Floats
There is an old saying in fishing "Pole floats catch more anglers than fish". With the amount of different float designs and colours you can easily see that it is all to easy to be attracted to buying a float due to its colours rather than the design or purpose of the float.
You need to match your float to the venue and the weather conditions and hopefully this guide will help you into making the right choice.
There are generally 3 different parts of a float, known as the Stem, Body and the Bristle.
Stillwater Float Guide
The table below is a rough guide for float size corresponding to depth being fished at. This does not take into account wind, weather conditions or tow on the water.
| Depth | Float Size (Grams) | Float Size (Styls) |
| Up to 3 feet | 0.1g to 0.2g | 4x10 to 4x12 |
| Four feet | 0.3g | 4x14 |
| Five feet | 0.5g | 4x16 |
| Six to nine feet | 0.75g | 4x18 |
| Over 10 feet | 1g | 4x20 |