Customer Reviews

Big Ten Tackle's - 2 Bobbers with a Brain Fishing Bobbers

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It was for his birthday. Don't know how many fish he's caught on them but he seems happy with it.
Mom

They don't work in the river they just lay on there side hard to see if you have a bite
Haven't used in lake as of yet! So I don't know how they work there
Sorry

This bobber is ingenious! It allows you to fish in relation to the bottom rather than the water's surface, which makes much more sense.

It works best from a boat, since you'll have less trouble making sure the ball-bearing deploys the way it's supposed to. Usually the inertia of a cast drives the ball away from the magnet so that your line can deploy correctly, but sometimes it doesn't. This is just something you have to be aware of. If you make a very soft cast, sometimes the magnet doesn't release and the line doesn't flow to the bottom smoothly.

I recommend enlarging the tiny, rough hole in the cap a little bit, drilling it out smoothly so that the line flows freely.

Wind is not a factor. The aerodynamic design makes it impervious to high wind conditions.

But strong current and big waves can be a problem with this bobber.

Big waves make the bobber either go under water or jump off the bottom momentarily, making it hard to tell if there's a bite (which is what bobbers are for, obviously).

Strong, steady current will drag the bobber underwater. This is not a problem if the water is clear and you can still see it. But high water is usually muddy, and in that case the bobber disappears, so you can't see the twitch of a bite.

All-in-all, this is a great additional tool to add to your fishing arsenal, but I recommend using it in calm waters with little current.

I received this product new and was able to try it in a canal with a slow current. I have been unable to get both bobbers to stand in their upright positions. I have only been successful at getting them to sit at a 45 degree angle. I will try again with a faster current, such as a river to see if this product will work as advertised. My rating is based upon the ease at which I am able to outfit the bobber to the fishing line and the multiple uses for which this bobber comes in handy.