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
Bending down, he opened up his tackle box and busied himself with a bobber and a piece of wire leader, humming to himself, his eyes down.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
