Abstract: A slip bobber includes a bobber body extending along a central longitudinal axis. The bobber body includes a forward-bottom portion and a rear-top portion. A full-length channel for accommodating the reception of a fishing line therethrough runs axially through the bobber body from a forward-bottom line opening to a rear-top line opening. A weight ballast is located between the line openings that results in a center of gravity of the bobber body being closer to the forward-bottom line opening than the rear-top line opening. Upon casting, the weight ballast causes the forward-bottom portion of the bobber body to lead and the rear-top portion to trail. Upon reception in water, the weight ballast is situated such that the bobber body floats horizontally in the water in a rest position with the central longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to a surface of the water in which the slip bobber is received.