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

A prial of 5 BB " Ivory Avons " Sporting balsa bodies plus cane tips & stems. The tips are all fluorescent day glow orange and the threads used were black violet and gold. I quiet like the look of these and will be making a few more in various colours in the near future both with cane and alloy stems. One is for  " The Casterman " Lets hope he can get me some fish and float pictures. 😁 TTFN Peanut. If you would like to look at my handcrafted floats just hit the link. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-2017.html?m=1 Join our club......Its FREE !!!!!!! http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/

After turning my first greenheart stem I decided its length and shape best suited an avon style float. After a little thought as to were I would fish with it I added birch tip and a balsa body was shaped.  All three sections were then glued together forming the basic shape you see below. I have still not decided on any colours yet. . . . Lol Traditional. Modern. Or a blend of the two.. We shall see !!!!!!!!  😉 Part One. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/first-hard-wood-stem-to-come-off-lathe.html?m=1 Until the next time.......... TTFN 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. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 Join Salford Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution. http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/

Tony Peet very kindly took my " Inserted Stick Float " For a testing session.  Below are the results of his findings. 😊 " I decided to have a quick go on the River Ribble this morning. The sun was just rising and with a clearish sky,  I knew I would need to make the most of the first few hours of the day. The swim I picked was quite deep and the flow about half walking pace. I had decided to fish two lines, one a rod length or so out about 6ft deep, the other would be mid river  11ft.  Before I set up in a swim I know I normally feed it. I was loose feeding hemp corn and maggot. Straight way I had a problem. I had took my best catapult out last week and not replaced it 😣. The only one I had was my winter maggot one for short range feeding. Not the best start!!  I managed twenty or so mini pouches of  bait and BANG the elastic broke!! Well,  I had got some corn across and I could feed the near line by hand, but it didn'...

River Irwell Match 2013. Hi all, It has been confirmed. The River Irwell match is on16th of June can't wait. ;) Fishing length is Littleton Road between The Racecourse Pub and Agecroft Bridge. TTFN, Peanut.