{"id":4745,"date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northlandtackl.wpengine.com\/get-the-most-from-your-slip-float\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T06:42:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:42:14","slug":"get-the-most-from-your-slip-float","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northlandtackle.com\/get-the-most-from-your-slip-float\/","title":{"rendered":"Get The Most From Your Slip Float"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lengthening daylight and warming waters in early spring set the stage for shallow panfish, and that provides the perfect opportunity to go after \u2018em with a classic slip float rig.<\/p>\n<p>But if you think of a slip float simply as a strike indicator, you\u2019re missing the boat. Panfish master and Team Northland stalwart Brian \u201cBro\u201d Brosdahl says floats are also an important part of your presentational system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPanfish love new weed growth, and the freshest growth in the early spring is in shallow water with a dark bottom,\u201d he begins. \u201cBut with the water column only 1 to 4 feet deep, crappies and bluegills are always on alert and highly sensitive to even the slightest disturbance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I go with the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northlandtackle.com\/Category\/Terminal_Tackle\/Lite-Bite_Slip_Bobber\" rel=\"noopener\">Lite-Bite Pencil Sunrise Slip Bobber<\/a>,\u201d says Bro. \u201cIts half-inch diameter makes a very stealthy splash-down that doesn\u2019t spook finicky fish. A 1\/16- or 1\/32-ounce jig head tied underneath is usually heavy enough to make the float stand up straight, which is critical to the next part of the presentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bro likes to go with a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northlandtackle.com\/jigs\/fire-fly-jig\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire-Fly Jig<\/a>, which has a feather dressing or a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northlandtackle.com\/jigs\/gypsi-jig\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gypsi Jig\u00ae<\/a> offering a crystal flash teaser, though he notes that sometimes the fish prefer something like a Bro Bug\u00ae or <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northlandtackle.com\/jigs\/mud-bug-jig\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mud Bug Jig<\/a> head tipped with a waxworm or small crappie minnow.<\/p>\n<p>In every case, he shies away from adding a split shot to the rig, to keep it unobtrusive, but if wind or waves make it necessary, he adds just enough weight to make the bobber stand up straight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the bobber vertical, I can twitch the rod tip slightly,\u201d he says. \u201cJust enough to tip the bobber on its side, which lifts the jig an inch or two. I twitch it 2 or 3 times, then let it rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The jig\u2019s subtle movement is enough to make panfish look\u2014then react\u2014without spooking them, he explains.<\/p>\n<p>When on the hunt and fan casting, or probing water from 5 to 10 feet, Bro opts for the stouter <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northlandtackle.com\/Category\/Terminal_Tackle\/Lite-Bite_Slip_Bobber\" rel=\"noopener\">Oval Sunrise Slip Bobber<\/a> in the Lite-Bite Bionic\u00ae\u00a0line. \u201cThe \u00be- or 7\/8-inch versions allow me to cast farther when I\u2019m searching for fish, or tie on a heavier jig that falls more quickly to the strike zone in deeper water,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Lengthening daylight and warming waters in early spring set the stage for shallow panfish, and that provides the perfect opportunity to go after \u2018em with a classic float rig. 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