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

 Morning everyone, I am back making some more heavy river floats. All are made from balsa in the new chocolate brown, 6 x 10g (6 Swan +) Avons with Alloy Stems, a 1x7g Heavy Fluted Avon with an alloy stem and finally a 1x4g (5AAA) Crow Quil Avon, a first for me belive it or not !!! Paints used were white, fluorescent red/orange and chocolate brown. Theads used were red, black, purple and Blush gold. Mainly for the rivers  Trent and Wye this year. The Futted and Crow Quil Avons with get a little more use, especially the Crow Quill Avon as it is of a weight to be used more regularly on most of the rivers I fish. 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 Is free to join !!!!! Join Salford Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution. http://salfor...

 Morning all, I have just lut the finishing touches on a pair of "Antennae Bodied Wagglers" This set are amide at catching Tench and Crucians at a close to medium distance.  This pair have been made without eyes so they may be attached via a rubber band or a silicone adaptor. A coat of glow in the dark yellow was added to enable fishing past sunset. Both made with balsa and harwood, black and gold whippings plus green, white, pink/red fluorescent and glow in the dark yellow paint. 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 Is free to join !!!!! Join Salford Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution. http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/

 Hi all, I have been laid up the last few weeks, off work and recovering after an operation and I am under doctors orders,  "No heavy lifting/fishing for 6-8  weeks !!!!!  😭😭😭😭 Before my operation I inspected my float box, To my surprise it was devoid of my favoutite shallow water river float  "The Irwel Stick" During the Christmas period I managed to almost complete these floats, up unril the lacquering stage anyway. Over the weekend I managed to complete lacquering, finishing the set. (Not a matching set, 2 are slightly smaller for certain runs I have ) For these floats I have enhanced the natural pattern of the balsa wood with an oak stain The paints used on this project were white and fluorescent orange. Threads used were black red and blush gold. It has a slightly modified shape, more like a rugby ball but with a shoulder, pefect for fishing up to three foot deep when after the most likely species while long trotting : Grayling  Barbel Chub  D...

 Evening all, Olive & pastle green are a new colour combination for me this week!! These Inserted Wagglers come it at : 2 AAA or 1.6  g 3 AAA or 2.4 g Respectively. This pair of Inserted Sarkanda Wagglers are finished with black, red and gold blush threads, fluorescent orange tips, a white band plus olive & pastel green segments. A hand tuned brass eye finishes off the floats at the base. 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 Is free to join !!!!! Join Salford Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution. http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/