bobber

Example Sentences

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An inflated rubber buoy about the size of a cantaloupe serves as a bobber.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022

Catfish have been good on a bobber deeper than 4 feet.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2019

They’re light, compact and can be used as a canteen, fire starter, elastic band, slingshot, fishing bobber or signaling device.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2017

The Dakes cast upstream and let their baits drift down, ready to set the hook should the bobber dip below the surface.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2017

He worked his line with the tips of his fingers, patiently, squinting out at his red and white bobber on the Rainy River.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien