Fly fishing bobbers that stay put?

[MThuntr]

Yeah that's right I called them bobbers

I need a bunch that won't slide up and down my leader. What are you using?

 

[Nutrioso]

Jaydacators work well. Super light and pegged in place with a toothpick.

 

[wihunter12]

I have been using Oros for couple years and like them.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Thingamabobers, Oros and Newzeland strike indicators.

 

[perma]

Orvis strike indicators. I put them towards the thicker side of the leader and they stay put pretty well. Only $3 for a 3 pack of the extra smalls too.

 

[Ought Six]

Thingamabobbers are the ol staple. I like the Dorsey yarn indicator too, fun to build your own, stay in place

 

[SwaggyD]

“Strike indicator”. What rich people call a bobber.

 

[Ought Six]

“Strike indicator”. What rich people call a bobber.

There are actually people in the world that make a living teaching people how to fish a bobber lol, the Bighorn is loaded with them

 

[SwaggyD]

There are actually people in the world that make a living teaching people how to fish a bobber lol, the Bighorn is loaded with them

Bobber lobbers catch a lot of fish!

 

[Beignet]

Bobber fishing with fly tackle is the equivalent of crossbow hunting over a corn pile.

 

[Beignet]

But really, those ones you have to loop the leader through a hole and around don’t move much if I recall. But they do destroy leaders with kinks.

 

[MThuntr]

Bobber fishing with fly tackle is the equivalent of crossbow hunting over a corn pile.

I mean I'll do it then hashtag the hell out of it

 

[MTLabrador]

Oros are the best ones I’ve found, they stay put and are streamlined enough on the leader that they’re pretty hard to tangle.

 

[MThuntr]

There are actually people in the world that make a living teaching people how to fish a bobber lol, the Bighorn is loaded with them

I'd say many (if not most) of the fish on the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers in SW MT are caught with a bobber setup. Also it's partly because river pimp clientele aren't the best fishermen

 

[Ben Lamb]

But really, those ones you have to loop the leader through a hole and around don’t move much if I recall. But they do destroy leaders with kinks.

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These. Leaders straighten out. Friction & heat brings them back into line.

And they're bobbers. If you call them strike indicators you drink foamy coffee drinks and wear skinny jeans.

 

[Ought Six]

These. Leaders straighten out. Friction & heat brings them back into line.

And they're bobbers. If you call them strike indicators you drink foamy coffee drinks and wear skinny jeans.

The cool kids call them “Indy’s”

 

[Beignet]

The cool kids call them “Indy’s”

They can rebrand all they want, but are they really that cool if they’re fishing with bobbers?

 

[Sytes]

I've always used the sticky bright foam thing-a-majigs.
Fold onto the line and sticky, stick they be.

Don't know the name though that's in my fly vest.

 

[Bigjay73]

and pegged in place

the internet has ruined me

 

[Ben Lamb]

They can rebrand all they want, but are they really that cool if they’re fishing with bobbers?

I'll drag a live frog across the bottom of a sandy lake if it gets me a tug.

Bobber fishing is awesome. 90% of the feeding is done under water. Drag free drifts in the winter w/a double nymph rig mean you're catching big trout in winter on tailwaters, catching massive chunkers on lakes and pissing off purists.

So there's really no downside.