Floats and Bobbers Floats or bobbers are very sensitive pieces of equipment that indicate when you've got a bite. They're sometimes easier to watch than the end of the pole, particularly for kids, and they can truly pay off if you're fishing more than one rod at a time. These devices float on the surface of the water, and are most often used to suspend a bait at a specific depth. Floats come in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and materials. Floats are usually long and thin, tipped with bright color to make them more visible.
Bobbers are often more compact, made of cork or plastic, and usually spherical.
As with hooks, you'll have to determine what type of fishing you'll be doing in order to pick the types of floats that will work best for you. Bobbers work best on relatively still water. Many floats are specifically designed and suited to turbulent or windy conditions. Weights Weights, also called sinkers, are used to further refine an angler's control over his success. There are many different sizes and designs of weights, of course, each suited to particular uses.