Of all the floats that have come across the market in my lifetime, the Thill Mini-Stealth is probably the best of the best. It fishes well as a static float down to about seven or eight feet depending on the rod length and whether you’re on shore or in a boat. The float is instantly adjustable for depth simply by sliding it up or down as needed, yet is stays in place remarkably well when used in conjunction with the silicone tube that comes with the float.
The picture shows how the initial rigging is started
and how the properly rigged unit looks on the right. Set up in this fashion the float instantly alerts you to any kind of an upward hit by tipping over on its side. Its short stature on the water makes it fairly wind resistant. The float shown is a size “2 and is shown with a 1/32 head. This size of float will carry any of the 2″ and under plastics fishable on a 1/32 head. Up-sizing to a size 4 allows the use of 1/24 and 1/16 heads and still, the larger size has all of the positive features of the smaller float.
This float is a tough one to find in stores. Most stock the ‘new style” of Mini-Stealth that features a sliding locking tube on the stem’s end. The new style is indeed junk at it finest. I buy them, pull the stem out of the float body and re-insert with some epoxy on it. When the epoxy is set hard I poke a hole in the stem near the end using a heated paper clip. A replacement silicone tube goes on and I am back in business. I also order these floats directly from Lindy Tackle. Click on Thill products and you’ll find these.
The size BB2 is the ticket for lines to 6 pounds and jigs to 1/32. The BB4 will allow you to fish heavier heads. For crappies and Sunfish it is hard to beat the #2 set-up. If you’re a minnow dunker this is the way to go as the hook weight is compatible with the float.
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