Fish a slip foat and put 2 stoppers on it or use micro shot pinch-ons they work better. Put one on above your float for the deep water and another below the float where you estimate bottom is in the tailout. When you hit the tail out, add some tension and the bobber will slip down to the second stopper ensuring your depth for the rest of the swing to shore. And as for float color. It has never made a difference for me. I've fished many floats but i like Macks steelhead slip floats. They're half flourecent green and half oranges, easy to see and cast and they float alot of weight yet they go under easy. Spook city right? Nope. I have even hooked up twice with steelhead, fishing for Chum with a 1 foot leader in 1-2 feet of water. Thought it was a fluke on my first fish but next day i got another on the same setup. ALTHOUGH, as superstition has it, I MUST have the yellow side down cuz that's just the way it is. I used to worry about all this crap, bobber color, leader weight, silver or black hooks or swivels, shot size, untill someone told me that Steelhead aren't magical or elusive or exceptionally smart, there just fish. One question...how come no one uses weedless jigs???