The remaining shot required to sink the float so solely the tip is showing are then placed on the road between the float and the hook. If you want the bait to sink slowly so that fish feeding up in the water can intercept it, the shot is spaced out, but if you wish to get the bait all the way down to the bottom rapidly, perhaps as a result of a lot of small fish near the surface are taking the bait earlier than it could reach larger fish under, the shot shall be bunched nearer to the hook.…