I am not a proud man but....

[zippyFX]

(04-30-2013 12:54 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  

(04-30-2013 10:51 AM)tweedwolfscream Wrote:  

(04-30-2013 12:26 AM)zippyFX Wrote:  I cringe when some of the people that have fished along side me the past couple of weeks for Crappie have pulled out the big red and white floats. I tried one with my son on the weekend and I concluded even he needed a better one.

I'm curious what's wrong with red and white floats? (I assume you mean the round ones that clip onto the line.)

I find them less sensitive.

Even if I'm not fishing for steelhead, I prefer to use floats that were designed for steelhead. The slim profile of the float makes them more sensitive than the larger round shape of the red and white bobbers.

If you are fishing for fish that are shy or very wary of line tension, round bobbers may not be the best.

On the contrary, if you are fishing a large live suckers, or if you are fishing choppy water, a wider and rounder float give you more buoyancy to keep the bait and rig afloat and visible.

I guess I should not be a snob... But as Ken indicated I find them less sensitive and they also provide a lot of drag/resistance when reelling in the water which could cause a slack line behind the bobber causing the fish to spit the hook (I think this may have happened to my son). If anything I would suggest the smaller red and white ones but a nice thill float is not that much more expensive.

For larger bait (like 8in suckers for Musky) thill has some larger floats that I like as well, though they tend to be sold often once Muskie season opens.

But hey, if those bobbers work for you and compliment the way you fish, more power to you. As I said, I should not be a snob about it.