neoprene stops. Can't remember the brands that sell them but they are on a piece of wire with a loop and you put the line in the loop to pull it through. When using 2 pound test they tend not to work well but 4 pound and up they work great.

[tunrevir]

I make my own out of 10-15# braided dacron. I prefer 10# because the knot can get a bit large with 15#. Make a loop like in the first 2 pics. First pic is so you can see it better. Pinch the intersection of the line and bottom tag, apply slight pull towards the top of loop with your free hand and begin wrapping free tag end over the loop 5 wraps, feed top tag you have been wrapping through the loop and then pull bottom tag away from the top loop which moves the knot under the wraps on the straw giving you a finished bobber stop. Takes a little practice to start with but once you get it down you can turn out a knot every 20-30 seconds.

Tunrevir~

[tunrevir]

I also tie them up on spare bobbers so if I lose a rig I can just thread it on the line, set the depth and go. The second photo in my last post is a bit misleading as it looks like I threaded the tag through the loop and that is not the case it was just the line sitting along the loop before wrapping. This is an easy way to use up some left over dacron after ice fishing season and an inexpensive way to make bobber stops. I like the 10-15# weight, haven't tried lighter but am sure it would work. 20# gets way to big and heavy. The nice thing about tying your own is you can leave those tag ends long to cinch them down tight on your line and trin them after words. Another trick if you have found a set depth you want to fish at is to add a drop of super glue to the knot and it will stay put for most of the days fishing. Tightlines!

Tunrevir~

[RebelSS]

Say! I like that idea!!! Put the tie on the float!!! Good one! Gotta go find my floats...

[cwebs]

I have had good luck putting on CA glue after I tighten the knot real tight.

[slipperybob]

If you've tighten your string bobber stop too tight and want to loosen it to move it. You can always twist the knot reversed of the threads. It takes a while to work it, but once you've figured it out, it will work very well.

[Northlander]

I buy a bag of the pink ones from JR's tackle every year at the ice show.

[3pronghook]

its a hangmans noose. gotta try it. pull the tag ends really tight. wet them and the line to slide them. rattle reels i use a slip bobber and a really small spilt shot to set depth vs. bobber stop.