[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-card-the-slip-bobber-rig":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"applyCta":6,"authorId":9,"body":10,"cardType":65,"description":16,"difficulty":66,"discipline":67,"editorId":9,"extension":69,"glossaryRefs":70,"hook":74,"meta":75,"navigation":76,"path":77,"publishedAt":78,"readingSeconds":79,"regionTags":80,"relatedCards":81,"safetyDisclaimerRequired":83,"seo":84,"status":85,"stem":86,"track":87,"updatedAt":78,"version":66,"__hash__":88},"learn_cards\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-slip-bobber-rig.md","The Slip-Bobber Rig",{"label":7,"action":8},"Find a stream near you","open_planner",null,{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":61},"minimark",[13,17,20,55,58],[14,15,16],"p",{},"A slip bobber is a float with a hollow center that the line passes through — letting the bait sink to a set depth, with the bobber sliding up the line until it hits a stopper. Way more flexible than a fixed bobber: you can fish six inches deep or twelve feet deep with the same rig.",[14,18,19],{},"Setting it up, in order from line to hook:",[21,22,23,31,37,43,49],"ol",{},[24,25,26,30],"li",{},[27,28,29],"strong",{},"Bobber stop."," Slide a small string knot or rubber stopper onto your line first. This is what sets your depth — slide it up the line for deeper, down for shallower.",[24,32,33,36],{},[27,34,35],{},"Bead."," A small plastic bead next, between the stop and the bobber. Keeps the stopper from pulling through the bobber.",[24,38,39,42],{},[27,40,41],{},"Slip bobber."," Thread the line through its hollow center.",[24,44,45,48],{},[27,46,47],{},"Split shot."," A small split shot 8–18 inches above the hook gives the bait gravity to sink and pull line through the bobber.",[24,50,51,54],{},[27,52,53],{},"Hook and bait."," A live worm, leech, minnow, or a piece of corn or PowerBait, depending on the species.",[14,56,57],{},"The cast flips out and the bobber lays flat at first. As the split shot pulls line through, the bobber stands upright — you know the bait has reached your set depth.",[14,59,60],{},"Where it shines: still water and slow pools where you want bait suspended at fish depth. A panfish on a dock pile, a trout in an eddy, a walleye over a weed edge. Adjust the bobber stop until you find the depth fish are holding at.",{"title":62,"searchDepth":63,"depth":63,"links":64},"",2,[],"technique","1",[68],"bait","md",[71,72,73],"leader","eddy","pool","Live bait at any depth, fished without dragging bottom. The setup that catches everything from panfish to trophy walleye.",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-slip-bobber-rig","2026-05-08","110",[],[82],"the-palomar-knot",false,{"title":5,"description":16},"published","learn\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-slip-bobber-rig","first-cast","eMYw2yIqtnYyWmEqVkz4NPEbB8sBXVwWQYn3w46elZA"]