I've tried a slip bobber and those bobbers that clip onto your line. But they always seem to slip out of place. Any advice?

Bobber Stops, just slip them on your line and your bobber shouldn't slip past them. 

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Eagle_Claw_Bobber_Rubber_Stops/descpage-ECBOBRB.html?from=BASRES

 

 

 

I've tried a few but never those rubber ones. I'll look into that. 

2 types of bobbers; clip on and slip, from the title you say slip in the text you say clip, which is it? Slip bobbers usually have a cylinder or pear shaped globe with longer stem that the line slides through.

Clip on bobbers are usually round or pear shape with a button you depress to open the clip.

Bobber stops work with slip on bobbers.

Clip on you simply wrap the line around the clip a few times.

Tom

If you dont have that^^ use a bb shot.Just clamp it on right under the bobber at the depth you want it.

duct tape?  clear, of course, that way the fish don't see it.

 

People have told me that my bobber has slipped out of place but USUALLY it isn't even when I'm fishing.  I don't get it.

With slip bobbers, I use a piece of a thin rubber band as a bobber stop, and put a small craft bead between the bobber and the stop. Leave the ends of the rubber band about 1/2" long and it will cast through the guides on a spinning rod.

 

Tom

If it is a fixed bobber, there are two types that I know of. The first is the one mentioned above. With the "push button" style you either have to run the line thru both top and bottom clamps to make sure it stays put or make a type of float n' fly rig and tie a three way swivel, clip the bottom clamp onto one side of the swivel and tie a length of line to the other swivel and add on shot and/or hook/jig.

For me with slip bobber I just tie a uni knot with a piece of cut off line then use bead then bobber. This way the bobber will stay put when cast but you still able to adjust the depht of you bait/lure.

With clip bobber you have to make sure the metal hook go into the right place when you clip the line. It should be tight enoug to hold it in place. The disavantage of slip bobber is harder to cast if you clip at more than 4-5 feet.

Oops! Forgot to mention the second kind of fixed, at least that I know off. It's the kind that most of us know of and have fished with and tha we see from manufacturers like Thill. It's the spring type fixed bobber. With this one I usually wrap my line once around the lower shaft and secure the loop in the notch before lowering the spring.