I haven’t really used a float (fixed or slip) in about 10 years (before 360 and Livescope), although it was casting out to a shallow area with an ultralight because the boat would scare the fish away. In a way, my hookset would still be at an angle because of the distance, although it would initially be closer to vertical and increase in angle as I remove the slack in the line. I haven’t tried drop shot rigging for crappie.