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Got out twice this week (my boats out of the shop!), and spent some time trying to get this bobber to work. First time out, I mistakely took the small one, and the jig was too heavy. The second time out I used the the large one with a light jig. Couldn't get it to work at all. Tried free lining it, and still no success. Any ideas about what I'm doing wrong? I used a med. bait caster with 10 lb. line. I've watched the videos, but they aren't much help. :)PS> I did notice that in the pool the bait was only about a foot away from the bobber. I was fishing much deeper at about 6 feet.

Gee Carl, I'm flabbergasted! I have used the BulletBobber with crankbaits, full sized jigs and even spinnerbaits with no problem. Are you rigging it so the lure end of the line is at the rear of the bobber? That's how I do it.
I will forward this problem to the Owner and see what's up. Johnnie

Carl,
I’m the inventor of the BulletBobber.
Please see the picture for proper rigging at http://www.bulletbobber.com/faq.asp
The website will have an overhaul in the next month or so and I am also making some changes to mold so the line will go in back of the plug instead of in front.
I have been told that some of them leak and have been adding a coat of polyurethane over all of them lately. If they work for a while and then start acting strange you will need to shake out the water and seal the seam with some Vaseline or Chap-stick or coat it with something. I apologize for any problems you may have had and hope you will give them another shot and let me know. They can and do work if the directions are followed and they do not leak.

There are suggested weight limits noted on the website for each bobber size.
2” 1/32 – 1/8 oz lead
2 1/2" 1/8 – 3/16 oz lead
3” 3/16 – 1/4 oz lead

If you have any other questions or problems send me an email [email protected] or call my ell # 330-608-7539.

I'm sure you will have better luck next time out.

Paul Lieb
BulletBobber Enterprises
3686 Wadsworth Rd.
Norton OH 44203

Well, just call me plain dumb. I had the bobber reversed. I'll let ya know how it goes next time.

Hey Carl, as with every new product we have to live an learn. I still add asinker tyo my line on backward, of course, there is a method to my madness, but I get strange looks from some of my partners. Good luck next time out, it's agreat invention. Johnnie

Carl, I tried to make it so it could be threaded either direction but it didn’t work out that way.
Jonnie noted he adds a split shot and that is a way to get better balance and planing action, if needed. If it points up to much add weight in front if it dives too easily add weight to your bait leader. I use BB size split shot and they work well for slip bobber stops too.
In fast current or when retrieving quickly it will dive taking the bait down to the fish. Controlling the dive angle is done by controlling the speed. The faster you go the more downward it dives.
I like to fish where there are eddies next to a fast current. Diving in the fast currents, planing in the slow eddies and tacking like a sailboat to get where I want without recasting is effective. Once you understand what it can do and how it does it you will have some 3D direction control. I invented it for fishing in current but it turned out to be much more universally functional then all other bobbers. Now if I could control the 4th dimension “TIME” so I could go fishing more that would really be great.

Good Fishing to All,

Paul

Thanks for the advice, we're supposed to a few warm days next week, and I'll be using the bobber. Thanks again, Carl

Was out yesterday, windy as all heck. I threw the bobber and was amazed to see it plane straight into the wind/waves. The waves were about a foot high with the wind around 20mph. I had a small jig tied on and just let the waves do the jigging. In calmer water I got it to track left and right, but I'm still trying to get it down. As far as the leaking, I siliconed the seems with a q-tip, and it worked just fine.

Carl, glad to hear you're working with the BulletBobber, it really is a great tool when you get the basics down. We still have skim ice so I can't do much right now, but soon!! We don't really have spring here, just winter and summer.

Carl,

That was quite a turnaround review from the first post. Thanks for letting all know what they can do.

I have been doing some tackle shows and they were not nearly as good as I had hope attendance wise. The folks that did stop and took a minute to watch the video I had running were quite excited about them. I also had a little table with a rim I filled with water to demonstarte the flipping. It was fun and I hope that sales pick up once the water warms and the ones I sold get some water time.

Try them in a slow current from shore because that is the most fun and the easiest way to fish a large area without recasting.

Johnie, I had the your write up hanging at all the shows and it helped having a Bass fisherman review them.

Thanks again Carl and Johnie.

Paul