Good post Steelheadman! I think floats can be used effectively in all types of water. In low water we regularly fish the chop with our floats. Practically the only way to fish when it gets low and clear. We have to remember that what is happening on the surface is usually a reflection of the bottom substrates. Chop is usually thrown up by faster current, higher gradient, some bigger nuggets on the bottom. Pretty much the only way to fish this type of water is to load up the lead and sink it in there. I assume Sparky has a stutter and it takes him a few posts before he blurts it out.