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

While having a brew in Elton Tackle I was asked by Craig Lutener if I could make him a swing tip, not an old fashioned one but one made of carbon. He requested that the indication band be built up wider than the carbon to aid visibility.  He stipulated that the bands MUST glow in the dark as he will be fishing in low light, mornings and nights. One last request was to and I quote . . . . .  " And put some of your fancy whippings on it to Cootesie " Lol !!!!!!!! So, armed with all the information I proceed to have a play around with designs and and eventually came up with a design I was happy with. I decided on a dual banded design with glow in the dark yellow paint, gold and purple whipping separating the two yellow sight bands and purple whipping up the main body of the tip. We are going to try it out in the next couple of weeks and hopefully a small blog will be forth coming. I am pleased with my first effort and cant wait to try it ...

I have up  graded my . . . . " Sneaky Lifters " People say its the little things that make all the difference and I believe it is true with regards to my Sneaky Lifter Floats. I have replaced some of my black silk to a finer grade and also replaced some of it with metallic gold. The foats that have a yellow segment also glow in the dark. 😊  I think it is quite striking but I will let you decide for your selves. " Sneaky Lifters "  are designed for shy biters where a little finesse is required and used in conjuction with a variation of the lift method. I have watched big roach hover over my hook bait, suck up the maggot and drain it dry without so much as a dip registering on the float. " Sneaky Lifters combat this by  fishing at dead depth with a no 8 about an inch and a half away from the hook.  This will indicate a bite by either going under or lifting sightly as the fish sucks up the bait from the lake bed. ...