All is good advice! A couple of notes though:
One, "we don't call them bobbers." Vedder would tell you. " Bobbers are for guys going to family reunions looking to meet someone."
We call them Floats. ( basically a glorified bobber in my opinion) Trust me, I hear it from Vedder all the time. I've been "float" and jig fishing for a long time now, it is absolutely deadly and there are many different jigs on the market to choose from, all deadly on different water. Both of Vedders books are a good start, " Float Fishing For Steelhead" and " Jig Fishing For Steelhead" , I'd strongly recommend them to anyone interested in getting into float fishing. Another bit of advice is to talk to guys in your area that fish the same rivers as you do and see what they use. What rivers do you fish? Maybee I can point you in the right direction.