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Walleye Float \u00a0– Walleye Slip Bobber<\/h1>\n

The 4″, 5″, 6″ walleye\u00a0float models offer great\u00a0casting and visibility with a large orange tip. \u00a0The\u00a0chubby float bodies, with short stems for rough waters, good\u00a0casting and battling wind. Multiple walleye\u00a0float sizes in your fishing tackle box offer you a bobber for every situation, bait and water condition. The short shape and make-up make these ideal for drifting, slip bobber fishing and conditions perfect to spot the walleye nip. This model also changes easily to a walleye slip bobber. No need to re-tye!<\/p>\n

These walleye\u00a0bobbers are great for deeper drop-offs fished as a slip float or fished in moving water. The Gapen walleye float is designed to be fished in a river or lake and can be rigged as a slip bobber or fixed in place for fishing the shallows during Spring and Fall. Fish shallow and adjust to a walleye slip bobber instantly.<\/p>\n

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The Gapen walleye\u00a0float in our collection features ease-of-use in that they offer you the ability to quickly clip one on or change floats as wind conditions change or if you change baits. Simply slide the base clip open and switch it. Want to change from slip float to fixed float – easy, just keep the clip open slightly and it’s a walleye\u00a0slip bobber. Close the clip down on the line to fish shallower waters with the float \/ bobber fixed in place. These smaller walleye\u00a0floats offer sensitive fishing for all species of fish including trout, crappie, blue gill, catfish, bass, perch and more. Use larger floats for longer casts and bigger baits. Always fish with the smallest float or bobber possible to see a great deal more bites and catch more!<\/p>\n

Improve your game, switch from tube slip bobbers to these and control your bait presentation for improved catching, better hook-ups and a wind-beating presentation that will out-fish any center tube slip bobber! Learn more about crappie floats,\u00a0fishing with live bait\u00a0<\/a>and catching more fish on the\u00a0ultimate float fishing radio show<\/a>\u00a0– the Fishing School.<\/p>\n

Walleye\u00a0float fishing helps you to suspend the bait, offering a more tempting bait presentation. This Walleye\u00a0float will help you to cast up against structure and suspend the bait over the top or on the sides. You can fish over the top of weed beds and drift baits past using these fine walleye\u00a0floats.<\/p>\n

Gapen Walleye Floats come in 3 sizes. When selecting your float, the smaller floats are great for fishing leech to plain hook or ultra-light jigs on calm waters and in shallow water. The small size won’t spook the school when entering the water. These are great for the dock or when you only need a short cast from boat to spot. If you decide to switch to a bigger Gapen float to fish a larger minnow or if the wind kicks up – simply slide the collar, pop the float off and grab the larger floats. Great fishing day saver when the waves start picking up or the wind is knocking your cast down short. Change floats in under a minute without a new knot or setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/b>Walleye\u00a0Float \u00a0<\/b>4″,5″,6″ \u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

These\u00a0walleye\u00a0floats will outperform the old center tube plastic floats in both slip-bobber fishing and in beating the wind. A much more sleek and sensitive design allows the angler to burry the line beneath the water by attaching to the base of the float – no line out the top of the float means a much more steady presentation which the fish will respond to vs. the line-out-the-top slip tube bobbers.Constructed with South American balsa wood, a SPECIAL SLIP-N-LOCK line-attaching device, and a through-glass stem, Gapen’s floats are the strongest, most sensitive balsa floats on the market today. This is Gapen’s Hungarian import. We do so because they are the WORLD’S FINEST in quality and performance. Constructed of South American balsa wood, quality epoxy paint and finished with premium clear varnish. Slip-N-Lock fishing floats are fitted with newly-patented snaplock attach\/release devices. Fluorescent red float tips, set high above float, create easy visual contact for the angler who works live bait such as chubs, fatheads, sucker minnows, shad, worms, crickets and dead bait, for species such as bluegill, crappie, bass, walleye, catfish and big game species.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n

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Walleye Slip Bobber & Float Features<\/b><\/p>\n

Slip-N-Lock float converts from a walleye slip bobber to a a fixed walleye float by simply sliding the black sleeve. This unique walleye slip bobber is the best. You will not find a more sensitive walleye slip bobber. During the morning fish shallow by pinching the sleeve on the line. To instantly change this to a walleye slip bobber open the sleeve. This will leave space for the line to slide through. Fish this walleye slip bobber at any depth without retying the rig.<\/p>\n

How the Slip-N-Lock Float Works<\/b><\/p>\n

Slip-N-Lock balsa floats hosts a NEW attaching device which allows the angler to easily attach or detach the float from his line. By simply slipping the line through the slot on the side of the lock device and pulling the sleeve down. All the way to lock, partway for slip-floating. (click on “How-To-Use” for more details)<\/p>\n

GUARANTEE:<\/b><\/p>\n

Gapen’s Slip-N-Lock floats are constructed with a fiberglass core, high impact finish, durable balsa and durable locking device. They are GUARANTEED against breakage for ONE year from the time of purchase when used under normal fishing conditions. Return to: The Gapen Company, 17910 87th Street, Becker, MN 55308 for replacement.<\/p>\n

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These\u00a0walleye\u00a0floats will outperform the old center tube plastic floats in both slip-bobber fishing and in beating the wind. A much more sleek and sensitive design allows the angler to burry the line beneath the water by attaching to the base of the float – no line out the top of the float means a much more steady presentation which the fish will respond to vs. the line-out-the-top slip tube bobbers.Constructed with South American balsa wood, a SPECIAL SLIP-N-LOCK line-attaching device, and a through-glass stem, Gapen’s floats are the strongest, most sensitive balsa floats on the market today. 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