Childhood Bobber - A Trip down Memory Lane

January 20, 2018

As I was making my last set of baby bobbers . .

The Ivory Set . . . . .
http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/ivory-baby-bobbers.html?m=1

I remembered a float from my childhood which was . . .

" The favourite float "
of the time.

I used it for everything !!!!!!!!!
From tiny squats on a 24 s hook down to a big fat lobworm for tench on a 12s

It did not matter if it was suitable for the lake or the conditions . . . . .

it was my lucky float so it was the first one to hit the water every time . . .

lol.

I can still remember the lads I used to go fishing with on
Unsworth and Pilsworth Fisheries. Peddling like mad on our grifters, choppers and racers to get to the best pags first . . . . Lol.
🤣
John Doran
Gary Robinson
Tony Robinson
Mark Dickinson
Lee Webb

To mention but a few.
😊

Six weeks of non - stop fishing in the summer holidays . . .
That must have been around 1983.
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

Fishing with a 10 ft Shakespeare Wonder Match rod and a Mitchelle 208 reel.
I thought I was the bees nees.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Here is my version of my favourite float.
The original was small than the one I have made taking about 3 BB.

The replica above takes 3AAA ish.

I have also taken a little artistic licence as my old float was painted in in egg shell blue, white and black without any whippings. I could not help myself and used a jay feather to decorate it a little.

😊