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jj7leaf · Fry Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 20 Location: oswego ny

This is in responce to the guy asking about slip bobbers. I have used them alot for pinning if you use a small size in shallow fast water you can have a problem holding them back in the current. Larger size slip floats (5/8 - 3/4" dia.) usually use enough weight (the weght needed to nuetralize a float) to counter act the slight pull the spin of a pin puts on the line. On the oswego river here i have a long time in the dead of winter when the river level is high that the fish (spawned out browns and pre spawn rainbows and steelhead) stage in a deep 12-18 ft eddy in the mouth of the river most of the fisherman just lob eggs out there and let them drop to hope a fish hits. I run slip floats (5/8"- 3/4" diameter thill) with my pin, bulk shot most of your weight at your swivel (4' up) then taper some micro shot down to your hook. You can still have a decent casting rig while fishing deep water. It may take some practice to get the knot setting right as deep runs usually have complex currents.

stealthman · Eyed Egg Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 9

Thanks for the response on using slip bobbers in deep water.

Will have to try and remember that.