Matching Floats To Conditions
If you're new to modern float fishing, you're probably asking, "How do I know which Thill float to use under a given set of circumstances?"
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Fear Not! The system is easier to understand than you might think when picturing all the Gold Medal models. In fact, you'll learn a lot about float selection just by reading our tips pages. Plus, on each Thill Float package is a helpful guide to rigging.
Is it really necessary to have a variety of different floats? Think of it this way: Golfers carry as many as 14 clubs because different shots call for a different approach. How well would a golfer score playing one club the entire round?
A float angler also needs a selection because each Thill float is designed to excel under specific conditions. For instance, water and weather conditions differ from day to day and spot to spot. Bait size varies according to what species your after. Sometimes you'll be fishing "in tight" and sometimes you'll need to cast or drift the float from a distance. See what we mean?
The most important difference you'll find in float styles is whether they are designed primarily for use in still or moving waters.
Still waters include lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and canals. Yes, wind and waves can rile up still waters, but from the Thill perspective, they are not moving waters. Moving water, by comparison, is water carried along by current, such as rivers, streams, brooks, and coastal tidal flows. We loosely call floats that are designed to be fished in current "river floats". But these same river floats work well for slow trolling from a boat in still waters! (Your boat movement creates artificial current.)
Related Articles:
Rigging for still water
Rigging for flowing water
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