Can I bobber fish with a plastic lure like this, or should I just stick to a jig head?

Posted by BlackAndWhiteSoldier

20 Comments

  1. It certainly could catch something. My gut says to stick with a jig head. It never hurts to try new things though

  2. Particular-Wrongdoer on

    Believe it or not I fish like this with flies and catch loads of fish. If it works and it not against local regulations go for it.

  3. You can, but unless you are fishing in current where the minnow will have movement it wont be enticing enough to strike.

  4. My experience; yeah I’m a newbie.
    >> Be careful if you attach weight under the bobber. I used a “float” and had a plastic bead,
    that controlled the depth of my hook ( by stopping the bobber/float from rising up the
    Line ). I think it was an ounce pyramid weight.
    Anyway, I cast the rig, an it sinks. All of it sank!!
    So, as I tried to reel it in, it snagged & I had to
    cut it loose.

  5. HomeOrificeSupplies on

    Works great for panfish. Cast, let it settle. Crank a little, pause, crank a little more. Give it a couple light twitches here and there. I prefer grub tail plastic minnows, but a crappie minnows sized mimic works well too.

  6. I use trout magnets like this, only with the jig instead of a split shot. You would need current though. Maybe a slow steady retrieve would work? I’ve heard of people fishing crappie jigs that way

  7. DangerousDave303 on

    I’d put it on a small jig head behind a spinner blade and move it through the water to cover more water and find where the fish are.

    I’d rig live bait the way your drawing shows.

  8. BlackAndWhiteSoldier on

    Thank you, everyone, for the replies. I have jigheads, but dont have any idea of what to do with the panfishing hooks I bought before.

  9. Basically a cork rig for inshore. Tie the hook on with a loop knot at give the bobber a couple small pops every so often to twitch the minnow

  10. Visual_Employer_9259 on

    Never done it but ,fishing is hot and miss , trial and error try it and if it works it’s the right way!

  11. I’ve used this set up before with slip bobbers to fish crappies out of thick cover. Awesome rig.

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