Bobber Fishing With Beads. The purpose of that bead is to prevent the bobber stopped from sliding. The main difference between using fishing weights and bobbers is that A specialized bobber called a popping cork is a bobber on a short piece of wire between two beads.

The bobber or float presents the bait at a pre set depth and acts as a strike indicator when a fish bites.
The ones of us who fished bobbers or floats as kids will remember the typical white and red Styrofoam contraptions that was used together with a bit of lead.
This is a video to hopefully show beginners how they can get some gear and set up a slip bobber for steelhead fishing with beads. A wide variety of fishing bobber options are available to you Ice Fishing - Bobber stops with beads. Free delivery and returns on eBay Plus items for Plus members.