Slip Bobbers - Tricks For Setting The Depth

Learn three different methods for setting slip bobber depth.
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[@604productions9]

I’ve recently taken up fishing as a hobby with zero prior experience and I find your videos extremely helpful! Thanks a bunch!

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Great to hear! Stay in touch with how it goes.

[@doublereefed]

MAXIMUM helpful! Thank you for posting this.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

You are welcome!

[@mikebusmc88]

Fantastic information for novice or experienced. I've been bass fishing for many years but have never understood the mechanics behind the slip bobber but now, thanks to you, I do. This has increased my interest in pan fishing and I look forward to getting started. Thank you...

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

John, that is awesome to hear. I have a few other slip bobber vids. Just go to my channel and go to "Slip Bobber" library/playlist area and check them out. Thanks so much for watching, KPO.

[@pystalker]

Awesome informational without unwanted music! Thank you!

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@paulmaguire8720]

Thanks again for you're down to earth, everyday guy style. I watched your video on the 4 types of slip bobbers too. I am learning an awful lot from you in just these few minutes. Keep up the good work.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Paul, really am happy to hear this. I love helping people to enjoy fishing or hunting a little more. Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@deltatrippers]

Both of your 'Thill' slip bobber videos are excellent. Thanks for the info.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Joefish, thanks a lot for that comment. I actually have a third slip bobber vid. If you're interested, check out the "slip bobber" playlist on my channel. Thanks again, KPO.

[@thomasleebrown3136]

A very good knowledge to have; thank You !

[@alaskajohn5695]

Love your channel, very hands-on practical information, earned with years of hard-earned experience. Informed my friends and kids on your channel. Awesome Job and Thank You...

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

AlaskaJohn, thanks so much for the endorsement! KPO

[@a.flowers8737]

Nice job! gonna use this in June while fishing with my wife. Easy to understand, perfect stuff. Thanks for taking the time.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Keo's, thanks a lot. Check out my slip bobber playlist at my channel for a few more slip bobber vids if interested. Thanks again, KPO.

[@stevenhatfield3476]

Another awesome video. I've usually used the clip ones but not anymore I understand perfectly what your saying and learn so much! Keep em coming

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Steven, I'm very happy to hear that. The plan is to keep the vids coming. Thanks again for the support, KPO.

[@MrBilld75]

Another great video. I was just talking to a guy at our local large dock today and we were discussing how deadly the slip bobber really is. It is super effective. Not a lot of people where I am from (a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada) are familiar with the slip. This guy was though and I overheard him talking, about how he never sees people using the slip bobber, just the clip on. So, of course, being a huge fan of the slip bobber, I piped up and said "I use them and I love them". The thing I love most about them, is it's the most relaxing and lazy way to fish if I don't want to cast and crank, or jig or do anything. Lol. If there is a little bit of chop on the top of the water, the waves do all the work for you really. They seem to give it that perfect motion, that is irresistible to fish. It's like unattended jigging, lol. The biggest Walleye I caught this summer, was on a slip bobber and a worm. It's highly effective for multiple species. It works on everything from Pike to Bass, to Perch, Walleye, Salmon etc. There is really nothing it can't do and in craggy areas where you are likely to get hung up often on rocks etc. it really shines. Some people say, bobbers are for kids. LMAO! I'll show them just what a "the right bobber" can do. I can catch when nobody else is with their jigs, rigs and cranks etc. Although, those all have their place too. I've had so many people ask me "what kind of bobber is that and why are you catching fish and I'm not?". My answer is always the same "It's cause I can get right down in the fish's face with the slip bobber and that makes all the difference. With a clip on, you are limited to how tall you are, which is fine in 3-7 feet of water max, but no much more and with the slip bobber I have no limits on depth. Ten, twenty, forty or sixty feet of water and beyond." Then I show them how it works and they are fascinated. I love explaining how it works, actually and I do it a lot, cause people here are not that familiar with it. I don't mind repeating that at all, cause I want to see them catch fish too.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

They really can be magic at times. My three biggest walleyes have come from leeches and slip bobbers as well as some of my bigger bass. Thanks for adding in and the support. KPO

[@greggmazzei5601]

Bill Does Stuff it

[@greggmazzei5601]

Bill Does Stuff

[@nerdfry2517]

It seems like allot of the good methods of catching pan fish haven't come into mass use in the north. Being from Maine and going to school in the south has given me access to all sorts of new gear.

[@RalphBarton-fishing]

Another very well done informative video.Thanks for sharing

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Ralph, thanks a lot my friend. KPO

[@DurisM]

Very detailed and informative content. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and years of experience.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@Mr40tt]

You are very good at what you do as an instructor. I enjoy watching your channel; you make it as though I was listening to a friend. Thank You

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Mr40tt, thanks for the kind words. That's what I'm going for - exchanging some info and maybe a few laughs. KPO

[@Mr40tt]

Thank You again, you make fishing fun!

[@jsboening]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.👍🏻

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Jeff, thanks for the support, KPO.

[@bigreg47]

thanks so much. came home rig for morning fishing coho. can't wait to see if I catch them. nice video.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Reggie, hope it works out. Coho are one of my favorite eating fish. KPO

[@Bendecido504]

What a great tips you provided, now I have the knowledge how to set up the deep for my bait. Thank you for sharing!! 🙏🏻

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Glad it was helpful! KPO

[@mccray44]

Great advice. Exactly the information I was looking for.

[@scottdowns2934]

That was really trick. Wish I learned that 50 years ago. Great video.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Thanks for the comment Scott. It's never too late! KPO.

[@GmanfromTexas]

Absolutely great tutorial. Thanks

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

You are very welcome, KPO.

[@TheOnlySgtRock]

Good information. Thanks for sharing the how and the why.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@christianrousseau5066]

Thanks man your tutorial are really well done and easy to understand ! Good job!! 👍

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Glad it helped!

[@daryl5638]

thanks for your tips, i'm an old man but a new fisherman and i can use some good tips, thanks again.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

daryl56, it is never too late to get started. Check in from time to time and let me know how it's going. Thanks for watching. KPO

[@lancerudy9934]

I watch lots of your videos and I like them all, thanks

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Thanks for the support Lance, KPO.

[@tbtministry4826]

Great lesson! Thank you

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

My pleasure!

[@kellycoote7149]

Great advice thank you!!

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

You are so welcome!

[@gee3883]

good tips Mr I like the arms as a measuring device

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Graham, that method works great, thanks for watching, KPO.

[@Roiciphus]

Thank you for the great idea. I just made my homemade floater made of table tennis ball and straw from lollipop.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Dude that is DIY for sure! Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@jerrybriseno6136]

Really appreciate your videos they are helping me a lot thanks 🙏👉🏻🎣👉🏻🎣🎣🤜🏻🎣🎣

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Hey JB, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment, KPO.

[@aweflix]

Great video!

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

I hope it helps you out, KPO.

[@BuddyGold1]

Very good practical, informative information. Mostly common sense, but I know quite a few who would "engineer" it to death. Just follow your instructions and very simple. I like your delivery. Keep up the good videos.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

BuddyGold1, thanks a lot for that comment. You keep watching and I'll try to keep making good vids. KPO

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

thanks

[@gtr319]

I can't thank you enough for the detailed explanation and demonstration in your video regarding slip bobber. What method would you recommend to determine the depth for the bobber stop when fishing from shore at a lake where you've never fished before?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Probably just going to have to use trial and error. Keep setting it deeper until it looks like you hit bottom and then raise it up a little. Thanks for the comment, KPO.

[@ericbrownbassfishing830]

Great info

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

TeamBernadetteBassFishing, I hope this helps boat a few more bass for you. Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@lamontaka.boogieboogie7329]

Very helpful ty

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

thanks

[@edmoore3910]

love your man cave dude!!!

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Thanks Ed, KPO.

[@beebob1279]

Such simple techniques

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

They work, KPO.

[@labmanme]

thank you so much

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Welcome, KPO.

[@bluegill2030]

So the bobber stop goes into your reel as you reel in the line? That doesnt mess up the line at all during a cast? Ive never used a slip bobber only the clip on ones but im going to try the slips now. So obviously the stopper has to be a flat one correct? Round is no good?? Im confused

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Bluegill20, I have the answers to all your questions my friend in another video I did called, "How to rig 4 different types of slip bobber stops - slip bobber basics". The video here is more of a supplement to that one. But yes, you do reel them up and some cast better than others. Go to my channel and then my popular uploads and again the title is "how to rig 4 different types of slip bobbers - slip bobber basics". If you like fishing for bluegills like your screen name implies you will like slip bobbers. I know I have caught some of my largest gills fishing in 8-10 feet of water in weed beds with my bobber stops set to 6-7 feet deep. Check out the other vid and let me know what you think. Thanks KPO

[@iamalemontree]

Great video! Does adding split shot weights affect the jig head movement?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

I always add enough weight to make it easy for the fish to pull the bobber down, jig head or not.

[@nirantthai6844]

I was wondering about your thrill pro series slip float, what sizes are you using and how do you balance the bobber and the weights (at spillways)?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

I guess I don't pay much attention to the number size. I just kind of eyeball it. As far as balance, ideally the bobber will have the least amount of resistance possible to pull underwater. So you can add sinkers to the point where only the orange/straw tip is sticking out of the water. But that can be hard to see under most of the conditions I fish in. So I like to have a little of the yellow bobber body showing while I'm fishing. Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@spoon-6914]

If I set my depth to let’s say 10 feet but then I switch spots and fish in 4 feet do I have to switch it to 4 feet or will it just float perfectly without it hitting the bobber stopper

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Spoon, you will want to adjust to what ever depth you think the fish are in. In the situation you described your bait would be sitting on the bottom. Thanks, KPO.

[@spoon-6914]

Sounds good thank you for the help 👍🏼

[@markpinther9296]

Great video! Humans “wingspan” tends to be their exact height. You look taller than 5 feet! ha!

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

You are right Mark. If I stretch as far out as I can it's closer to 6ft and I am 5'11". But like I said in the vid I do a nice easy extension. My elbows are still even bent a little. I just have a good feel for the 5' extension. Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@MegaNafo]

thanks , very informative and I had no idea about clip weight ! , lol

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Albert, glad you got something from this video. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching, KPO.

[@feanordidnothingwrong]

Once you see your bobber get pulled to foot under water, do you then adjust a stopper down a foot?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

No, leave it as is. Once the "clip on" weight is removed, then the bobber will be on the surface and your hook will be a foot off the bottom. If that makes sense.

[@kennethdavis3155]

Where do you get your four-way whole bottle stopper from

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Here is a LINK - www.amazon.com/Rainbow-BS-4-Slip-Eze-Bobber-Stop/dp/B002L9FOK4/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=four+hole+bobber+stops&qid=1576188323&s=hi&sr=1-5-catcorr Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@suewatters1]

What kind of weights do you use when using a slip bobber. I want to try it but need to buy my supplies.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Monique, check out this slip bobber playlist I have at my channel LINK - kzbin.info/aero/PLksX0m4wrQHzY42vxvoV7scmG2dwPU84g This should help you out. Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@brianwilson8119]

Do the stops move easy enough up and down the line to facilitate adjustment, but grip tight enough to prevent unwanted adjustment? How often do you have to tighten them up to stay put?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Brian, I have another video that should answer all your questions LINK - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4m5gKmBi6iKqLs Thanks for the interest, KPO.

[@brianwilson8119]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors awesome, thank you so much! Tight lines!

[@teddyruxpin3811]

is there a way to automatically set the bait a few feet above the bottom without using that special clip on weight? is there an alternative?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

You could use just your sinkers, but it may not work as well, KPO.

[@White_Tiger93]

do you know how to tie a bobbers that has a small hole ring to it, it's not a slip bobbers like this but this bobbers I guess you just put the lines into that small hole ring but I don't know to set up the rig for that bobbers lol

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Yes pretty much the same thing but instead of a tube it's just a small hole. KPO.

[@hamadal-ghanim9714]

How can i know the perfect size for line im using if let's say im using 50mm line ?? Thanks alot 🙏

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Some bobber stops with have a recommended line size on the package. Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@hamadal-ghanim9714]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors thanks for your reply mate . Would you suggest a bobber size for lines between 40-50 mm please ?

[@ARCSTREAMS]

im confused why you can not use the sinker again to adjust for that 16 ft hump? just go over the hump and make your adjustment then go where you want to cast from ,also why not stay above the hump and vertical jig or cast from there?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

That would work

[@edmoore3910]

i tightline in the wind over the side..rell up off the bottom. bobbers just blow around.

[@desmondbrown8502]

What if I'm fishing from the bank I set my bobber 10 and didn't get hung how can I judge my depth from the bank

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Desmond, no doubt it's a little bit of a guessing game. If you want to be close to the bottom you may have to increase your depth a little at a time until you hit bottom, then decrease the depth and you should be close to the bottom. Use a bobber that will lay sideways until the stop reaches it like I mentioned in the video, this will help. I'm sure you know doing this does run the risk of getting snagged up. The only other thing that you could try is one of those new sonar bobbers (I-bobber). The bobber is actually a wireless transducer that sends back fish marks and depth signals to a handheld display. The bobber is meant to be fished with, but you could just cast it out and get the depth reading, then set the depth on your normal slip bobbers accordingly. I have never used one, but I could see where they might have a time and place. Good luck and thanks for the question. KPO

[@desmondbrown8502]

Knetters Practical Outdoors thanks

[@watermelongrin]

I'm a bank fisherman as well and this is a tip that I learned a while back. You need a crushed plastic soda bottle and a 2oz pyramid weight. Slide the weight onto the line and tie on the crushed bottle. cast it into where you want to fish. The weight will bring the bottle to the bottom. Measure two feet on your rod from the reel to an eye. Hold your line and flip the bail and let out line by hand from the beginning of the zero mark to the two foot mark. Keep doing this until the bottle surfaces. multiply up the number of times you let out the line by the distance (2') and wallah! you now know the depth at which you are fishing.

[@IndianaNature]

I go with the wingspan all the time. That's all you really need to do. If you don't know the depth, set it too deep and then back it off. How convenient that your wingspan is 5 feet and need 15 feet lol.

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Yes Jessica that did work out pretty good right? Thanks for watching, KPO.

[@paulnokio1199]

And don't forget to wet your line of you wanna adjust more than 3 or 4 times :)

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Yes good idea, KPO.

[@outdoorsman9384]

Can I slip bobber fish 40 to 60 ft

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Eric, I've never fished that deep with a slip bobber but I can't see why you couldn't, KPO.

[@austin72]

Us catfish guys use a foam strike detector with our weighted floats the detector is on the side of the float your on bottom and flush on top of float means it's not it's a slick little trick many people don't know

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Cool!

[@ARCSTREAMS]

so what is the point of using weighted bobbers if they wont help you find the right depth setting? i do not see a practical use for them unless you are sure what depth you are setting from the start

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Some like the added weight for casting distance.

[@ARCSTREAMS]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors right i did not think of that at the time but i remember afterwards that is why they are weighted ,ty

[@jedifredjacob]

The method you explain at 6.12 to 7.01 really i don't understand can you explain much ?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Fred, the "clip on" weight is heavy enough to pull the bobber under and go all the way to the bottom. When the weight is on the bottom you adjust the bobber stop until the bobber sinks about a foot under the surface. You may need to do a little trial and error to get this to happen (reel up, adjust, check again and so on). Once the weight is on the bottom and the bobber is 1 foot below the surface, you reel the whole thing in, remove the "clip on" weight and now when you put the rig back in the water and the bobber is on the surface and your hook is 1 foot above bottom. I hope this helps, KPO.

[@jedifredjacob]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Thank you

[@matthewjacobs141]

If you are shore fishing how do you test the depth...so you know where to set your stop?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Matthew, it's gonna be trial and error I'm afraid. Experiment, and like I mentioned in the vid, use unweighted bobbers and keep an eye on them after the cast. They will actually give you a lot of info with how they act. KPO

[@matthewjacobs141]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Better yet Write a note to my wife that I need a bass boat

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

This comment is for Matthew Jacobs wife. Mrs. Jacobs, our man here could really use a bass boat. I know in the past there was always something more important to spend the money on, but I think it's time. Your loving husband Matthew is shore bound, left to guess at the depths he is fishing in. He needs to be on the water with a good fish finder to indicate depth, structure and fish. Imagine yourself, Mrs. Jacobs, gliding across the water with your husband in your new bass boat. Can you feel the wind in your face? Oh, the fish that will be caught, the memories that will be made. This needs to happen. Please keep me posted on the progress toward getting your husband a bass boat Mrs. Jacobs. Thanks KPO

[@matthewjacobs141]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Perfect...wish me Luck

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Matthew, keep me posted, KPO.

[@stateniland]

what if you don't own a boat?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

Have to use trial and error. Kind of like in the video when I talked about casting toward shore, KPO.

[@stateniland]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors wouldn't one need a boat to do that?

[@KnettersPracticalOutdoors]

@@stateniland it's the same principle when casting from shore. You keep adjusting deeper and deeper until you see the bobber stop not getting all the way to the bobber or the bobber doesn't sit upright. Then you know your hook and bait hit the bottom and your stop is set too deep. Back off on the depth a little and you should be close to the bottom and have a good idea of how deep it is where you are casting, KPO.

[@stateniland]

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors understood ty

[@edmoore3910]

slip bobbets dont work good in the wind.

[@blameitonmonsta1532]

Could have been a 3 minute video