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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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07/29/13 12:57 PM
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phototom
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I have bought these in the past at Academy but lately I have not been able to locate any I use to buy casting corks at the gulf coast(Not the Launcher in this photo) with a lead weight in them I was buying them down there 40 + years ago
Last edited by phototom; 07/29/13 01:56 PM.
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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07/29/13 02:15 PM
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M.T.Pockets
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these are the ones that I make 1 oz, 2oz, 3oz.
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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07/29/13 03:00 PM
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kodys'papa
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Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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07/29/13 03:27 PM
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sloveless
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Sorry Lewis, was out of town so didn't see your question.
I use just a typical setup with the jig/slab or jig/swimbait setup. Tie a 1/16th or so jig with whatever kind of body you have luck with about 12"-24" above a slab/swimbait. I use a dropper loop so the jig swims and falls more naturally.
I have had most luck with yellow/orange tube bodies or curly tail grubs for the jig and 1/2-3/4 oz. chart or silver slabs/sassy shads.
Like I said before, only downside to this versus the cork is you can't let it sit in the strike zone as long, but I have an easier time casting and more variation on the retrieve.
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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07/30/13 02:35 AM
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DAN-O
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Most people I see using them are bank fisherman with 12 foot surf rods to reach schooling fish far off the bank. If you have a boat and trollimg motor...not really a need to buy those rigs. If they are schooling...they will hit about anyyhing. The main thing is reaching them while they are surfacing.
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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07/30/13 02:37 AM
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DAN-O
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And even then...it is often the smaller fish on yop. The bigger, wiser fish just wait underneath the school for injured shad to drift down. They let the young pups do all the work for them.
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Lewis Perry]
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09/19/22 08:24 PM
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Darmarhad
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I got mine when I fished Lake Texoma as a kid back in the mid 1960's. We used it for Sandies/ White Bass. It is a red and white Weighted cork Bobber with 2 white Flies. I still have it and I'm 67 yo.
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Re: Golly-whopper weighted bobbers?
[Re: Darmarhad]
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09/19/22 09:56 PM
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Mo
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I got mine when I fished Lake Texoma as a kid back in the mid 1960's. We used it for Sandies/ White Bass. It is a red and white Weighted cork Bobber with 2 white Flies. I still have it and I'm 67 yo. I have you by 3 years, I believe I still have some also. I can remember acres of sand bass surfacing. MO
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