Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which bobs.
- noun One who fishes with a bob.
- noun One of the artificial flies of an angler's cast.
- noun One who scoffs.
- noun A deceiver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, bobs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun fishing A
buoyant device (frequently made ofcork ) attached to aline so as to suspend the end of the line with thehook (andbait orlure ) above the bottom.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
Etymologies
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Examples
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BOBBER RIG When you're fishing near a prominent obstruction, around the mouth of atributary, or over weeds, using a bobber is a good approach (you want it as small as possible to minimize the resistance when a pike takes the bait and runs).
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While a beer can bobber doesn't really do anything for me, I was highly impressed by the shear number of brew brands offered in bobber form.
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If the bobber is still visible when the flag pops up, blame the wind or a frenzied shiner.
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A night crawler and a bobber is good for shallow water trout, (browns and rainbows).
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Sometimes its not just the lure used but the method and a slip bobber is gold especially when the fish are suspended
I think the slip bobber rig is the 2nd best fishing setup next to the jig. 2010
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While fishing along side a creek or pond, I may think how different a dragonfly appears and watch it fly to the next area of concern, while my bobber is submerging and dropping like the NYSE.
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A night crawler and a bobber is good for shallow water trout, (browns and rainbows).
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While fishing along side a creek or pond, I may think how different a dragonfly appears and watch it fly to the next area of concern, while my bobber is submerging and dropping like the NYSE.
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Sometimes its not just the lure used but the method and a slip bobber is gold especially when the fish are suspended
I think the slip bobber rig is the 2nd best fishing setup next to the jig. 2010
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Females spread eggs in long strands over old weedbeds or shallowrocky areas, where fishing a small worm or minnow held just above the bottom bya small bobber is a preferred tactic.
Spring Perch Fishing Secrets From Field & Stream's John Merwin 2006
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