When I float fish bait for steelhead I prefer to use dink floats but not when I am using jigs.I try to keep it close to the bottom as posssible as long as I am not getting snagged.When float fishing for chinook most of the time I will start out at around 7 ft deep even if the hole is a lot deeper than that and work my way down if I don't get any hits.Although certain holes I will start out fishing deeper based on past experience.Can't wait for the springers to get into the smaller rivers in good numbers.Bobber down!!