I have found some very interesting floats from Asia at a local Tackle Shop. These are from Korea. These floats are made up of a slender, tapered balsa body and have quill/straw shaft on both sides. The upper straw has multi-colored glow painted segments. Overall, these floats are about 2 feet long and the bodies are about 3 inches long. The floats are packaged in a clear tube with a 1/4 oz pinch weight for your line. The line is atttched with soft sugical tubing and here is the strange part:

The botton shaft is segmented . These floats have a short, 2 inch long, wooden shaft segment at the bottom end which is used for the tube attatch. This segment is hinged and connected to the main lower shaft with some hollow braid dacron. So what does the hinged lower shaft buy you? Casting efficiency or something?? Has anyone here ever used this style of floats before? I don't see these in DV's book on float fishing. They look like they may be useful in stillwater and slow rivers .
Rich