Here's a shot of the Sea Stinger on the shore of Lake Jackson in Florala, Alabama, our usual float fly place.

In my opinion, the tail dragger floats are outstanding. As soon as you add any power, the tail comes up and you are skimming along on the step. Steerng is with the air rudder. The plane lifts off easily, much more so than my Sea Roar (Uproar on conventional floats). Landings are great, too. The plane skims along on the step until it slows down. I could do touch and goes with this thing all day long. I would say they handle better and are easier to take off or land than any of my conventional floats.

I made these tail dragger floats by cutting down some conventional floats, but I am gettng ready to order some from Seaplane Supply. Their Hot Timers look good to me.