My kids and I have recently found ourselves Hooked on bluegill and lots of them.We have tried a couple diff. types of bobbers and are currently using the Mr.Crappie slippers or the old red and white round floats.Any ideas on types and sizes or setups that work best.Also pics would be helpful.It seems we have missed a few possibly from too big of a bobber?

Clueless

-John

Use the smallest bobber you can get by with.

For bluegill, I use the thin pencil style.  Much less resistance than round floats.  

I use ones that are the same size as the Mr. Crappie but they are red and white with clips on each end.

Use the smallest bobber you can get by with.

X2...the biggest mistake i see people doing is using a too big of a bobber.If it bounces around on top of the water it's too big.

I use both pencil style and round....i favor the small round ones more.

Use the smallest hooks you can find.

Matter of fact the last 3 outings has been bluegill fishing for me and i caught well over 200 bluegills in those 3 outing.Talk about fun!

I use a weighted pecil style bobber. With a split shot attached to the line beneath just a tiny bit of the bobber is visible above the water. I find this bobber to work better than the old round red and white clip on kind.

I agree with all the above. They key is the resistance the fish feels when it takes the bait -- the less the better. Those huge round bobbers offer far too much resistance when pulled down and you'll miss fish because of it. The small round ones are an improvement but not by much. The pencil ones are definitely the way to go.

I take two young boys fishing and we use a red and white round bobber.

I use the second to smallest size sold in the stores and they work great.

Do not go too big. You want the fish to take the bobber underwater with no problems.

So put a chunk of Nightcrawler on your LONG SHANK gold #6 hook under a round red and white bobber and have lots of fun.  

I've been enjoying slip bobber fishing.  It's easy to adjust the depth of your bait with a stop knot and you can cast without having a huge length of line out past the tip of your rod.  It also makes it easy to re-present the bait without having to cast again.

There are several brands out there and I've been using Thrill weighted bobbers but I'd like to try out the Everlasting Slip Bobber.  Sorry I can't post pics or links yet; I'm too new around these parts but you should be able to add a .com to hloutdoors to see them.

For slip floats, Rod'n Bobb's pre rigged system is nice.  I like Thill Wagglers for windy days, and Bett's Pears for float and fly.  

Thanks for all the info guys,My 2 oldest boys and I have started using small pencil type Thill slips and springs and have had better luck,But now it's time to teach them how to take their own d**n fish off so I can fish too!!! >