Thread: European or American

I like the Betts floats the best. they have all the different kinds you could use.

Fatman

wing it, it is a weighted bobber that you can cast way out there . also it is weight sensative, it lays flat on the surface and the slightest added weight makes it stick up . great when they are hitting real soft. made to use with different weight jigs .

I like 'em all in the right time and place.

This thread on floats has been real interesting.
For spin or spin cast:
One of the most popular among some of the best gill fishermen that I know is the 2nd one in the attached picture. They do not add water to it and use a toothpick thru the peg for a stop. Most are used with crickets but works as well with a jig.
The one on top .. Referred to around here as "Blue Top" .. is second choice.
For "Pole Fishing" Quill at the bottom has been top choice, then the cork "String Float" (all most impossible to find these days) replacing that is the styro foam "Peg floats" (3rd in the pix) ...
Now the other one shown is the balsa quill a big item in South Alabama & North West Fl .. and is my favorite for "Pole" fishing...
the unpainted one is from when I made and sold them for several years ... balsa got to high ... The first one I know to make these were Mr. Rainwater in Montgomery, they made a lot of them ... George Stokes in Andalusia, AL made them for years and a Church Organization made them as well .... The most common trade name for them was "Wide A Wake" floats ..

Just thought I would add a little to this thread.

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