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

 I have recently been asked to make a pair of Porcupine Quills for different light conditions. After a long conversation it was decided that the required quills would be inverted with one having a white and black tip, the other having a black and white tip. The thread colours were left in my hands so I opted for burgundy and black with a tiny splash of gold near the brass eye. Finished today these will probably be use next season for crucians and tench but may be used this winter for perch...... I have really enjoyed making this pair and may make a few others with different thread colours. I will be eagerly awaiting some feed back from this pair and hopefully get some fish and float pictures for my blog page below. PURPLE PEANUT FLOAT CAUGHT FISH https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2015/06/purple-peanut-float-caught-fish.html?m=1 TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.bl...

Hi all. After sorting out  my fishing gear after a two month lay off it was time to christen my new ...... B.J. Centerpin Real. I fancied a grayling and chub session using my Acolyte Plus for the christening but as I arrived at the tackle shop........ HORROR struck..... it was Closed !!!!! " Well, thats that " I thought. I drove home sulking as the earliest I could get bait was 10.00am Sunday morning. I gave  " The Casterman " a bell to see where he was off to on Sunday and inform him of my situation !!!!! " Don't worry Mike. I have enough maggots for the both of us ". With that problem solved we discussed where we were going to fish. I wasn't to bothered so Casterman chose the Ribble as he was after big roach as per usual !!!!!! When we arrived it was hammered !!!!!! We managed to find two un-fancied areas.....not real pegs.....just nice looking glides. I quickly realised that I didn't have a float in my bag for the job as it was a very deep g...