Quote Originally Posted by CrappiePappy View Post
No, I don't think you've hindered yourself at all, as you are correct that it's easier to control the depth of your bait.

My major concern with a slipfloat (or most any float, for that matter) is ... the deeper the bait and/or farther away from you the float is (or both) makes it harder to get a good solid hookset. A really long rod "helps", but sometimes they're not practical in a bank fishing scenario.
If/when I do use a float (which is extremely rare) ... it is 99.9% of the time going to be a slipfloat, and it's 99.9% of the time going to be used with live bait .... and it's 100% of the time going to be less than 10-12ft away.
But, that's just me.
Thanks for the clarification. I have noticed I have missed more fish then I like but I chalked that up to being to slow and not the slip cork itself. I use to try the countdown method but always getting hung up or not catching as many fish without the slip cork. Since then I've changed my whole set up and hardly get hung up anymore more. I use to use just hi vis #4 or #6 line now I use #15 hi via braid, slip bobber, swivel and #4 clear line. Since I have multiple rods I will try both setups side by side and see which I prefer. Thanks again!