Fireline bobber stop

[icemac33]

Any ideas as to a bobber stop that will actually stay where its put when using Fireline.I love the Fireline And IceBusters combo, but I hate resetting every time.Whaddaya think guys? Someone has to have the answer for this one.Thanks for any info you might have.

[kslipsinker]

I use bobber stops that Gander Mountain sells. They have yellow cloth like (cotton?)thread, and do the job for me with Micro Ice. Once in a while one will loosen up, but that happens.

[Steve Foss]

I know this is a hassle, but when string bobber stops won't grab, you can tie off a piece of mono between the stop and the rod, adding friction to the whole works. Also, you can put on two bobber stops, which doubles the friction and may fix your problem.

[hawgTime]

hey icemac

More than anything these days I use a spring bobber. Once you get used to them, they are really a lot less hassle, but when I use a slip bobber I use the cotton string bobber stops. What I've started doing the last couple of years is to not cut the extra length of string off the bobber stops. I leave the strings intact so I can retighten them whenever necessary.

hawgTime

[hunt4food]

I leave about 3/8" of string o each end of my bobber stops so that I can grab both ends with two pair of pliers and pull them tight again. Leaving the strings that long will give you some trouble if they get wet and freeze. They may not fit through the eyes on your rod if they are frozen. I use the Ice Buster Bobbers to eliminate that problem since the knot sits below the water line it never freezes.

[Guest]

i have never had a problem with the stop moving but i have one on some old spiderwire line and the lin once it get wet it does not fall off the spool by itself,i must take it off or feed it down n the hole by hand,its a pain n the **** but i neve have to replace the line and i can set the hook very hard, i use this setup with live bait only,i use the hook from a swidish pimple and use the dropper as a flasher,works good.

[Pig_sticka]

when fishin with my gf and little brothers they dont know to watch out for the bobber stops. so everytime they catch a fish i see the yellow thread sittin at the top of the eye when they bring the fish in. how nice
so after every fish i have to depth bomb it back to the bottom and reset it. o well atleast they are catchin some fish.

[icemac33]

Thanks guys.I've tried leaving my strings a little long but it still seems to slide pretty often with the 4# micro ice.I used to have the little red pieces of plastic that you threaded you're line through but haven't seen them around for awhile.Anyone ever tried these with the Ice Busters?

[hunt4food]

I used those little red plastic bobber stops before, but they are dificult to relocate. They would be fine if you fished the same depth all the time but who does that? They did hold much better.

[Bushwacker]

I just bought those little rubber stops last night and that seem like they could be the clear ticket. The yellow string ones always turn to ice if I am fishing on the ice and I just couldn't take it anymore. I'll give these a try because I have heard good things about them. They are the ones that come in a pack of four and they are attached to wire to put them on your line.

[Guest]

Just get a rubber band and tie a very tight not. Won't move on ya, plus it's small enough to go through the guides easily.

[marine_man]

I posted this same question a while ago... and got most of the same replies... I tried the rubber stoppers, using 6 lb test Fireline Micro Ice (4 lb thickness) the smallest rubber bobber stop I could find was for 4 lbs and it still slid.

This past weekend I finally got out and tried the nylon dog bone shapped bobber stop and it worked quite well. I only wrapped it twice around the dogbone... and it slid fairly easily when I adjusted my depth. The only draw back to this is that you have to use the bead for it to work with ice buster bobbers... but I still didn't have any freeze up problems.

[This message has been edited by marine_man (edited 01-02-2003).]

[G_man]

I'm use the little red nylon 'dogbone' shaped stops with a bead myself. Have never had a problem. Just don't put to many wraps around the dogbone (if you don't know what I mean by this, buy some and read the directions). One or two wraps around the dogbone is plenty. If you wrap around it too many times, it gets hard to adjust and also messes with your line.

[Slowfinger]

I purchased a kit to make the bobber stoppers and found that if you put in an extra wrap while making them, they'll never move on you. It's not much fun, but after 30 minutes, I'll have enough for the winter season.