Well, I'd say an almost yes and no on this one. It's not all as hard as drifting, but it's not all easy either as just letting it float. Willierower, I don't know where you get the idea there's really any difference then having a jig underfoot as apozed to eggs/shrip etc. With both you have to adjust to depth of pocket you're fishing. With both you must be able to mend your line with current (which a long rod helps with this) and with BOTH you watch your bobber for it to go under. Watching the bobber and setting the hook is the same for eggs, jigs, or even those of us who use flies with a strike indicator. It does take work to use a bobber. I'd love to see the person who can just buy some jigs and start nailing them. You need certain sizes for certain conditions and colors to go with water clarity. There's no such thing as a "easy catch" method except someone on the bank with a snagging rod or a net strewn across a river. I feel NO ONE has the right to say a thing about any method, experienced or not. If it works, use it. As I've said before, we're all in this together, so acceptance is needed, there's nothing wrong with bobber fisherman, as long as you don't limit yourself to just that technique.

That's my .02

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