You move all the weights to about six inches away from the hook. You then keep increasing the depth by sliding the float up until the float no longer sinks but has about 1 inch out of the water. With the last six inches of line with the hook along the bottom. The beauty of this method is that the carp feels no weight or resistance as the float helps to lift the weight. This method is superb on stillwater and lakes but is difficult to set up on fast moving rivers.
Float fishing is fun but can be hard work and is restricted to close range fishing .
The type of rod needed is a through action rod of between 1.5 and 2 pound test curve. You need a rod that has a nice action to flick a light weight float out to at least 20 yds. The Edge sits along the bottom nicely so is my first choice . The line and the braid are joined by a small swivel. This acts as part of the weight so you dont need to add as many weights to the line .