Floats are more effective in almost all water conditions. And the question should not be about float and jigs. Floats are deadly with eggs, sand shrimp and many other things. In B.C. where the float is king most anglers do not use jigs.

I have had the pleasure of fishing with several of the top rods in the northwest including, Nick Amato, Bill Herzog, John Koenig, Dave Vedder and Clint Derlago. They all use floats at least some of the time. And several of these guys use only floats or spoons.

Many top rods in B.C. know how to drift fish, but they use floats because they offer a more natural presentation, better line control, less hang ups and the ability to effectivly fish many areas that cannot be effectivly drift fished.

I beleive that most folks who use floats long enough to really understand them will never go back to drift fishing.