In the early days of fishing, anglers relied heavily on floats and sinkers to control the depth of their baits. As sport fishing grew in popularity, the float's primary purpose shifted from depth control to strike indication and the sinker evolved from a simple weight to a dynamic component of underwater lure action. Today, the float has virtually disappeared from most tackle boxes, while the weight has morphed into hundreds of different shapes and sizes for thousands of different applications. From my perspective the loss of the float is a shame, and I'd love to see it re-introduced to the fishing scene as a mechanism for controlling depth, lure action, and strike awareness. In this section, we'll teach you everything you need to know about the float, and it's sworn enemy the sinker!