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

Afternoon all,  I have just been puttting the finishing touches on another pair of "Antennae Bodied Wagglers" This set are aimed at catching Tench and Crucians at a close to medium distance. I have recently been using these floats for paste and conventional maggot/worm fishing down the side and I must say they have performed very well so far,. The colour graduations on the float helping a great deal with bite detection.  Another pair have made without eyes so they may be attached via a rubber band or a silicone adaptor. Read the tench blog here. https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2025/05/smash-and-grab-morning-tench-raid.html A coat of glow in the dark yellow was added to enable fishing past sunset. Until the next time………. 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. https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2021/02/handcrafted-floats-fishing-equipment.html Join Salford Friend...

 Morning all, I had a couple of hours free after work on Monday so toddled of to the nearest pond for a spot of paste fishing, as paste and sweetcorn is the only bait I have while working away, something I have never really done much of in the past and I am definately no expert. I decided to use a lifter style bodied antennea waggler as it has a nice long slim, mult-coloured tip so I can easy see it dancing around when fish start attacking the paste. Just to be out in the countryside after work is fantastic, catching a few fish on top is tonic for the sole. Here a a few picures of a modest 25lb plus catch consiting of Mirrors, F1's, roach and bream using a big lump of paste on a size 12 hook. I have a lot to learn about paste fishing, but we are all still learning arn't we. Any paste fishing advice welcome. 😊 Until the next time………. 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. h...