Purplepeanut007 PP007 FLOAT MAKING & FISHING ADVENTURES - THE RIVER IRWELL AND BEYOND.

 Morning all, I have a new take on an older float to show you today. An In-line, Reversible, GlowIn The Dark Pike/Cat Slider. I have made a similar float to the one picture/ link below but this time it has an internal tube so it can be fished: https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2022/10/new-glow-in-dark-pike-slider.html ( This version is eyed at both ends). 1. As a pike slider either live or dead baiting. 2. Live baiting for catfish similar to dumbell rigs. 3: Sea fishing. We have two specific species in mind.  If you know or follow me you will know I am not into specimen fishing really but a mate of mine, Andy Boyne is !!!! This float is made to his specific design/ measurements and will also see action in the sea but I will let that story unfold later on this year!!!! Float Size 40 x 2.2 cms. Paints used were Day glow fluorescent red/pink, glow in the dark yellow. Black thread was the only colour used on this design.   Andy will be taking this one through its paces, ei...

 Morning all, My first floats of 2025. This weeks offerings are set of  Inserted Straight Wagglers Grey/Yellow. These sarkanda and harwood floats are fishished with dark grey, yellow, white and fluorescent orange paints, black, grey, gold and scarlet threads with a hand turned brass eye.  The humble Inserted Straight Wagglers aare a must in any float anglers collection. Until the next time………. TTFN Peanut. If you would like to look at all of the hand crafted floats I make please click on the link below and it will take you to my float page. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 Join Salford Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution. http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/

Merry Christmas everyone, ☃️🎅☃️🎅☃️🎅 I have started making tench and bream floats earlier than I usually do. This set of four come in at around 5AAA dressed with green/grey bodies and a black and white segmented stem section to see this all important lift bites. Threads used are black and gold, all finished with a flourescrnt orange sight tips. These are the larges of this style of float I have made at the moment but I do have plans to make some larger ones in the near future. We have had some good results with the smaller Driftbeaters......all the way from Sweden infact !!!!!! For the full blog of the smaller floats click the link below https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2023/05/true-diftbeaters-in-slate-grey.html Until the next time………. TTFN Peanut. If you would like to look at all of the hand crafted floats I make please click on the link below and it will take you to my float page. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 Join S...

 Morning everyone, I am back making some heavy river floats. The Olive Green, 10g Avons With Alloy Stems + Heavy Irwell Sticks With Hardwood Stems pictured below are made from Balsa with alloy and hardwood stems. When I use these avons it will be on the deeper runs with heavier baits on this river and are 19.5 cms in length.   The Heavy Irwell Sticks are for shallow, pacey runs, up to about four feet deep, also for use with all baits on the trent and are 13.5 cms in length. Finished with White, Olive Green, Flourescent orange and red/pink paints. Threads used are black and gold. I used mine this season in conjuction with these olivettes which have been quite useful saving me a few quid on conventional shot when fishing bulk down the line. Until the next time………. TTFN Peanut. If you would like to look at all of the hand crafted floats I make please click on the link below and it will take you to my float page. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-fl...

 Morning all, I used Stillwater Blues & Canal Greys almost exclusively in my later school years fishing on Pilsworth Bottom Ponds & Unsworth Fisheries. Looking back the freedom we had in the 1980's was great. I used to make a packed lunch, and a flask of coffee just before setting off at 03.00, spend all day on the lake, peddle home, catch the bus to bury to top up my bait and tackle supplies, then repeat. I wish I could do that now!!!!!   May be when retirement arrives!!!!! lol. Anyway, back to the floats .... The next three floats are a bit of an experiment. These are, "Stepped, Inserted Wagglers with Fine Tips" for silver fishing. Weight capacity for these three floats is approximately 4 BB plus or 1.6g ish each.  I have two main uses for these floats.  The first will be standard on the drop fishing in the summer months in ponds and lakes use smaller baits. The second will be once again, for on the drop fishing but this time on rivers.  When I ha...

Afternoon all, Just finished these three inserted wagglers in red, blue and black. I think these are my favourite floats to make as they can be decorated many different ways and used in multiple areas of fishing from ponds to big rivers. These are made with reed and hard wood stems, red, blue, white, paint with fluorescent red and orange tips. Threads used are black gold and blush gold finished with hand turned brass eyes. I will be making a rack of these of these over the Christmas period.....no idea of colour combinations yet 🤣 I will just go with the flow and see what happens. Hopefully getting on the river in the next few weeks so should have a few fishing blogs to load up. TTFN Peanut. If you would like to look at all of the hand crafted floats I make please click on the link below and it will take you to my float page. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 Join Salford Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution....