One of the most annoying things in the world is when people use a float in the wrong conditions (especially fly fisherman)...you are on the right track by asking.
Given the event of low clear water, using a "flatlined" (no weight or float) single egg is deadly. Should you need a small, non intrusive float, the drennan waggler in the smallest size is a great tool, as well.
If the water is up and green, selecting a float like the drennan loafer, or similar style, is hard to beat. Get yourself some float caps so u can peg it correctly, you will need a larger float cap for it (the red colored ones you get in the multi pack) If you are doing a large amount of switching baits, using a slit-side pegged styrofoam float is good, but they can be intrusive if the water is too clear. Use discretion.
Put on top float cap, thread float on through bottom peg, slide on bottom float cap, attach both, and you can slide the float up and down. The pegging material is more or less elastic "surgical tubing" that will hug the stems of the float with your line through it. Works very well.
I do a lot of jigging with floats, I have found medium sized Styrofoam pegged floats work very well with jigs underneath, cast, and jig in place taking up slack as necessary, you are more or less shaking your rod.
Go buy about 50 Daiichi 1150 size 16 hooks. It is all you need for sacs and singles. If the water is up, you can go to something larger, or if you are fishing something like a gulp minnow a size 8 1150 works great nose hooked as well.
Get the super doux 6 compartment split shot selector, along with some BB shot from water gremlin, you should be covered, large shot up top, small shot on bottom, 2 large shot if you are bottom bouncing sacks without a float.
post edited by Loomis - 2011/12/27 16:47:00