Float-N-Fly

[Ham]

I use 8-10 foot rods with braid to the 3 way swivel, clip a float to another arm of the 3 way, and tie a fixed leader to the other arm. I also use Punisher jigs as well as a few others. I haven't caught fish like I want to or expected to so far.

Having said that. I've caught all three black bass species, crappie, panfish, and Trout.

If you are shore bound due to generation, you can scratch out trout with a FNF. You should shorten up you leader so that you don't hand up constantly and swing a jig in that current and catch trout. I caught about 5 trout an hour which I didn't think was too bad. The heavy current works the way for you. Just watch that bobber and lift when it acts differently.

[Bill Babler]

There is a short video on my website of Beck and I catching a 5 pounder on a floater. For the most part we are using either a 10' or a 12' rod, with a 2500 series reel, your chose. 8 pound braid to the swivel and float to a 1/16th. oz jig or a 1/32nd. I have also caught them on a 1/64th. All with size 1 hooks custom made. Our leader is invesx in most often 4 pound test with a 15' leader to the fly. You get line much heaver and the drop and action of the jig is really impaired.

3 years ago we had 50 fish over 5 pounds on the floater. Year before last we had not so good of luck. Last year they were on it again with lots of quality fish. My two biggest Table Rock fish have came on the floater 9.6 and 9.3.

It is not so much a Winter bait for me here, as I am a deep fisherman. It is much more of a Pre-Spawn staging bait.

Good Luck