bobber

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

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022

“It was exciting, watching a bobber go under the water, being outside. When I was in high school, I decided I wanted to manage fisheries,” he said.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

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

Fishermen will not get bored there like they might on Crane Prairie, staring at a strike indicator or bobber all day long.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2014

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