: a person who rides or races on a bobsled
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Lisa Meyers McClintick,
Midwest Living,
17 June 2026
Present them under a bobber or float, putting them at crappie eye level.
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John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Using night crawlers under a bobber or on the bottom can help catch a variety of species.
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Staff Reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 May 2026
That flimsy bobber did its job and triggered the most deadly terrorist act of the Civil Rights Movement.
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John Archibald,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Families dip paddles and glide along shorelines, shriek and skip across waves on water skis and wakeboards, and cast fishing rods with soft, hopeful plunks of bobbers and bait.
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Lisa Meyers McClintick,
Midwest Living,
17 June 2026
Present them under a bobber or float, putting them at crappie eye level.
—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Using night crawlers under a bobber or on the bottom can help catch a variety of species.
—
Staff Reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 May 2026
That flimsy bobber did its job and triggered the most deadly terrorist act of the Civil Rights Movement.
—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Bobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobber. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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