[icarus pacific]

For your usage, Dog, I'd go with the mono for the reasons everyones already gone on about, and depending on the proximity to the bottom maybe a meter or two of coated cable. I've used boogie boards and the like for a float, not so much for the line, but to rest my tired ass. That said, a float the size of a boogie board is a bunch to tow around. I did two floats once, a boogie board in the a.m and a conventional float like a Riffe or OMER inflatable in the p.m and the difference was very noticeable, much like pushing chain versus pulling it. And something some divers don't realize is that the float isn't there to stop the fish but to act as a drag to slow it down so you can roll up on it and finish it off, so you don't want a big old tire back there.


Having a floater or ideally a bungie floater is a good thing to invest in. Even if you're poor and don't like to spend a lot on spearstuff.

sven