I use a slip float a good bit with jigs and for bream. The key to it for me is having the right size float for the weight jig head or split shot. This varies with the depth you fish. Most of my fishing with float is shallow. So my bait is less than 4 foot under the cork, most of the time 18"- 2'. The cork barely floats above the surface when the line is all the way down. If a bite happens before the jig reaches bottom the cork will not stand up(cigar style) or will not be barely above water(floating too high). I dont know the size I use most, but they are small maybe 1.5" long and 1/2" around. Some that I like are the tear drop style, I dont think the fish even feel it when they take it under. If I fish deeper I may not go up in jig size but only add a splitshot 6-10" above it.

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