How to Tie a SLIP BOBBER RIG | Best Catfish Rigs for Beginners

Lets make a SLIP BOBBER RIG to catch some catfish! Slip bobber rig is a versatile rig to use when targeting catfish. You can adjust the depth at which you want your bait to sit; the rig can cover large areas as it moves with the current or wind; and it can suspend bait over sunken cover where bottom rigs are sure to snag. It'll catch all species of catfish (blue catfish, flathead catfish, channel catfish and bullhead). The slip bobber rig is an absolute must know for all catfish anglers.
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[@ShowMetheHawgs]

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[@Chris-mw8dr]

Ok Thanks ..Yeah I live in Nashville ,Tn and they do alot of Catfishing Down here .. ( Old Hickory Lake / Dam and Percy Priest Dam ..

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

@Brody Barnett awesome! Thanks for the positive feedback.

[@JonnyLionMan]

Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats kzbin.infoUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.

[@user-dw8xq1kl7y]

Have never thought about a slip bobber rig for catfish, will definitely have to try this! Thanks for the information

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You’re most welcome. Good luck.

[@buddymcclure6170]

Sweet set up and completely straight forward and easy to follow. Nice work!!!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ericj1385]

I was able to follow your easy & straight forward instructions to this set-up. I now am much more confident in landing morel larger 🐟💥☺️!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Awesome. Good luck!

[@jimbass924]

Great video! Very well explained!

[@deekong2917]

Best explanation on a rig I’ve found. Thanks for the info.

[@benworsham1466]

I agree, best video on topic

[@regularguy3202]

Had your video playing in Walmart as I got some tackle. Your knots helped a lot!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

That’s awesome!

[@MCPGamingBro]

Best tutorial I've seen so far 👏

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

That’s what we like to hear! Thank you!

[@uninhabitedspace]

Thank you for making this tutorial.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You’re welcome

[@notroutaboutitfishing9361]

BROTHER!! This is by far one of the highest quality videos I’ve watched. The details and instructions were spot on! You definitely deserve more followers! I couldn’t hit that sub button fast enough! Thanks for the video!!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Thanks and welcome to the channel!

[@defresurrection]

Thanks for your content. Just subscribed!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Glad to hear you enjoy the content. Thanks!

[@matthewmelling1266]

Thank you for the video. This will help me fishing for channel cats in Michigan.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You’re welcome. Good luck. Hope you crush it up there.

[@antoniopiva7358]

I'm in the same boat, good ol michigan cats lol

[@Chris-mw8dr]

Great Video !! I'm NEW to Fishing / Catfishing too .. The way you explain how to tie the knots are Amazing !! I kinda miss up on my first knot But I always get the second one Right !! Thanks So much !!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Grateful to hear it and thanks for the positive feedback! Knots simply take practice but once you’ve done a few they’re a cake walk.

[@straggler940]

If problems tie knots ,,get you a TYEPRO,, will help with basics till you can do by hand

[@jonathanbrooks1832]

Great video.

[@chasingcatfish7236]

I need to try the braid bobber stop knot that you tied. The thread type bobber stops from the store don’t stay put very well for me. Thanks 👍🏼

[@CATchingThemFish]

Great video. Thanks👍💯💥

[@bennettcahill]

Needed this video

[@PolarBearXx]

Best tutorial rig man I was searching how to tie a floater like rig one up I’ve never used one

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

It’s a good time. Once that float goes down, your heart goes from 80 to 160 in a blink.

[@KTT4LIfe]

How do you set the depth? Does the knot on the line move to help with depth?

[@supremecourtjusticetyroneb7323]

The thumbs down on this video, is from people who have gold fish for pets. Very informative video thank you.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Lol thanks!

[@gerardorodriguez3342]

I’ve beat my personal best for the year thanks to this rig

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Awesome! Congrats on the new PB.

[@deeblueeowens4143]

Thank you for this😊

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You’re welcome

[@joshreno4347]

*These are easy to use and highly visible **enjoyable.fishing** recommend they are extremely valuable for going from a dead drift set up to a float setup. They save time and you don't have to re-tie everything to add a float to your presentation.*

[@AngelRivera-dr7ek]

Such a nice rig, caught a 15 pound cat with this, biggest one so far I’ve caught

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

That’s a good fish and yes it’s a really great rig. Love it most on lakes with lots of sunken timber. Straight dynamite.

[@skizkrieg8114]

you can still use the palomar knot, just feed the hook back through loop, thanks for the info.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Yw

[@OctopusInc]

You can use a polomar knot on both ends of the swivel if you tie the hook to the leader, then the leader to the barrel swivel, before tying the main line to the swivel.

[@shanecupstid95]

Or just run the whole leader and hook through the loop

[@mannyfishing1816]

Awesome

[@benworsham1466]

Good video

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Thanks

[@stephenkarl1440]

Another catfish video idea (if you haven’t done so already): techniques you use to help keep the catfish bait on the hook when casting. In my limited experience so far, I seem to have better luck catapulting the bait into the lake instead of keeping it on the hook.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Yes, we’ll definitely produce videos about that. Especially for chicken livers. If done right, those things usually only last one maybe two casts but if baited with cheesecloth, it keeps them on the hook much longer. I shot a video last year about making hot dogs tougher by microwaving them. Here’s a link to that one if you haven’t seen it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKLaZJ2Eg7OohbM

[@jimmymac4559]

My father in law does that, too. He’s new to fishing and I told him to keep his wrist and arm straight, while casting more from the side than over handed so the end of the rod doesn’t snap so hard tossing the bait. Easier to show than to describe. I hope that helps. Over time you’ll get a feel for what you can get away with and still keep the bait.

[@jameswise5003]

I like to use the polymer knot too. If you tie the leader to the swivel first then you can tie the swivel to the main line and tie the hook last.. Polymer knots for everybody!

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Agreed. I do it that way normally but for videos I like to throw different stuff in just to show multiple ways of doing it.

[@kevinwhitworth1775]

You can not snell the hook if you first tie to the leader with a palomar.

[@austin72]

@@kevinwhitworth1775 u can if u go through the hook and follow his first knot but go around the hook a few times it smells it that way to I hope this helps

[@timpage5021]

Yep yep. Bingo

[@timpage5021]

@@kevinwhitworth1775 you can. You just drop the leader and hook through the over hand loop. That way a its a Palomar on both ends of swivel and no knot snell on hook. Its how I always do it.

[@jr614fishing4]

Just Subscribed to the channel

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Welcome aboard

[@dennisthacker9995]

Nice video! But....you can tie your leader onto your swivel with a palomar knot.

[@elisanders422]

Thanks boss

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You’re welcome

[@phillipmargrave521]

I tried at improved clinch knot just like you showed and and when I gave it a long pull test it pulled through after about three full seconds.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You have to run the tag end through the loop that’s created after running the tag end through the loop at the bottom of the knot. Otherwise the knot will slip like that.

[@Blgtn43]

Thanks.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

You’re welcome

[@kidvicious2227]

I think this rig is best for ponds or pay lakes. Anything with a decent current i fish the bottom

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Agreed. My best results in this rig are in lakes and such. I use Carolinas in swifter currents.

[@tate3747]

Nice job. I subbed. Shocked u only have 1K, u will have more. But a quick suggestion.... U are dealin with a short attention span audience, so how more of the end result, the rig, from the beginning. Get people into it. Then talk about it more after the tutorial. But u did a great job, ill check out your other vids.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Thank you for the suggestion!

[@email16v]

try to use the uni knot for all your rigging. thanks for sharing

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Thanks for the tip

[@OutdoorsOhioan]

I’m always heard flouro and improved clinch don’t work well together so if I get in that spot I tie a Gerald swindle knot.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

I’ve never had a problem as long as I take the tag end through the loop made after going through bottom loop. That being said I almost always use a palomar knot.

[@dustinroberts3403]

How do you know what depth to tie the stopper knot for the bobber?

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

If I don’t have the luxury of electronics or am bank fishing with no idea of the depth, sometimes I’ll put a sinker on with a bobber or crushed water bottle on the end of the line. I’ll cast that out, let it sink to the bottom, set the drag loose, and one stroke at a time pull line from the top of the reel to the bottom guide. I’ll keep count of how many time I do that until I see the bobber or water bottle. When I see it, I’ll multiply the number of times I pulled line out with the distance from my reel to the bottom guide. Then I’ll have a rough idea of where I want to set my bobber stop on the line. I know it’s a bit of a long explanation but I hope that helps.

[@lelandhopkins2433]

OK I understand how to set rig up...But how do use in the water How deep can you go, how do you adjust slip knot... Do you just put bait in water and start moving the slip knot back until the depth you want.....Let's see it in action

[@securityofficer9483]

I always get tangled mess with these rigs after casting

[@poppagrouch4781]

How do you keep the leader from tangling up on the line above the float ?

[@xAWTxREDMIST]

cut your leader so it’s shorter than the length of your float. If you want a easy one to see at night take a led diode and a watch battery. Sliding the battery in between the legs of the diode and then electrical taping them together and then just tape it to the top of the slip bobber. Lasts up to 20 hours, just untape it all and let it dry separated after each use.

[@goonitunezperformance3155]

A friendly reminder you can tie your Palomar knot with the hook first that way you can put another Palomar knot to the main lime giving you two Palomar knots instead if the improved clinch.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Thanks. At the time of recording, I did it this way to demonstrate multiple types of knots can be tied.

[@anthonyromano5420]

How do you adjust the depth of it on the fly? Do you have to cut the braid off and retie?

[@adamclark94]

slip bobber rig you just slide it up some or down and it goes through the eyes no problem as long as it's decently tight

[@Celtic_Riot]

How deep would you reccomend starting off?

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Where do you plan on fishing? It really depends on how deep the water and fish are.

[@zackmccormick5845]

How far off the bottom should the bait be with this rig?

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

3 or 4 feet off the bottom or over top any structure.

[@chriswalls5831]

I've lost my biggest catfish using Bobber both channel cats over 30 lbs

[@stormridgway7123]

Can you post an affiliate link to those bobbers? Looking to buy some and you deserve the commission.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

I appreciate it. The link isn’t an affiliate (haven’t reached that stage of the brand yet but we’ll get there!) but here is the type of bobbers I use for catfish. www.amazon.com/South-Bend-Catfish-7-Inch-Weighted/dp/B003OAXHJE/ref=asc_df_B003OAXHJE/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343991671857&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16436640522272257573&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024352&hvtargid=pla-759813812159&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69358348015&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343991671857&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16436640522272257573&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024352&hvtargid=pla-759813812159

[@miamiwax5504]

What brand is the bobber?

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Carlisle

[@kidvicious2227]

What oz sinker

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Depends on the float but most of the time I use 1/2oz sinkers. Just enough it will get the bait down but not submerge the float.

[@bronsoncarter3000]

What size slip bobber and brand is this? Is it weighted bobber?

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

It’s a 6” Carlisle bobber and yes, it is weighted.

[@bronsoncarter3000]

@@ShowMetheHawgs I've been fishing a river with a mild to decent current. Lots of big rocks and brush. U think a setup like this would stay still? Or take off in the mild current

[@bronsoncarter3000]

@@ShowMetheHawgs thanks for the info 🤙

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

It will flow with the current. Not stay in one place but if you can get the bait down in the water column as it passes over structure, you might be able to draw cats out without risking snags. The rig will likely settle down wherever the current seam is. Also, this rig can work great in an eddy. The river will suck the rig into the eddy and will hold it there. Cats will sit in those eddies waiting for food to get sucked into it.

[@bronsoncarter3000]

@@ShowMetheHawgs AWESOME!!! THANKS!!!! just going to throw this out there. Is there any type of bobber rig setup that would stay in place? I've been Santee cooper rig n when I fish. I've had decent luck. Just feel like my bait isn't high enough off the bottom. I'm using a peg float with 3ft leader line

[@quentinnailsare.2024]

Once it gets wet the not movies, so what I did was tied a knot on it.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Sometimes, after tying the stop knot, I’ll use the excess tag ends to tie a double overhand knot to get it extra tight to the line.

[@vickiburns5474]

Did you make the bobber ?

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

No. It’s store bought.

[@vickiburns5474]

What is the brand of bobber ?

[@terrygibson2581]

Easy to sell when you are over a stocked pond .

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Oh you got me. I’m just a snake oil salesman. 🙄

[@richardpeterson3753]

just watch having your hands in their mouths like that,especially with hook still in play.you would be amazed at just how hard a pissed off catfish can bite down on ya.buddy of mine had one break his thumb.im not really one for posing with em lol,I just dehook and toss in the livewell and move on.but some folks like those pics.just be aware of your hand placement,and Guys,dehook those dumb fish before hand.if the cat thrashes just right that hook can get slammed into your thumb lol.use sense folks.

[@kyrie26]

"Palomar" is not pronounced "polymer". It's pronounced "pallow-mar".

[@richardpeterson3753]

location location.look,I know your trying to show us all your "smart",and be politically correct,but we both know nobody likes that guy,and there is such thing as dialect.down south,you won't ever hear this pronounced the way you want it to be.and really who cares? it fishes the same,and I can garantee the fish won't care one bit how we pronounce it.learn to live and let live sometimes.

[@carolinacoins]

@@richardpeterson3753 Well said Bro!

[@kyrie26]

It's pronounced PALOMAR, not "polymer".