How does it work??? As the line slips thru the BulletBobber it also puts a force on the BulletBobber’s keel that will slowly propel it in a lateral direction! This works beautifully with live minnows, crawlers, shrimp or any live bait. If the bottom slopes at 45 degrees you don’t need to reel, just cast out and watch for the bobber to point up a little and start to submerge backwards, because that’s what happens when a fish hits! If you keep a finger on the line you will feel it too. If the bobber stops moving a fish might be holding it up but it usually means you’re on the bottom and need to reel a little to get it going again. You’ll need to do this more often if the slope is less then 45 degrees. On these lesser slopes a very slow cranking speed will also keep it going, much slower then if you were using a regular slip float. It never hurts to touch down once in a while and even jiggle around a little before starting off again. If the bottom slope is steeper or drops straight off you should reel backwards slowly letting out line to stay close to bottom and reel backwards a little faster on edge of a wall to get down. Don’t let it free fall by opening the bail because you loose all feel and the bobber won’t move if a fish hits. Just reel backwards slowly and keep a finger on the line and your eyes on the bobber. I actually like to use a closed face reel because the line is always right in the center of the reel, right where my index finger can reach. With spinning reels you need to move your hand out further on the rod to have a that light touchy feely thing going on.
Bigger BulletBobbers have bigger keels and bigger keels have more planing surface and that means a wider lateral angle of motion and less casting. The bigger ones also allow for more jigging action, more raising up and dropping down and direction changes per cast. If you think a colored bobber scares the fish use a clear BulletBobber. Many popping corks are popular because they attract fish to the bait area. It may be the noise helps but the bobber’s visibility hurts. BulletBobbers make a popping noise and splash when you flip them. If they are slip ridded they will make a popping noise but not flip unless the split shot is all the way up.
OK, If you cast and it starts moving left and you wanted it to go right, do a little flick of the wrist to reverse the direction. If you want to change direction once the jig has started dropping and planing sideways you’ll need to reel it up so the split shot is against the BulletBobber to you have the leverage to flip it. Since it won’t flip once the split shot moves down and away from the side of the BulletBobber you can really work it without flipping direction. The lateral movement may provide enough speed for some action on twister tails but you should also jiggle the rod tip very gently to get a little extra action and also try some long vertical movements by going from the horizontal “ready to set the hook rod angle” to pointing straight up and slowly or quickly back to the “ready to set the hook position”. I said this was for casting towards shore but that was because it helps with explaining what is going on below the surface by referring to the angle the bottom drops off at. If you are casting from shore you can do this in reverse by casting out and letting jig fall with an open bail and work your way back up the slope!
Again I must say that you need to keep your eyes on the bobber for the slightest backward motion and be ready with the rod pointing at the bobber to set the hook with a quick firm short pull and raising your rod to about a 60 degree angle from the water and maintaining tension by reeling quickly as needed to stay at that angle. Your line is not going directly from point A to B. The BulletBobber, like any bobber makes your line angled and you have an A, B and C to contend with. Making a full swing to set the hook might allow the fish to get some slack and throw the hook if you can't reel up the any slack fast enough.
Paul Lieb
http://www.bulletbobber.com/
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