I had an opportunity to fish with a guide in BC who used dink floats, 10,6 rods, curado reels and split shot.
We crimped 3-4 1/4 oz splits on the line above the swivel, below the float about 1 ft a part. 18" leader with egg sacks. Killer combo, four of us fished 3 days and hooked and released over 100 steelhead. Can't count the number we lost. Mighty nice way to fish.
The one item that he said was the most important was to keep your line off the water, with the tip of the float pointing at you. This way the hookset was fast and in the lip.

Works like a charm down here too.