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

 Morning all, A new paint job on the.... Small Alloy Stem Avons this week. I recently found a couple of cans of paint in the lock up which have been discontinued. Both are colours I really like...... Gothic metallic burgandy and purple. A small check was in order to see if these paints were still stable and ok to use then I added a couple of coats to the floats and finished the build. It's a shame I can not get any more of these paints, especially, if you are like me and you sometimes like a little bit of bling on your floats!!!!! Made mainly for finicky feeding roach on slow to medium pace rivers at close range, but, these floats can also double up as a commecial close range carp float when fishing the margins as I will be showing in a few weeks time. All these floats have balsa bodies, alloy stems and neutral densisty hardwood tips. TTFN   Peanut.  Please subscribe if you would like regular updates of my adventures with the floats I make.  If you would like to look at my handcraf

 Morning all, I have been experimenting with some darker paints of late. Here is the first one in two sizes Large 5AAA Small 5 no 4s. Black avons with alloy stems, black and red whippings, a white collar and a pink/red tip. I have made these floats previously but not in a black two tone pattern which is quite subtle, camera  can not pick it up. I have used white signage on both sets of floats for obvious reasons which is something I have not done for a while and feel this version is a big improvement. These floats were desinged for slow,  running water but both sets will work well with a pole set up. I am making quiet a few of this style as I know, this coming season, I will be using them for most of my roach and bream fishing. Individual sets 5AAA 5 No 4s TTFN   Peanut.  Please subscribe if you would like regular updates of my adventures with the floats I make.  If you would like to look at my handcrafted floats click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2021/0