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

Morning all, Just completed are a pair of two fluted avons in light chocolate brown destined for the River Ribble. I will be prescent on the maiden voyge of one of these floats as they are for Dave Riley. We have been out together before on the Irwell a couple if times. Now it's his turned to take me on the River Ribble for a go at barbel and chub on the centerpin.  Give me a shout in the next few weeks Dave and we can arrange a date and time. 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 Friendly Anglers for free and help us fight pollution. http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/

 Morning all, I have just finished two new floats. "Inverted Teardrop, Alloy Stem Avons" Taking approximately 3 no 4s (0.6 g) for light river work. I have made these mainly for my own interest as I have never seen this combination before and thought it may suit the way I fish when after silvers using a closed face reel in blustery conditions, hopfully, stopping/reducing the need for back shotting and enabling tighter control of the the line/float.....we shall see!!!! Raw materials used were balsa and alloy for the stem with charcoal, white and fluorescent orange paints, finished with black whippings. Below are a couole of comparison picture showing the size of the smaller, wire stem floats to the larger wooden stem floats. TTF PS: I managed to finish another one this morning.  😊      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...