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

 Morning all, I have just completed a very special quartet of carp stalkers for a certain someone. These floats are painted with crimson, sky blue and white paint with fluorescent orange tips. Black and rose gold threads finish this set. I hope this set of floats reminds you of the good times spent fishing and laughing together. All the best, Mike. 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/2021/02/handcrafted-floats-fishing-equipment.html?m=1     Join our club......Salford Friendly Anglers...........Its FREE   !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/   

 Morning all, I have not used or indeed made these for quite a while so when a request came in I was pleased to replicate an older pattern. I started making these around 2018 for stalking carp in the margins. A smaller float taking approximately 1 BB these are ideal for dropping in the margins ins.earch of carp. This set are made from reed, white & glow in the dark yellow paint, black turquoise and gold threads plus a hand turned brass eye.  The full set of floats below. 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/2021/02/handcrafted-floats-fishing-equipment.html?m=1     Join our club......Salford Friendly Anglers...........Its FREE   !!!!!!!  http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/   

Here we have a five float set of  Carp Stalkers. All taking around 3 BB these floats are, once more, made of Sarkanda reed and are day glow fluorescent pink/ red apart from one which is made with day glow yellow. The pink/red stalkers are finished in gold, black and violet threads. The yellow stalker is finished in gold, black, violet and crimson threads. All designed for fishing close quarters / down the side in shollow water mainly for carp but will definitely have a place in my tench armoury also. I think he next time I make some of these they will be self cockers. Note to self, I must get some more fish & float pictures with these floats this season. ( Difficult when I mainly fish rivers.....lol ) TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1 ...

Ready to go. . . . . . . .  This quartet of  " Large Glow In The Dark Carp Stalkers " are again made of reed. (one of my fav.materials at the moment) All floats are finished in black, gold, turquoise and violet thread. These four floats take approximately 3AAA and are an ideal for slightly larger baits such as small pellet and bread fishing, also, if you are a river angler like myself they are ideal for short to medium distance river work on slow to medium paced rivers with a variety of baits. Great for the witching hour when the light is fading and you want that extra time fishing into the darkness. TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to look at my handcrafted  click on the link below.      https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2017/01/handcrafted-floats-and-fishing.html?m=1        Join our club......Its FREE  !!!!!!!    http://salford...

I am fixated on these small floats at the moment.  " Carp Stalkers "  are a simple enough float to make but the simplicity in their shape gives the maker much more scope for decoration. The three floats below will take approximately 4 BB and are best fished down the side or up in the water. The Glow In The Dark Yellow has a prial of vibrant scarlet wraps, a purple tag with golden spirals and black tippets.  The " Day Glow Purple " Stalker has a prial of violet wraps, which is the same colour as my standard purple tag. Finally " Day Glow Orange " Stalker is a new addition. It has a prial of orange wraps and a violet tag and is finished as the two previous floats with golden spirals and black tippets. I really like the look of these three and the colour combinations are endless. I think I have done these floats a dis-service as by calling them " Carp Stalkers " as they are a great all round float for m...

I have mentioned on previous posts that I have been persuaded to fish some matches on few commercial fisheries with my mates " Bald Eagle " & " Mumfy " Eagle and I used to pair up in the early nineties and win a few quid together on some northern opens but home and work pressures have kept me away from this scene for quite some time now. A mutual friend..... " Mumfy " Invited us both to " Moss Farm Fisheries " In Irlam. I have never fished it before but Eagle said . . . and I quote. . . . " If you don't frame on this knock up Peanut  I will snap all your fancy rods and burn all pretty your floats "  !!!!!!!! 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 I thought that was a little harsh considering I haven't fished a match for over 12 years !!!!!!!! Lol 😉 Eagle picked me up and I was on time for a change. As we drove to Moss Farm we reminisced about fishing the Ribble together when we were kids. I was always still as...