I've never really done the bobber fishing thing myself but I see a lot of people doing it. I was thinking of trying it this spring and I bought some jigs, bobbers, bobber stops, and some inline weights. So whats everyones favorite rig bobber fishing? I've had good success with trout beads and small eggs drift fishing, can you effectively fish a dropper off your jig? And how far up do you place the bobber stops (I am planning on fishing near the Ram's Head next weekend)?
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look on favorite salmon river drift rig IDAHO posted picture of setup. set your stop so the jig is at the of the river adjust up or down till you feel your around the bottom. try to get the float weighed down enough so if the fish hits it it will pull it under
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i like to use what i call the micheal jackson jig. It has a white head and a marabo black body. Sorry no pic to show ya
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I like a 1 1/4" dia bobber with a center tube that is 6" or so long. I also like to use the rubber football bobber stops because they adjust and hold better in the same spot even when freezing than string ones. 1/4 to 1/32 oz jigs but mostly 1/8 oz. I use the common store bought steelhead jigs half of the time. The other half are ones I have tied and similar to the store ones or steelhead fly patterns. For one fall and spring season I had a rubber legged jig that out fished the others but has been poor sence then. Wish I was going because I haven't been this year. I also use a 10 1/2 ' rod to help keep the line off the water. Sportsman has had a book on float fishing by Dave Vetter I think. I need to get my copy back that I have loaned out.
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