Float fishing, otherwise known as "indicator fishing" is one of the most effective bait presentation methods available to the angler targeting any species. The ability to cover tons of water quickly in rivers, tributaries and tidal flows You can work a large swath of "bottom" along with the entire water column The ability to quickly eliminate dead water, and the ability to identify fish holding spots that particular day is the key to success for float fishermen.
With that said, there are obviously going to be a variety of different float styles to choose from based upon fishing conditions.. First and foremost, float selection starts with the premise of matching the amount of weight you are trying to support with the appropriate float size.
The numbers in grams stamped on the side of the float actually mean something Underweighting using a float too big or overweighting using a float too small will result in poor float performance in mending and tracking situations.
Your float ideally should rest in the water between the yellow and white bands below the orange top. The orange top is for visibility purposes only. Simply add up the weight in grams of the entire shot pattern you are going to use, and choose the correctly weighted float.
Super soft split shot packages will tell you the gram weight of each shot for easy reference. There are a variety of float styles to be used in the varying conditions you may find yourself fishing. As a general rule, slimmer and longer profile floats track better in currents and seams. When you mend your line with a longer and slimmer profile float, you are less likely to pull the float out of the seam or track you are trying to float.
