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

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

Jig and bobber guys can choose between Mack's Lures Glo-Getter jigs or Worden Lures Maxi Jigs.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2011

I spun in the hallway like a bobber in the river.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly