Let me give you my opinion on the float thing. (Worth less than a cup of coffee in most states). There is a somewhat average depth in most of the flats you fish with a jig, as well as the deeper holes. For you to fish different parts of the hole, you may have to adjust. If you run through a hole, and hit a rock, that's fine. Adjust your drift to the inside or outside of that rock, so you can hit the areas where the fish are likely to hold. Don't be afraid to cast beyond your rock, and suck it back behind it. They'll lay in that slot too.


It isn't any different than metering mono on a fly reel for chuckin and duckin in snag infested water. You run in to a snag, bust your line, re-rig your line and strip another foot or tow in order to fish the far edge. Otherwise, shorten up your drift a couple of feet and fish the inside edge of the snag. Floats allow you to do the same thing, but you're dialed in a little more visually than drift fishing. If you run them right, you'll stay above most of your snags. Also, the fish will move up on your jig/bait, so don't be afraid to run them a little higher in the water column. Run your float in lanes, and break the water down the same way a chuck and ducker does it. If you fish it, they will come.

Jigman, your turn to take over. Sorry I intruded. Remember, you'll always catch more fish with what you keep in the water most often. It's all about confidence. Ask the Rat about yarn fishing in the mighty Pacific Northwest.