3way
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Top float choice
What brand/style do you prefer?
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/04 12:16:53
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Myself, I like Drennan loafers, their durable and dont seem to spook that many fish
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Roy D. Mercer
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/04 16:06:21
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It really comes down to the water you're fishing. We run large slip floats in deep heavy current, and downsize to fixed (Drennan Loafers, Top Notch, etc.) in the 2 1/2 - 4 1/2 swan sizes for streams in Nothern Ohio/Pa. Best advise would be to experiment, and find out what best suits your style of floating really. Seems we're always trying to achieve that perfect drift speed while holding a current seam. You'll find that some floats are helpful in doing one and not the other, depending on your gear (size rig, reel performance, etc). A good starting point would be the drennan loafer, as it offers some of the more "all around" attributes that many look for when choosing a float, however it is not the "best" float to use in every situation.
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Fisherboy86
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/04 16:49:11
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I love to make my own balsa floats, but the Sheffield Floats work very well too. I usually carry around 30 floats on me at a time. Different shapes and sizes to match almost any water condition that shows. For salmon fishing I only buy and use the Sheffield two packs as they are fairly cheap, and I may go through 6 or 7 of them in a day of great fishing. In general, though, I use the Sheffield floats any time I may be losing a few floats a day. Because of the work and time put into the home made Balsa floats, it's as if I lose a good friend on the stream. Best, Fisher
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/04 17:34:20
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Ravens all the way, my all around favorites
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/04 21:22:01
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Drennans and blackbirds are my personal favorites. For balsa floats thills r my only choice.
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/04 22:44:11
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/05 13:27:46
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Drennan Loafers, I haven't found a better float for dead drifting.
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/06 00:41:22
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I personally like the Sheffeild floats myself. Great float for the money, plus you get two of them. Pin_drifter
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tommybanzai
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/06 08:45:21
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the only thing i don't like about sheffield floats is the garbage caps that come with them. I end out swapping the caps out for ones of rubber material instead of the plastic ones that come in the pac.
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pin_drifter
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/06 13:03:02
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Never had a problem with the caps, but i also use surgical tubing get about 4 ft for like $ 4 bucks works great you just have to cut it yourself. Makes alot of caps.
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Fisherboy86
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/06 14:06:40
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I have had a few problems with the tubing they provide, but it's mainly just figuring out which end it fits on better. I end up using "gas line tubing" you can find at a Hobby Shop for RC airplanes. Like Pin_Drifter said, you can't beat them for the money. And the steelhead don't care. Best, Fisher
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/06 14:47:24
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you are right....the fish dont eat our floats...its what is under them that counts I am a drennan and black bird guy (sheffs are pretty similar)
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/06 20:51:43
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tommybanzai
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/07 14:18:20
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those are pretty sweet. they are easy to adjust too. I remember that kyler boy had a hard time with his smacking off the rocks and tubes breaking all the time though I am waiting to see one of these floats. I know a few people that should have one.
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/07 14:21:54
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on a serious note though, does anyone use the raven floats? I seen flyman uses them. Which ones you use?
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3way
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/08 08:32:38
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Drennans have a hole at the base for the line. Makes changing floats tough. Do the shefields,ravens (blackbird)and others have holes as well? Too hard to tell form online pics....
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rureadytofish
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/08 09:59:36
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Don't stick your line through the hole. I never do. I just add a couple extra float caps on the bottom and on the top. It makes changing floats a whole lot easier. What also works well for float caps is that shrink tubing for putting on wire connections. Different colors and different sizes. I prefer balsa to plastic in most situations. However, I agree that all the above mentioned floats work very well.
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Fisherboy86
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RE: Top float choice
2008/08/08 14:08:56
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3way, The holes are for rigging as a slip float. If you do not intend to fish that way, do not thread your line through the hole. I do not use the styles with the holes, but my father bought a few once and he was able to unscrew and remove the bottom piece with the hole in it. I think it was a Raven, but am not sure. Orange top, clear bottom. Best, Fisher
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RE: Top float choice
2008/09/06 05:11:40
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ORIGINAL: tommybanzai on a serious note though, does anyone use the raven floats? I seen flyman uses them. Which ones you use? I use anywhere from the 4.2 gram to the 11 gram depending on water
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RE: Top float choice
2008/09/08 21:16:46
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Riverwoods or Top Notch floats!
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RE: Top float choice
2008/09/23 22:43:16
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I have fished the Steelhead stalkers, Drennan loafer 4.2g and all of the ravens. Depending on what I am doing is how I select the float. The raven floats are easy to use, easy to modify and sturdy. Like if a client cast to far and it hits a rock they don't spring a leak. The drennan's I like for low clear water. The steelhead stalkers just stay away from. I also like to use Dink floats for holding back in some big water. Usually in the winter flows.
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