a point 38 and a barb 39 the shank 36 features a substantially straight shaped portion starting with the line attachment 34 followed by a bend which is then followed by a curve shaped portion which continues all the way to the point 38 of the hook the fishing rig 30 also includes a float 40 which surrounds the substantially straight shaped portion of the shank 36 as pictured the substantially straight shaped portion of the shank 36 is elongated the fishing rig 30 further includes a bait pin 42 which is pivotably mounted to a auxiliary anchor pin 44 via an auxiliary line attachment 46 the bait pin 42 is mounted near the portion of the shank 36 so it may span the area between the shank 36 and the point 38 of the hook 32 in a preferred embodiment the bait pin 42 may feature one or more barbs 43 in other embodiments the bait pin 42 may feature bumps ridges or have a spring or corkscrew configuration fig5 is an enlarged perspective view of a single float fishing rig according to an alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention featuring a cutaway view of the float the fishing rig 30 includes a fishing hook 32 which features a line attachment 34 a shank 36 a point 38 and a barb 39 the shank 36 features a substantially straight shaped portion starting with the line attachment 34 followed by a bend which is then followed by a curve shaped portion which continues all the way to the point 38 of the hook the fishing rig 30 also includes a float 40.