New Bobber Stop

[Scott M]

I'm sure some of you at the Sports Show saw the SmartStop bobber stops. Rubber clamping bobber stops that grip, but can still be moved up and down to change depths. Seemed kind of neat. I don't fish floats enough to 'have to have it', but it makes me wonder, why hasn't anyone come up with the same concept for bobbers?...A crimp or clamp shut design that still lets line move through the shaft. Maybe I just tripped on a gold mine.

Anybody see the SmartStop bobber stops? What did you think?

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Didn't see them, but I saw a slip bobber that went on without cutting the line. Sounds like these could work well in combination.

[mike morris]

Sounds like it would be fairly large?

[GotOne]

I confess, I bought a multi pack. I usually only use floats for shallow water crappies, so this spring I'll give them a try.

[Kyle Sandberg]

Could someone please post a pic of one of them?

[Scott M]

[picksbigwagon]

I was going the wrong way down the isle to see the stops, and got swept away in the cattle walk.....I was wondering if someone here saw or bought them.....I might be interested in these. I like to keep one rod ready for slip bobbering

[dfricke1010]

I bought some but havent used them yet

[Big Buck Buster]

What are the measurements on them? Are they small enough to fit through small eyelet rods? What stores carry them?

[dfricke1010]

not sure what retailers sell them.

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[Big Buck Buster]

Thanks for the info.

[slipperybob]

Not bad, but I remember a twist bobber design a few years back. In like concept that you can add the bobber anytime and remove it too by a twist because there was a line open groove.

Anyway when I was a kid I had a silly workaround before I learn about slipbobbers. You just simply have some rubberband handy. One on top, one on bottom of stick. Line never kinks. It's so simple easy to do, you'd wonder why pay money for something else. That and the balloon for a bobber. LOL's

[ec30_06]

The easy on bobbers have been around a long time. I use them a lot in the fish house. This is the first time I have seen these bobber stops. I have used the rubber stops before and they worked pretty good so these may be worth cheking out.

[FL SNIPER]

Rich at Mike's bait gave me some of these to try last year...he got some free samples from the inventor. I tried them but didn't care for them...my line would get hung up when casting (more so then string knots). They probably work well if you don't have to wind them up into your reel. I didn't care for them but I'm sure others will think they are good.

[Windy City Walleye Hunter]

Have not tried them but they look good. Anything that allows you to change on the run and not have to retie is a plus. I found some lindy weights that were able to be put on and taken off the line without cutting and tying, they were great but I have not seen them in a while. They were encased in orange plastic and had a little kind of C and reverse C on the top that you would feed the line around and then it would be on your line without having to cut the line.

Windy

[fishguyd]

havent seen them before, but by the pic Im guessing there will be some casting issues when the line comes off of the spool (spinning reel) HOw flexible are they and will the sun degrade them?

[FL SNIPER]

windy city, water gremlin company makes sinkers that you can clip on and take off without cutting your line. They don't have the lindy weight shape, they look more like a bell sinker, we use them all the time for drifting and trolling...great because you can change weight size easy. something you might be interested in.

[slipperybob]

Northland walking sinkers (I like the glow ones) have a wired eye and the metal is pretty soft, makes for really easy pry on, put on line and clamp back. Only problem is 4# or 6# test is quite small and if you hung up and pull, the wire eye might open enough to unhook on your line.

I sure miss those orange plastic lindy sinkers...They were awesome.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

 Originally Posted By: FL SNIPER

windy city, water gremlin company makes sinkers that you can clip on and take off without cutting your line. They don't have the lindy weight shape, they look more like a bell sinker, we use them all the time for drifting and trolling...great because you can change weight size easy. something you might be interested in.

I have been using these also, but find that my line gets tangled around the plastic clip. Thinking about trying something else this year.

Didn't somebody have a sinker with a plastic slide and removable weights? I thought it was a Lindy brand.

[tunrevir]

 Originally Posted By: FL SNIPER

Rich at Mike's bait gave me some of these to try last year...he got some free samples from the inventor. I tried them but didn't care for them...my line would get hung up when casting (more so then string knots). They probably work well if you don't have to wind them up into your reel. I didn't care for them but I'm sure others will think they are good.

Yep, exactly what he said. I tried them as well and didn't like the results I got with them. Rich gave me a few to try out and they didn't perform as well as the old knot type with the bead. Good concept but when put side by side, I'd go with the knots versus the clip on no knot type. Less hassle. On the other hand, for pannies and when you aren't fishing that deep that your knot is up on the rod or onto your reel it might work. They seemed to hold the depth well in shallower water but didn't cut it with me when I was fishing deeper water. Just my .02.

Tunrevir~