Irwell Sticks With Alloy Stems - Stained For Shallow Fishing

 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 

Dace

Trout


 The weight capacity of this batch is approximately 4.0 - 5.0 gms  depending on how much of the floats tip is visable.


This is the original write using the prototype version which I have for only tested for one session.

https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2023/08/mk-iv-irwell-sticks.html




Until the next time……….


TTFN



Peanut.

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