How to Use bobber in a Sentence
bobber
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His idea of fishing back then was to attach a blob of Magic Bait and drop it beneath a bobber.
—Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
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What few there were got pounded by boys like me, each armed with a push-button reel, a hooked nightcrawler, and a red-and-white bobber the size of a tennis ball.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 June 2020
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Before long, the bobber twitched and slowly started moving toward the middle of the pond.
—Idaho Statesman, 2 Mar. 2016
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The rig tumbles downriver for 10 feet, then the bobber sags beneath the surface and Kiehm rips a hookset.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
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That reduces the length of line below your bobber, making casting easy.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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Tapwater led for most of the race but tired late, allowing Neige Blanche and Rideforthecause to battle to the wire in a head-bobber.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021
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Each child taking part will receive a small tackle box filled with bobbers, lures and other items.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
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Dozens of fishing boats dotted the chain, most anchored near bridges and fishing with jigs or live bait beneath slip bobbers.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
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In summer, parents can bring their children, use a worm for bait under a bobber, and have the chance to catch scads of bluegill during the evening dusk bite in shaded coves.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2021
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Simple Bobber Rig Sometimes a bobber and bait are all that’s needed to hit crappie pay dirt.
—Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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Pay particular attention to the float, a fishing bobber-like piece that’s attached to the valve.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2020
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The rod’s high-contrast tip eliminates the need for an accessory spring bobber.
—Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2021
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That induced an up and down oscillating motion known as a gravity wave — akin to the ripples produced by a bobber in a pond.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
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The simplest approach is to fish a single nymph below a strike indicator—which is really just a fancy term for a bobber.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
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Baits can be fished on or near bottom, or, given high water, under a slip bobber along the edge of creek channels or among flooded vegetation.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
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When blobs of that rock dripped off its underbelly into the deeper Earth, the Altiplano became more buoyant, like a bobber on a fishing line, and rose higher.
—Alexandra Witze, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2018
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Barbie outfits are fun for their novelty value and work okay for tossing a worm-and-bobber combination 20 feet.
—John Merwin, Field & Stream, 19 Nov. 2020
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Most anglers choose to cast 1/8 th to ¼ ounce jigs with plastic variations below bobbers to entice these fish from shoreline structures or remaining green weeds throughout the winter.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
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Last October, my brother Tom and I were having a slow day at one of our favorite trophy bluegill ponds where fish were just not responding to traditional bobber/jig/bait options that usually score well.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2022
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Alternately, anglers can cast a floating line with an indicator (fly-fishing lingo for a bobber) to suspend several flies, often a balanced leech and a chironomid pattern, in the water column.
—New York Times, 27 May 2021
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Norton has recently turned to cordgrass, another halophyte, to develop a biodegradable fishing bobber.
—Caroline Hatchett, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2021
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His idea of fishing back then was to attach a blob of Magic Bait and drop it beneath a bobber.
—Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
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What few there were got pounded by boys like me, each armed with a push-button reel, a hooked nightcrawler, and a red-and-white bobber the size of a tennis ball.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 June 2020
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Before long, the bobber twitched and slowly started moving toward the middle of the pond.
—Idaho Statesman, 2 Mar. 2016
-
The rig tumbles downriver for 10 feet, then the bobber sags beneath the surface and Kiehm rips a hookset.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
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That reduces the length of line below your bobber, making casting easy.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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Tapwater led for most of the race but tired late, allowing Neige Blanche and Rideforthecause to battle to the wire in a head-bobber.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021
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Each child taking part will receive a small tackle box filled with bobbers, lures and other items.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
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Dozens of fishing boats dotted the chain, most anchored near bridges and fishing with jigs or live bait beneath slip bobbers.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
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In summer, parents can bring their children, use a worm for bait under a bobber, and have the chance to catch scads of bluegill during the evening dusk bite in shaded coves.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2021
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