With the ice just coming off the lakes, the water will be at its coldest for the entire open water season. To catch fish, it’s all about sending out a presentation that matches their metabolism, which in the cold water of ice out, is very slow. One of the top presentations I employ during early spring is the slip bobber. It is the catch all fishing machine. Simply said, a slip bobber delivers a suspended bait in front of a fish and keeps it there for as long as it takes to get that fish to bite.
There are bobbers; there are specialized bobbers and lately, my friend Trevor McLeod announced that he found a bobber with a brain. Bobbers may seem like a straightforward tool, but the effectiveness of any tool is left in the hands of those that use them.
