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Which Spring bobbers do you prefer?

Jim Uran

By Jim Uran
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Jim Uran Grand Master

Jim Uran

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I'm not much of a Power noodle rod dude, I like a shorter faster action rod, with a spring bobber on the end. In the past I had some add on ones from HT and bought a rod from Frabill last year that had a slip bobber that slid through the tip top guide... It worked pretty darn good with the smaller jigs I use on gils..

Also, what spring bobber rods have worked for you? I've heard plenty of raves about the tripwire, but I'm too darn cheap to spend that much on a rod smile

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Rick G Mentor

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I too like the Jason Mitchell spring bobber rods wink. I have the 18in micro bite rod, it works well with the light jigs we use for gills.

The St. Croix Ledgend is also a nice rod, I like the fact that there are several spring weights to choose from, so the setup can be ajusted for different weight jigs.

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St Croix legend rods. I have the jason mitchell rod. And quite frankly that spring set-up doesn't do it at all for me. Bends goofy and just doesnt seem to work as well as the legend springs and its bulkiness makes it kind of a pain to put in one of Clams own blue rod socks. I'm interested in the thorne bros tripwire with the titanium spring bobber. Pair that spring with some recoils and you have a super light and durable set-up. You also say that you like faster actions. The legend rods are quite fast and stiff if you ask me. Especially compared to a noodle. I think any 100% graphite or carbon blank will be faster than a glass or glass/other material blank. I havent used any other spring bobber rods. Back when The legend was one of the only spring rods I did try the cheap add on springs and they were not good at all.

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Every set up has a time and place. The Mitchell traditional spring type is great for anything outside on warm days or in a heated house in shallower water. Yes, the tripwire solves the freezing issue while detecting light bites, but think, even the medium heavy, is too light for bigger fish especially in deeper water. The deeper and bigger I like the heavier metal type for both jigging and deadstick. Beyond the mid 20's will generally get rid of them altogether and go with something like a plain Meatstick. Bottom line is find out what works the best for you, with what you fish for, with how you fish.....

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Jim, I fish a spring most days and I vary in these ways. I am a big fan of Jason's rods, but I prefer the 20 and 24 Meat Stick over most springs in a house. Outside for a more definite indicator I have Jason Mitchell springs, but I clip one side for more sensitive indicator. Or when not too windy use my Meat Sticks. The Micro Bite is a good little rod as well. The trip wire is a good rod too.

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Hands down, the Jason Mitchell "meatstick" has taken over for a lot of my spring bobber rods.... The JM Spring Bobber rod has worked well, but I've started to play with it a bit, and I have actually cut one side of the spring bobber, and it allows me to see more bites. The Micro bite is probably my favorite "indicator bite" rod, as it has the micro tip built in and is deadly for gills in shallow water, and "up biting" crappies just under the ice....for 90& of my ice outings the JM Meatstick is my "go to" rod!~ I can't wait to play with the 48" meatstick and the fly reel this year on the shallow water bite!

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Jim Uran Grand Master

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I really like to keep my stuff as affordable as possible, something being custom made only adds to the cost!

I'm sure I'll get the "you get what you pay for" line, but I've fished with mediocre stuff my whole life and it gets the job done smile

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I bought a couple of rods from JR's Custom Tackle in Osseo last year for either 15 or 20 bucks that look a lot like that trip wire rod. The spring is tied on to the tip like an eyelet would be. I looked on their HSOforum and they don't have them on there, but it is an awesome panfish rod. My brother like it so much, I gave him one and am definitely going to buy another one this year.

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