VHawk - Thanks for the great review! I recently bought a spool of 30lb Hydrofloat at the PNW Sportsman's Show in Portland. I plan to use it for jig/bait/float fishing for spring Chinook but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. I have it on both my levelwind and a spinning reel. I'll give it a good workout this spring. But I can see how your 20lb test might be too light. I normally use 30 to 50lb mainline with 20lb fluorocarbon leader.

In your post, you indicated that you lost a few floats during your test. Presumably your mainline snapped instead of the leader. I've eliminated that problem by tieing a bobber stop and beads at BOTH ends of the float. That way, if the mainline snaps at the swivel, the bobber stop will keep your float on the mainline.

BTW, I really value your reviews. It's difficult to get an honest review in a fishing magazie (e.g., STS or SSJ) since those magazines live and die on advertising dollars from fishing tackle manufactuers. For an example, see the latest issue of SSJ for the article on steelhead hooks (they're all great.... even though nobody believes it).

Keep up the great work.