Would these bobbers be good to keep the worm bait off the bottom or just cast using a round bobber a couple feet from the bait? I’m a real beginner. Thanks! In advance!

Regardless of what bobber you use, if you want a specific height of your worm, you’ll have to set it manually.

There are several ways.

1. You can do the simple worm 1-3 feet away from the bobber. That way you target top/mid water fishes. Of course, it won’t work well near banks, cause the depth might be too shallow.

2. You want your worm to be just right at the bottom targeting bottom feeders, but maintain tension on the bobber so you detect bites easily. You’ll need to use a sinker that is heavier than your bobber on the hook first, cast it, check the bobber, if it sinks, meaning you’ll need to raise the bobber. If it floats but lay flat, meaning you’ll need to lower the bobber. You want the bobber to be half submerged. After the setting is done, remove the sinker. Add a small split shot sinker and your worm. Now the worm will stay precisely at the bottom but still gives you tension. Of course, you’ll need to redo that if you cast at another spot cause the depth is different everywhere.

3. You ignore the bobber, add a sinker, add a hook 2 feet away from it. Cast it, reel it back a little so you feel the tension. Now that’s a lay on bottom rig. It works very well on bottom feeders, but it gets stuck easily cause of rocks, branches and whatnot if you’re not experienced in controlling it, and even then you still might get stuck.