O.k Never used a marker float before ,i understand the principal of it. But watching a dvd the other day i saw that some anglers still fish with the marker float out .Is this the norm or do you checkout whats on the bottom first with a feeler lead, mark it on your line and then attach your spod ,for those of us without 10rods.But when you are ready for fishing do you leave your marker float out there or just use the line clip and a far bank marker for accuracy.And what about fishing at night whats the easiest way of hitting your target everytime as you cannot always see your marker .especially if theres no light pollution around.