I have found that the best (and cheapest) way to set up floats for salmon is to run a slip float. I tie a leader on, attach my lead at the swivel, run a small holed bead on the main line, and then the slip bobber. For a bobber stop I take a rubber band and break it. Then tie an overhand knot where I want the bobber to stop. The weight will pull down the line through the float to the stop and the depth is easy to adjust. The only problem is sometimes the stop will finally come free. Then just tie a new knot. Use pretied mooching rigs for leaders if you don't tie your own. I prefer solid tie. Also you can take a plastic straw from a burger joint, cut small, like 1/8, strips and use a hot needle to make three holes in the strip. Then thread the line through the holes for another cheap stop. Most slip bobbers come with a few stops.

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