Thank for the video I have never used one of these but very interested. Thank you for teaching me how to use this rig. I have only fished with the Carolina rig for years and I needed something new. Thank you great video
They definitely work in the right times. In the spring I use floats a lot for flatheads. Especially on hard river bends with a lot of log piles. You don't loose near as much tackle as you would a Carolina Rig. Some good info man.
Awesome man. Thanks and yeah being able to see what ur baits doing because of the visible float helps save a ton of tackle when fishing trees! I love fishing hard bends in the river too!
@@reelcatfishing4479 Them Hard River bends is some good fishing, always catch fish when I fish them. Always lots of structure on the outside edges of them, and that's where them big flatheads like it.
The first time I used this set up I landed a 25.5 lb Flathead Catfish. I was using a small sunfish for bait. It's also good for catching Trophy size Largemouth Bass, just add a brass rattle to the line with surgical tubing for added attraction.
Nice video. Just got one of these. Gonna use it for stripers in a tidal river about an hour before the high tide is all the way in. There is almost no current in that time frame. Gonna use bunker chunks and live bluegill. Yes, I've caught stripers on live and cut bluegill before. That surprised me.
That's awesome man thanks. So when ur fishing bottom what rig are u using and then how does the pole float compare to ur bottom rigs as far as fish count. I'm asking because I think it would be cool to maybe do a video comparing the 2 side by side some time
I got a better tip, take a LED diode and a watch battery. Slide the battery in between the legs of the diode and electrical tape it together then tape it to the top of your bobber. So long as you take it apart and let it dry it can last up to 20 hours +
Awesome Man! I love watching them go down. I have another video on using glow sticks with these at night and it's really cool watching the glow stick through the water when it gets hit.
Never used one like that but seen them it's like a big slip bobber thanks for showing it do you not use a sinker? An wouldn't it work with a Carolina rig ?
U can't use a sinker with it because it's already weighted. It will submerge with an extra sinker on it. And not sure about using it with a Carolina rig. Do u mean like making it into a Santee rig pretty much?
@@reelcatfishing4479 you can use a sinker on it. I have been using this rig for almost 30 years. I put a 3\4 oz sinker on under my weighted corks. And a 1oz under the unweighted. I done a vid on the cork set up. When I first started CZcams. Never finished it cause I have never seen anyone but muddy river use a bobber for cats. It's super popular here in Ohio especially when fishing live bait for flatheads.
@@reelcatfishing4479 what keeps ur bait from floating up if no weight ? If in current using a float an no weight your bait isn't going to sink Only thing that makes a Carolina rig a Carolina rig is just a swivel with a leader line
I guess it may reflect on the weight of ur bait and hook. I added a sinker once on a windy day to see if I can slow it down a little more but it sunk. I was using an 8/0 hook with about a 3 inch peice of cut shad.
I guess I should refraze that...it would depend on the weight of the hook u use and size of the bait. I use 8/0 hooks with cut shad and 3 to 4 inch live blue gill and when I added a sinker it was too much weight. How ever if u are using smaller hooks and bait then a small weight shouldn't sink it. As far as adding a Carolina rig to it i would say it's possible but would be hard to get the exact depth measure out for the sinker to be on the bottom and then the float still able to stay afloat and I say this because I don't throw less then a 3 ounce weight on my Carolina rigs because of casting distance with big line. I do think it would be cool for u to try it though and do a video on it! If u can get it to work then u could be onto something pal!!!
@@reelcatfishing4479 i use red blue green they last longer and easier to use u put a battiery in it and take tape tape it so the things will stay even tho some has rubber that holds the battiery i like to.use tape to make.sure it stays inn. and then take the tape and tape it on to ur bobber i take the tape couple times around to make sure its on there good and then when. the fish takes the bobber under sometimes u can see the light under water some times
U definately need at least a 1/2 ounce sinker. If theres a lot of current u may need an ounce to two ounces of led. I use braid mainline and i have a mono leader tied on with a swivel. Leader is about 16 inches long and i add the weight about halfway down the leader
first of all how is this float any different from other slip floats? second why is it weighted? third does it not have too much buoyancy? because some fish are sensitive when they feel the drag of a bobber they will spit out the bait and finally it dont seem like this is suited for negative bites
great video! I will have to show my husband your channel because he loves fishing but never catches anything! 🤣 just subbed and hit the notification bell and would love it if we could support each other! xoxo Victoria Aniela
Yeah it hard. If you get to much it sinks but not enough and it wont cast far and travels to fast. I used clamp on sinkers when I had a non weighted one years ago. I can't remember what size right off though. You can take them off and on fast so it was the easiest for me at the time
That's odd. I just tried it and it let me. Idk why it would be doing that to you for. Maybe try closing out and then opening it back up. Is it only that video like can you watch other videos right now?
I agree to a point. There are alot of companies trying to sale things that don't work and you don't need. However this rig works great. I have a few jug fishing videos with pole noodles that aren't fished on the bottom and I always catch a ton of cats in a little bit of time...this rig is the same concept of jug fishing and is awesome for live bait.
very well done. great trick adding the glow stick.keep up the good work.
Ive known about this rig for a long time but this really was a great explanation of when and why to use it
Thank for the video I have never used one of these but very interested. Thank you for teaching me how to use this rig. I have only fished with the Carolina rig for years and I needed something new. Thank you great video
Awesome man! Glad to hear your gonna try this rig out. You will love it when u catch a big flatty or even a blue on some live bait with this rig.
This is amazing I personally needed this tutorial! Thanks alot bud!
Awesome man! I'm so glad I made this video then! Hope to make more videos That u like as well
Thanks for the good video on this rig. I am 69 + and have never used it,But that is about to change!! Again thanks for the quality video.
Catfished for years and seen the bobbers in Walmart and never thought about using them cool video 👦🏿
Thanks!!! I love them. You can take a glow stick to it and use it at night with live bait as well
Legend has it that this guy is now an auctioneer
Excellent. Thank you for the video.
Really informative videos you've been putting out. Nice work.
Thanks man!!! Appreciate that
They definitely work in the right times. In the spring I use floats a lot for flatheads. Especially on hard river bends with a lot of log piles. You don't loose near as much tackle as you would a Carolina Rig. Some good info man.
Awesome man. Thanks and yeah being able to see what ur baits doing because of the visible float helps save a ton of tackle when fishing trees! I love fishing hard bends in the river too!
@@reelcatfishing4479 Them Hard River bends is some good fishing, always catch fish when I fish them. Always lots of structure on the outside edges of them, and that's where them big flatheads like it.
U are absolutely right!!!!
@@reelcatfishing4479 why did you not tighten the bobber stop and why did you tie to the wire on the float?!!
Nice set up, I can see where that would be very good for the grass and live swim baits🎣
Yeah it's a good rig for flathead but I've caught alot of blues on it too
I ain’t used one before but I will now!!! Thanks for sharing
Once u get used to it, u will like it. Especially for flatheads using live bait.
Thankyou so much needed this lesson 👍🏾
The first time I used this set up I landed a 25.5 lb Flathead Catfish. I was using a small sunfish for bait. It's also good for catching Trophy size Largemouth Bass, just add a brass rattle to the line with surgical tubing for added attraction.
Awesome video and info. Thanks for sharing I really appreciate it man. Tight lines.
Thanks man! I really appreciate u checking out the video and glad to hear u liked it. Thanks again!!
Good video. Very helpful.
Great info and share! I very rarely use a bobber but the work!
Yeah I don't use them much but when I do I use the pole float rig aka slip float lol. Thanks man
Awesome rig bro 👌🏽
Awesome video and demo!Slip bobber rig is a great rig to use!I use it sometimes when u want to fish deeper water!Thanks for sharing!
Awesome to know u use it too!! Thanks man
@@reelcatfishing4479 Welcome,thanks for your support
Stopped bye and showing the love brother good video for new people just getting in to catfishing
Thanks man!!! Appreciate it
Nice video. Just got one of these. Gonna use it for stripers in a tidal river about an hour before the high tide is all the way in. There is almost no current in that time frame.
Gonna use bunker chunks and live bluegill. Yes, I've caught stripers on live and cut bluegill before. That surprised me.
Slip bobber. Ive slayed the blues with them when they're feeding on suspended shad schools
Yeah. When they are chasing or eating high in the water column it's deadly
To be honest I haven't gone fishing much so I knew about this but forgot, so thank you for reminding me from nky ft wright, ky aera
I FISH LIKE THAT ALWAYS WITH AT LEAST ONE ROD UNLESS THERE JUST SMASHING ON THE BOTTOM GOOD VIDEO MAN
That's awesome man thanks. So when ur fishing bottom what rig are u using and then how does the pole float compare to ur bottom rigs as far as fish count. I'm asking because I think it would be cool to maybe do a video comparing the 2 side by side some time
Nice tips, great video
Thanks Ralph!!!
Important tip: Wet the string stop before tightening it. If you tighten it dry and then get it wet, it will slip.
Great tool!!!!!
Thanks pal!!!
Tyler, you should be getting paid!! great info!!
Lol I appreciate that brother!!!
Hey like the rig, I might give this a try!
It's a great rig for flathead catfish especially fished with live blue gill!
Awesome Vid man. Good information. I subbed
Thanks buddy! I appreciate that
Ok I rigged it and I’m going out to try it for the first time. I will be using chicken liver. Thanks again
New Sub man you have a pretty cool channel good video brother
Thank you! I appreciate that man
You can use zip ties as well to hold a glow stick on
Yes that’s what I do
I got a better tip, take a LED diode and a watch battery. Slide the battery in between the legs of the diode and electrical tape it together then tape it to the top of your bobber. So long as you take it apart and let it dry it can last up to 20 hours +
Zip ties work better than tape
My gf has that in her nightstand… but she never wants to go fishin :(
How would you change where the bobber stopper/string would be after you tighten it if you happen to want to change depths
I’m late but you should be able to move the string with some force. But it’s strong enough to stay in place when casting
i use them alot
They are fun to use because u can play around with it and u get to watch it all go down
never fished for cats with this setup but I do it for crappie all the time just alot smaller profile
Speaking of never for cats...When u coming catfishing lol
@@reelcatfishing4479 when you invite me hoss lol
Lol u can come anytime u want....I'll start letting u know when I'm heading over there and u can ride over with me when u want to go
sounds great man!
Where can I get those floats at????
My weighted float didn't come with the wire
I have several of them in my box. They're good in the right circumstances.
Awesome Man! I love watching them go down. I have another video on using glow sticks with these at night and it's really cool watching the glow stick through the water when it gets hit.
@@reelcatfishing4479 I saw that video. I just discovered your channel and have been loading up on your channel after work.
I appreciate that alot!
Is this good with punchbait too?
To be honest, I haven't tried it. I don't fish for channel catfish much so I don't really use alot of punch bait but I would say it would work great.
Never used one like that but seen them it's like a big slip bobber thanks for showing it do you not use a sinker? An wouldn't it work with a Carolina rig ?
U can't use a sinker with it because it's already weighted. It will submerge with an extra sinker on it. And not sure about using it with a Carolina rig. Do u mean like making it into a Santee rig pretty much?
@@reelcatfishing4479 you can use a sinker on it. I have been using this rig for almost 30 years. I put a 3\4 oz sinker on under my weighted corks. And a 1oz under the unweighted. I done a vid on the cork set up. When I first started CZcams. Never finished it cause I have never seen anyone but muddy river use a bobber for cats. It's super popular here in Ohio especially when fishing live bait for flatheads.
@@reelcatfishing4479 what keeps ur bait from floating up if no weight ? If in current using a float an no weight your bait isn't going to sink Only thing that makes a Carolina rig a Carolina rig is just a swivel with a leader line
I guess it may reflect on the weight of ur bait and hook. I added a sinker once on a windy day to see if I can slow it down a little more but it sunk. I was using an 8/0 hook with about a 3 inch peice of cut shad.
I guess I should refraze that...it would depend on the weight of the hook u use and size of the bait. I use 8/0 hooks with cut shad and 3 to 4 inch live blue gill and when I added a sinker it was too much weight. How ever if u are using smaller hooks and bait then a small weight shouldn't sink it. As far as adding a Carolina rig to it i would say it's possible but would be hard to get the exact depth measure out for the sinker to be on the bottom and then the float still able to stay afloat and I say this because I don't throw less then a 3 ounce weight on my Carolina rigs because of casting distance with big line. I do think it would be cool for u to try it though and do a video on it! If u can get it to work then u could be onto something pal!!!
i love the led battery lights better
I haven't used any led lights yet. I bet they would be brighter. Which ones do u use?
@@reelcatfishing4479 i use red blue green they last longer and easier to use u put a battiery in it and take tape tape it so the things will stay even tho some has rubber that holds the battiery i like to.use tape to make.sure it stays inn. and then take the tape and tape it on to ur bobber i take the tape couple times around to make sure its on there good and then when. the fish takes the bobber under sometimes u can see the light under water some times
@@reelcatfishing4479 but u did for get to put the straw that has the ball at the end on before the bobber i mean some dont use it i do
Never used the straw before
@@reelcatfishing4479 some people uses the straw but some dont
Question ... did you have a fat lipper in while making the video?
No Amazon link?
i usually tape 2 on them
I've been thinking about doing that just to see how cool it looks lol. I bet it's very noticeable!
@@reelcatfishing4479 it is lol, no problem seeing it thats for sure
What about a straw float
No additional sinker needed ?
You can add a small amount of weight to help slow the travel in current but if no current then I prefer no sinkers
Reel Catfishing awesome just picked one these up going give it a go
Awesome man!! Right now is a good time to use it for big flatheads
U definately need at least a 1/2 ounce sinker. If theres a lot of current u may need an ounce to two ounces of led. I use braid mainline and i have a mono leader tied on with a swivel. Leader is about 16 inches long and i add the weight about halfway down the leader
Not at my local Walmart
first of all how is this float any different from other slip floats? second why is it weighted? third does it not have too much buoyancy? because some fish are sensitive when they feel the drag of a bobber they will spit out the bait and finally it dont seem like this is suited for negative bites
great video! I will have to show my husband your channel because he loves fishing but never catches anything! 🤣 just subbed and hit the notification bell and would love it if we could support each other! xoxo Victoria Aniela
Awesome thankyou and sounds good!!!
Do you fish yourself
Victoria, do you like to fish....you look like your active at something....fishing can be good for staying in shape! Just was curious. Mark
u for got the tail
You for got a swivel and tail
What happened to you putting out new videos
Don't know why, either. There's lots of catfish
Any tips on Bullheads & channel's?
Overlooked??? Where have you been for the last 30 years? lol
i just dont know how to put it together the right way
The editing 💀💀
Bought a non weighted pole float, having difficulty getting the weight right
Yeah it hard. If you get to much it sinks but not enough and it wont cast far and travels to fast. I used clamp on sinkers when I had a non weighted one years ago. I can't remember what size right off though. You can take them off and on fast so it was the easiest for me at the time
Can't get it to play
That's odd. I just tried it and it let me. Idk why it would be doing that to you for. Maybe try closing out and then opening it back up. Is it only that video like can you watch other videos right now?
@@reelcatfishing4479 I got it to work on my TV thank you so much
Awesome!!! Thanks for checking it out
that is not how u tie that rig after your float you should have a bead a sinker another rubber bead a swivel and a leader
Way to gimmicky catfish are bottom feeders.i feel like catfishing is becoming like bass fishing with all these plastic toys.
I agree to a point. There are alot of companies trying to sale things that don't work and you don't need. However this rig works great. I have a few jug fishing videos with pole noodles that aren't fished on the bottom and I always catch a ton of cats in a little bit of time...this rig is the same concept of jug fishing and is awesome for live bait.
@@reelcatfishing4479 nice bro