Homemade Spring Bobbers.

[pureinsanity]

I have been doing some research and it seems many people like the St Croix style bobbers and have made their own.

Lets see some of your homemade spring bobbers.

I made this one with a lighter spring, a bobber adapter for glow sticks and a rod eyelet.

Works ok. I would like to have a longer more stiffer spring. I will keep advancing it to see if I can make it better.

[HandGunner]

Ive tried zip ties and twisting 12 lb mono together making a thicker mono line for spring bobbers. Hard to figure out how to make them just right but with the right materials i can make better ones than those sold in stores. In the end my homemade rod i made a spring bobber out of a wire leader twisted together with another and it seems about right only hard part is making them tension adjustable

[JEK]

I use a spring out of a bic lighter. I put a plastic pink bead on the end of the spring. With a little finess I can place it in the end of the rod. Works great for me. Jerry

[Bob/Mn]

I have been making these spring bobbers for the last six years. I use 0.016 stainless steel wire for most of my bobbers.

If more or less sensitivity is needed the whisker length is changed.

(BTW) I like the design of the spring keeper you are using.

[Scott M]

I've heard people take them out of lighters and push point pens and jimmy rig them to grommets. Never tried it though. Good luck!

[Dave4760]

About 25 years ago I used to make spring bobbers from a spring of a old warn out tape measure that is used in building construction. I would chop the spring in about 6 inch sections then cut it length ways in about 3/16 withes and epoxy a eyelet on one end and taping it to the rod. It worked great.

[HandGunner]

for all you DIY junkies like me I think you guys might wanna see these 2 methods

http://www.[YouNeedAuthorization].org/forum/showthread.php?43134-DIY-St.-Croix-style-Strike-Indicator-Spring

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=31318

by the way were would I get stainless steel wire like that?

[Cheetah]

I made a bunch last year to fix up broken rod tips and such. I used .020 diameter piano wire (aka music wire). They sold it at the Ace Hardware down the street from my house. I couldn't find it at the big stores like Menards or Home Depot, though I might not have looked in the right place either.

Easy to make, just bent the eye with a round nose pliers and used hot glue and heat shrink tubing to attach to the broken rod tip. I also threaded a 1/4" red bead onto it before attaching to the rod so I can see it easier while fishing, glow bead would be nice too but I didn't have any on hand.

I don't have any photos online right now, but if anyone is desperate to see how I did it feel free to PM me and I can try to get a couple quick photos up.

[hookncook]

A guy I know makes his out of guitar string. He uses a pencil to make the eye, and a drill to make the twists.

[dairyman]

hey Hand-----------there's nothing in any of those sites you posted

[Woody Erickson]

dairyman,

You can find them by using a 'very well known' search engine that has become a verb.

I just finished 'googling' the 1st one, it is a very good description.

[HandGunner]

woops idk whats wrond with the links then they were how they made those spring bobbers, got me going WOW why didnt I think of that now im going to make some

[Carpenter]

Where do you get the holders tho? (the black guide with the grommet)

[Woody Erickson]

Where do you get the holders tho? (the black guide with the grommet)

Get the rubber grommet 1st. Most any hardware store will have the 1/8" rubber grommets.

I do not remember which size guide is needed. Take the grommet with when looking for single foot guides.

[pureinsanity]

I bet these would work really well!

[ameyers41]

Size 8 single foot guide and 1/8" ID rubber grommet. I got my guides at Thorne, but I had to drive around to a few different hardware stores for that size grommet. Lowes/Home Depot didn't have them. Finally found them at Ace hardware in Brooklyn Park. Guide was a little over $1. Grommets were $.23 each. Buy extra grommets. I found the spring bobber fits some better than others. The spring fit all of them, but some felt too tight to easily adjust than others. So for a little over $10 (Replacement springs were $9+$1 for guide+$.23 grommet), it's done.

[fsnrod]

No you can't find the links they have disappeared

[Woody Erickson]

No you can't find the links they have disappeared

Use google with:

"DIY St. Croix-style Strike Indicator Spring"

[pureinsanity]

just google ".org/forum/showthread.php?43134-DIY-St.-Croix-style-Strike-Indicator-Spring"

that will get you there