Bobber

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which bobs.
  • noun. One who fishes with a bob.
  • noun. One of the artificial flies of an angler's cast.
  • noun. One who scoffs.
  • noun. A deceiver.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, bobs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
  • Word Usage
    "BOBBER RIG When you're fishing near a prominent obstruction, around the mouth of atributary, or over weeds, using a bobber is a good approach (you want it as small as possible to minimize the resistance when a pike takes the bait and runs)."