Bobber Fodder

[amateurfishing]

After readinug many posts bout like bites this year and switching to a spring bobber my luck changed and caught fish. So sitting on the throne this am a question popped up, why dont manufacturers make rods with permananet spring bobber tips instead of the normal eyelets? Would think there would be a decent market for this eh? instead of buying all of those eyelet attachments in million difft sizes & jimmy rigging them on all the time.

[brian6715]

After readinug many posts bout like bites this year and switching to a spring bobber my luck changed and caught fish. So sitting on the throne this am a question popped up, why dont manufacturers make rods with permananet spring bobber tips instead of the normal eyelets? Would think there would be a decent market for this eh? instead of buying all of those eyelet attachments in million difft sizes & jimmy rigging them on all the time.

There are a lot of these type of rods on the market already

[Eye_Hammer]

I believe St Croix does. The Legend.

[Slabasaurus]

There are a lot of these type of rods on the market already

Yep. I have one, and inside a shelter it's great.

Outside I find it freezes too much... probably nothing a little toe-warmer deal would fix.

[bboltjes]

Jason Mitchell rods have them

[TruthWalleyes]

Tommorow morning on the pot you need to look through a St. Croix mag and purchase some Rods!

[amateurfishing]

K, thx so much, guess i do need to investigate more, will look into those companies, does FF?

[TruthWalleyes]

You MIGHT find some at FF...They're supplies are running low, and yesterday they were taking down another ice fishing isle for open water stuff.

[amateurfishing]

THX, may just wait till next season then

[looneyducer]

I think, based on the phrasing of the question, that you're talking about avoiding the "other" parts hanging out on the rod. The legend has an eye above the rod tip which holds a spring, and the Mitchell rods have a spring attached much like the ones you would tape on. If you want one built into -- essentially part of the rod -- buy a deadstick. The noodle tip does the same thing. The problem with rods like this, though, is they really don't jig very well. You probably noticed this while you were fishing with your spring bobber -- it eats up or cushions out your jiggling. Sometimes the added sensitivity is worth it, and maybe even sometimes the decrease in motion is essential, but at least when you have a rod with a spring bobber you can choose whether or not you want to use it. You can even choose to remove it, though I don't. If your rod is the spring bobber, well then, that's a bit more limiting.

[Shack]

Frabill has a spring bobber similar. Line runs out the the furthest into a spring and the line comes out the spring. It officially is not part of the rod but a permanent extension.

[jBohmer]

A ten dollar rod with a spring bobber does the same for me as a real nice ultrlight rod for a fraction of the money. I would like a nice ulralight actiion rod still but I cannot jusify the cost ratio yet.

[panfishpounder00]

heres an option, i use exclusivly frabill rods/reels, i purchased the Easy Bite spring bobber system, just as good as detecting bites as the st. croix legend ice.. yeah, some of the jigging was compromised, but for 10 bucks it sure comes close. ... heres the rundown.. frabill bro series combo 35-45 bucks, easy bite another 10-11. in total for a good quality system with eyes that are straight!!! ( st, croix.... too often not!) 46-57 bucks.. st.croix legend ice.. now maybe $40 on low end of spectrum 50 on the upper if no sales at the local store. still looking at a quality reel.... 30 bucks.. $20 at best. thats 70-80 on 1 rod combo! the frabill spring bobbers are great too however! but if you plan on fishing ouside (when cold!)then no go, the small dia spring will load up with ice!

[Ed Carlson]

After readinug many posts bout like bites this year and switching to a spring bobber my luck changed and caught fish. So sitting on the throne this am a question popped up, why dont manufacturers make rods with permananet spring bobber tips instead of the normal eyelets? Would think there would be a decent market for this eh? instead of buying all of those eyelet attachments in million difft sizes & jimmy rigging them on all the time.

Jason Mitchell makes a excellent permanently installed spring indicator rod. Very durable indicator made from a double hoop wire and a Hi-Vis tip.

It is the Jason Mitchell Elite Series JMS24SB Spring Bobber.

Frabill has the Panfish Popper Line has the flat wire spring indicator line, as well as the Bic Spring Style spring indicators.

A bit out of the spring indicator class yet I feel is a great option for this purpose is the Frabill Bro Series Dead Stick Combo. The extremely high visibility rod tip is very sensitive and flexible, and it transitions into a rod with some good backbone to it. The new deep spool Frabill reel has a handy tight fitting quick fold handle. This is an excellent Dead Stick and light bite detection rod system. The bite is very easy to see with the bright rod tip that extends many inches down the rod blank.

[amateurfishing]

Yea, spring bobber was awesome in 45 degrees last week, this am in 20 it sucked!! broke line twice, so whats the freezing option method? RRRR...just when i thought i had it figured out!!

[JimmyJames]

Yea, spring bobber was awesome in 45 degrees last week, this am in 20 it sucked!! broke line twice, so whats the freezing option method? RRRR...just when i thought i had it figured out!!

Agree 100%, in a house or warm temps they're all good. Outside they suck, not worth it to me. I catch as many fish without.

[slurpie]

The st croix or JM are good choices as the eye lets are bigger on both models. Fished out side in cold temps and once in a while clean the spring when letting line out. I have the St croix.

[PurpleFloyd]

Scheels has the permanent kind for about 10 dollars sitting on the shelves. I bought one this year and the only drawback I found was when it froze and the spring unraveled into a twisted mess. Now I have to see if they make replacement springs for them.

[IceCrappie]

How do you guys solve the problem of your hand shaking the spring bobber? I always have issues with them because my hands cause the spring to move too much to sense bites.

[eyebanger]

Stop drinking Whiskey...

[mnguy152]

Support the rod your leg when holding on to it seams to help.

[IamZombie]

I had one of the Frabil panfish poppers, the spring on that thing ices up real easy.

I took it off, and just used a regular bobber with it.

I've since replaced it.

I thought about grabbing one of the Jason Mitchell spring bobbers at fleet farm, they have them on clearance for $21.

[amateurfishing]

just picked up jason mitchell permanent bobber rod today, cant wait to try it.