Bobber Confusion

[Dom4]

Alright fishermen and fisherwomen I have a little question that I hope you all can answer. I was at my favourite lake for trout fishing with a bobber and having lots of takes where the bobber would be completely submerged under the water but i did not get one hookup. Do you all have any tips on what could be going wrong? Bobber too big? Too slow hook set? Thanks for any help in advance!!

[WildCats]

Need more details. Average fish size, hook size, bait, how it's rigged ect. Ie: A whole crawler on a bait hook presented to an 8" trout isn't going to result in many hook ups.

[Dom4]

Originally Posted by WildCats

Need more details. Average fish size, hook size, bait, how it's rigged ect. Ie: A whole crawler on a bait hook presented to an 8" trout isn't going to result in many hook ups.

Sorry about that! The average size fish is around 2-3 pounds and i was using a size 6 bait hook with a very minimal piece of worm on it with 2 small splitshot weights above the hook about a foot up.

[oilngas]

what kind of bobber??

It would seem a small, just balanced buoyancy wise slip bobber may be the answer.

[FlyTheory]

Honestly the fish could be bumping your line and/or biting your splitshot. I've had that happen many times when fly fishing (with a bobber and swivel etc). Maybe try going weightless and if you need a weight, use a tiny jig

[CMichaud]

I find that if you gently lift the rod first to take up slack it works best.

I lift the rod straight up in a slow steady motion and then once I feel the pressure I set the hook

[Dom4]

Thank you all very much for the help and i appreciate all of the input that everyone has put in i will for sure try it all! There is always lots to learn so i do appreciate when you all lend a helping hand! Thanks again!

[EZM]

Always use the smallest bobber you can. That will help in hooking up.

Keep hooks sticky sharp.

Works for me.

[58thecat]

Sounds like the fish might be hitting your slipshot,
I have used rather too large bobbers on trout etc with success, maybe hook size needs to be smaller? You got to try a few things first to see why there is no hook up.

[drhu22]

A size 6 sounds like too big of a hook for bait like worms/maggots. Try a 10 or better yet 12 with the bait hiding the hook.. for minnows an 8 or 10. As stated they might be aware of the hook and are just trying to pick the bait off of it.