i probably spend less time retying than most because i'm not tossing those 4'+ leaders that you see most using these days. short leaders snag up less. not to mention that when i do snag up, it's a lot quicker to retie than a float setup.

i find myself playing with depth settings a lot when tossing the bobber around, since i don't use them to fish long runs of consistent depth. with drift gear, you're always in the strike zone, within a foot or so of bottom.

i don't rag on the bobber guys as much as i used to as i do a fair amount of that type of fishing, but do bemoan the decline of the art of drift fishing these days. however, that does give me an edge in some situations, since i can pick off a lot of the fish that the jig tossing hordes pass over, especially on the smaller rivers.