hi what is the best way to hook bread for floating mine alwasy comes of when i cast and what is the best size hook to use thanks

I use the crust of an uncut loaf, i make sure i get it really fresh baked then use a six to four size hook and free line it for chub. dip it in the water once then flick it out to likely looking spots keeping your profile low to the water. great summer fun on rivers.

If you're talking crust, the time-honoured method is "in through the crumb, out through the crust and back again" that seems to keep it on pretty well if you're not casting too far. Hook size needs to be matched to bait size - a matchbook sized crust could go on a 4 or even a 2, for example.

The old-time anglers used to spend alot of time and trouble preparing crust by pressing it under heavy weights, but I've never found it necessary - just make sure it's a fresh new loaf.

cheat and microwave a french loaf between 30sec & 1m depending on power of your microwave,this should result in a piece of crust with a slightly
rubbery skin to it which should help it to stay on the hook,then just tear of a chunk of crust & fold in over with the skin side up and pass a size 6 hook through the bend,or alternatively pass the hook up through the flake(white)about a inch from the edge turn the hook 180* and push the point back through the crust so its amungst the flake bit .using a big piece of crust to suit
the size of hook your using.

Toast it, carp certainly don't mind and it stays on bloody well.