Thanks- I know that Outdoor Emporium sells the weighted cheaters, so I will give them a try. I have some flame colored which works well with cerise yarn and either SS or roe on the rivers I fish. The floating is really working out well so far for mid-late summer fishing when water is lower and slower. some of my favorite spots were tough to drift... super small pencil lead was not going anywhere.

OK, not to derail the discussion, but do you guys mend your drift with an open bail using a spinning reel? I was doing this allot this last outing and then the bobber goes down and what next? with the bail open, you can't really set the hook without taking line out. perhaps I should palm the spool? or do you turn the spool and hope that the fish is still there by the time you slam it?