A slip bobber is a low-impact way to present a bait at a certain depth, whether it's just off the bottom, just above weed tops or at the same level as suspended fish. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

Like a lot of anglers, I am getting the “fishing bug” and thinking hard about assaulting area waters. I was pondering some of the spots I like to fish in ...

The bobber stop knot will actually slide through the guides of the rod and slip right up into the reel. Again, this allows anglers to fish at any depth they choose.

Most people start by sliding on any old slip knot or plastic bobber stop followed by a cheap bobber. They tie on a hook and crimp split shot on the line. Make no mistake. That's not a slip bobber rig.

Slip bobbers have a hollow stem that goes through the bobber. ... The thing that makes the slip bobber work is the bobber stop. It is often a small knot that will slide through the guides on your rod.

ISLE, Minn. -- Slip bobber fishing may not have originated on Mille Lacs Lake, but when I first heard of the system back in the late 1970s that's where it was being done. Today, bobber fishing is ...