Crappie corks - does it matter?

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basic cigar cork

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Long slender balsa wood ones are good if the fish are finicky. It has less pull once they get it under...

Talk of seeing a lift bite. I caught a bunch during the spawn, and those suckers took off like another was going to steal the shiner. I wonder if I missed some bites?

I don't do a whole helluva lot of perch jerking, but bream fish I prefer a porcupin quill..

I just use the regular cigar corks. I used to use weighted ones but it's too hard to see the bite if they're not running with it.

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that huge plastic clip on deals

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Ha ha....hate those.

It's like putting a gallon milk jug on your line.

i just use the smaller red styrofoam corks, work just fine for me

The thills were designed in Europe for fishing for carp and trout in differing flows of water. Some are designed to work with bottom rigs, some with shallow finicky fish, others are designed to stay in position in fast moving water.

Personally I like a long light cork like a quill or the ones with a single spring on the end for panfish fishing but for some of my crappie fishing where I will be casting or where I want the bait more than 4 ft below the cork I like to use a slip cork and bead with a cork stop. I find the long thin floats that lay flat on the surface of the water but stand up when there is even a slight bite let me catch more fish.

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i started using Thill corks this year, and will never use another plastic or foam cork again crappie fishing.

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Just bought the Thill Crappie cork and some extra stoppers. Will be using it Saturday. Probably won't have much of a report since I won't be getting any bites.

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Probably won't have much of a report since I won't be getting any bites.

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Mr. Positive over here