can someone help me learn about the float and flie what it is and how to use it.[/LIST]

I'd need more info. Are you talking about a fly rod? Carl

The float and fly is a technique developed in tennessee on dales hollow I believe to catch smallmouth during the cold winter months . It involves a bobber with a 1-4 ft leader behind it , with a dollfly (1/8 oz. hair jig) at the other end . Generally you twitch it real slow to make the jig pulse looking like a minnow .

Fisher 2 is corrct, I just finsihed an article in MIdwest Outddors Mgazine. The rig described I the article was used on a three way swivel. Attacth one end of the 3 way to your line, add about a four foot leader to one other end of the swivel for your jig, described as a 1/32 to 1/16 tth ouce feathered or hair jig, attach the bobber to the empty swivel eye. Cast the Floast and Fly with a lob cast much like a long leadered Carolina rig. Use your hands to shake the boober an bait, then pause-shake pause etc. Any bobber or jig may be used. My choice is the BulletBobber since you can actually steer the bait to where you want it to go, especially if fishing fairly shallow water for smallmouth that could spook when the bobber splashes down, With BulletBobber I can cast away from the fish and then ease the BulletBobber and jig to the fishy arewa without spooking the fish. Johnnie.