TM,

Fixed or sliding depends on your targeted water. Anything less than about 10 ft, and I'll go with a fixed float. Deeper water or faster water, where you need the presentation down fast, a sliding rig would probably be better.

For fixed floats, the dinks are cheaper, but the light balsa floats (Thill Turbomasters) are better. The weight of the jig alone will stand them up straight, and ANY sniff of your jig by a fish will get the float either dancing of dunking. Just remember that you need to mend your line to get the float standing straight up and down so the jig/bait is floating "true" through the drift.

Good luck in your float fishing adventures.......

Fish on........
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