http://www.raventackle.com/Shotting%20Patterns.pdf ~and in this booklet I have at home, it says you can fish for multiple species with your float rod, last fall I went for pike around sudbury, little 2-7lb's I used a regluar float 12 feet deep, with a treble hook, and two minnow, fake ones, under shot my float, and landed a couple pike, no pics to prove it but, you can do it.. no problemo. Trust your rod and gear! if it breaks, thats part of the game.. p.s. i used my sst2 reel... 8lb mono, but for pike i used 6il mono leader instead of floro so i could get a bit of stretch on a hard hit...