Hello Gang well it's that time of the year! Looking for some {good} Bobber- spring Tips for my Own ice rods 6 panfish rods Thanks very much if you can help , What you Favorite? Thanks !! Jay



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/2007 11:42PM by Jay Dubay.

Check the buy/sell page. Somebody there had something along those lines in the last day or two.

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One suggestion you might check out would be to buy some of the St. Croix spring bobbers in the appropriate tension you desire - or several - then simply copy their system of placing two tiptops 180 degrees from each other - hit the hardware store for a rubber grommet of the appropriate size to hold their springbobber in the opposite tip top as your line and you will have an adjustable (by extending or retracting the spring), well thought out spring bobber that is easily replacable and also adjustable to heavier or lighter spring tensions by buying several different spring actions (UL,L,M,MH,H - I think are all available). Their springs are somewhat expensive but well worth it. Another variety of options are available at YourBobbersDown.com - they have a large variety of styles and actions available. Good luck and enjoy! Let us know what you decide to do - no sense in reinventing the wheel... though that rarely stops rodbuilders :) Chuck Ungs



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2007 12:47PM by Chuck Ungs.

Rather than using spring bobbers, build pan fishing rods from fiberglass. Get a blank, where the last six inches is very flexible fiberfglass. Then, you have the bobber built into the pole. Very very sensitive, and you have a rod that is ready to go.

For all of the shorter ice fishing rods, I have gone to fiberglass for the simple reason that they don't break, and they are flexible. Many of the graphite blanks are too stiff and or too brittle. Generally speaking, I have had too much problem with the graphite poles breaking under use and in the cold. Never any problems with broken fiberglass poles. Then, it is quite easy to get a blank with a nice long soft tip that acts as a bobber in fiberglass that is nearly unbreakable.

Take care
Roger

Chuck beat me to it. I did post a picture so you can see what they look like. I use them myself and really like them. They are adjustable for the weight of your jig. [www.rodbuilding.org]

Where can you get those St. Croix bobbers from ?

You can order them from Cabelas or directly from St. Croix I know - Reeds Sports I would guess - I would also hazard a guess that any of the sponsors who carry St. Croix products could order a batch for you...