Catch More Crappies with Slip Bobbers | Rigging and Tactics

While jig fishing for panfish has taken the popularity lead, bobber or cork fishing remains an excellent and just plain fun way to catch crappies and sunfish. Wired2fish's Mitch Anderson provides an in-depth lesson on how to rig and fish slip bobbers for crappies suspended around deep brush piles and timber.
SLIP BOBBER TACKLE
• JIG - VMC Tungsten Probe Jig, 1/16-ounce: wired2.fish/VM...
• LINE - Sufix Advanced Monofilament, 6-pound: wired2.fish/Su...
• SWIVEL - VMC Rolling Swivel, size 10: wired2.fish/VM...
• BOBBER STOP - Eagle Claw Bobber Stop: wired2.fish/Ea...
• BOBBER - Thill Slip Float: wired2.fish/Th...
• WEIGHT - VMC Tungsten Worm Weight: wired2.fish/VM...
• ROD - 13 Fishing Fate Black Spinning Rod: wired2.fish/13...
• REEL - 13 Fishing Prototype X Spinning Reel: wired2.fish/13...
Unlike simpler fixed floats, slip bobbers let you fish at any depth, but rigging them requires some specific terminal tackle and attention to detail. Anderson walks through the complete rigging process, starting with the bobber stop, bead, bobber, weight, swivel, and lastly, the jig on the business end. He shares tackle specifics and preferences along the way to be more effective with the setup, focusing on fishing in the wind.
Productive offshore spots such as sunken trees and brush aren't easy to find. Anderson explains how he uses Humminbird's MEGA 360 to find hidden offshore gems and keep his boat locked on the spot. Proper boat positioning relative to the cover, along with the MEGA 360 Imaging readout, allows him to keep the bait in the strike zone constantly.
BOAT AND ELECTRONICS
• FISH FINDER - Humminbird SOLIX 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G3: wired2.fish/Hu...
• 360 SONAR - Humminbird MEGA 360 w/ Universal Bracket: wired2.fish/Un...
• TROLLING MOTOR - Minn Kota Terrova Trolling Motor: wired2.fish/Te...
• BOAT - Lund Pro-V 2075: wired2.fish/Lu...
• ENGINE - Mercury FourStroke, 300hp: wired2.fish/Me...
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• TACKLE BOX - Plano EDGE Master Terminal Box: wired2.fish/Pl...
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[@UnLikeU]

You have me so amped up. THIS IS THE KIND OF WIND I'M FISHING IN TX.. NOW IF I SEE YOU CAN DO IT I CAN DO IT EVEN BETTER THAN I HAVE BEFORE. Thanks for this video Man. Out 15mph - 25mph white capping winds makes it difficult. 👍

[@ppdrawings]

I appreciate the information you provided in this video!!! Most guys today are just sitting in their boats watching a screen and making a video of hooksets with no dialogue, no knowledge, and no information. This is a great video!!!

[@Wired2Fish]

Quite the compliment ppdrawings and helps us justify the effort. Good fishing to you.

[@Steve_Balboni]

Awesome video. Thanks for going over the setup!!!!

[@Wired2Fish]

Hey, our pleasure Ben. Thanks for giving it a watch.

[@joshwagner8468]

Awesome video. Them are good eaten right there. Love crappies

[@dwheeler016]

Thanks. Makes me want to go crappie fishing

[@Wired2Fish]

Was a marginal weather day but a guy can still have a good one.

[@MrYftuna]

what bracket are you using for your 360 transducer

[@chipsammich2078]

Weight is a weight.. tungsten just has a higher weight to mass than lead

[@snhangler5255]

Unless you're in New Hampshire lol freaking Loons eat everything

[@chipsammich2078]

@@snhangler5255 Yeah I didn't consider that.. I guess it is better for the environment..

[@snhangler5255]

@@chipsammich2078 if I could fish all lead weights in my state I would just for the price point alone

[@HanSoloxcs]

You mean mass to volume ratio…

[@chipsammich2078]

@@HanSoloxcs weight to volume

[@jorjor362]

What size bobber you using and what size weight u using with this rig

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks for asking. A 1/16-ounce jig is our go-to jig size for open water corking like this. The bobber is a Oval - 1 inch Thill. There are product links in the video description. This was a windy day and we were fishing in relatively deep water. We needed ample weight to cast efficiently and get the jig down quickly. As such, the bobber was bigger than what might be necessary when fishing in shallower water and out of the wind.

[@jorjor362]

@Wired2Fish thanks for responding back so quickly but I was meaning the weight the vmc tungsten what size thanks in advance

[@crazyhorseaz5224]

SOME GOOD EATEN

[@Wired2Fish]

For sure. Guess Mitch didn't want to clean fish at the end of this day 🤷‍♂️.

[@davidlucero7971]

catch more crappies with slip bobbers and thousands of dollars worth of electronic, smh

[@chipsammich2078]

Jealous much?