Patent ID: 7434349

Claim:
A slip bobber rig comprising: an elongated member having a first end comprising an eye having an outer diameter for securing to a fishing line and a second end for securing an article of fishing tackle thereto; a slip bobber having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the eye and being located on said elongated member; and a removable sleeve having an inner diameter of sufficient size to be slid over the outer diameter of the eye and being located on said elongated member, said removable sleeve having a pretied knot thereon slidable positionable from the elongated member to the fishing line to form a slip bobber stop having an outer dimensions sufficiently large to prevent passage through said slip bobber and sufficiently small to be wound on a fishing reel, whereby the removable sleeve is removable from the fishing line when a fishing line is secured to the first end and an article of fishing tackle is secured to the second end.