Quote Originally Posted by moonrunner View Post
... does not mention river float in Fish USA?
... because very few people in the US know what a river float is.

River floats have the buoyancy at the top, so they can be held back or "checked" against the current. This allows the bait to travel at the speed of the water near the bottom instead of the faster water at the surface. The deeper the water, the greater the difference in the speeds.

Stillwater floats (like the waggler) have the buoyancy at the bottom.