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

Hi all, Just had a few weeks break in the sun with T.O.W.M.B.O.which was very nice. On my return I finished anothe ..... Old School Perch Bobber in red. This old school float is made of hard wood and balsa with black and crimson threads. As per the prevoius float in yellow it takes approximately 5AAA+ depending on if you are using live fish baits or worms/maggots. I have finished making this pattern for now. I am concentrating on more loaded wagglers but at least I have two at my disposal for when the river season opens, however, I do have some more blanks finished so I can jump back on them when time permits. 😁 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 Angler...

 Morning all, I have gone a little out of my comfort zone with this pair of....... "Perch Bobbers - Old School & Sliding" New paint and a new pattern were the order of the day for these two builds. This old school float is made of hard wood and balsa with black and gold threads. The slider is aso balsa with a hollow tube fitted down the center of the float to enable it to slide up an down to use a greater depth. I think I will run out of time this season for a river perch but we always have the still waters to play with !!!!! When my old man saw these two floats he said " I remember that float pattern.  I used to fish on Soapy Toms near Fredrick Road Canal in Salford and catch perch as a kid, I was about 10, that would be in the early fiftys and a perch bobber was the first float I bought you to". What a great little story !!! TTFN.      Peanut. Please subscribe if you would like regular updates of my adventures with the floats I make.  If you would lik...

 Hi all. I do not make perch bobbers as often as I would like, especially the sliding veriety. Well, today is the exception !!!! Below is what is left of a pair of.... Sliding, Feather Inlay, Perch Bobbers in blue with black and gold whippings plus a fluoro red/pink tip. The other float without the inlay will be kept as a user as I had an accident lacquering it !!!!  (It happens to us all) 🙄 A week later I have actually managed to save the float mentioned but, alas, the inlay had to be removed but I am still happy with the finished product nevertheless. 😁 The stem is hollow to enable the float to be used as in internal sliding float. I have added spiral whipping which is something I don't often do, it just seemed the right thing to do at the time so I went with it.  The feather was a no brainer and had to be a Jay feather, all the colour combinations demanded it !!!! 😊 There we have it... Lets hope I actually get out to fish some time soon !!!!! TTFN    ...

 Morning all, Finished today are a pair of.... "Old School Perch Bobbers" The pair below are finished in pastle yellow and fluorescent red/pink paints, plus black thread with a hand turned, large brass eye a simple design but quite affective I think. I will probabley try varoius standard and sliding perch bobbers to as the venues I will be using them on can be twenty feet deep or more!!!! Video: There are many older float patters I would like to try so stay tuned. Later in the year I should have something a little different/out of my comfort zone to show you. 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://sa...

 Morning all, Another float I dont use enough. The humble perch bobber. I think I am missing out on some specimen perch and chub when fish for silvers in the summer so I am going to use one of these on a sleeper rod while I build up the silver swim. I know the exact couple of pegs I am going to try them on. One is 9 foot deep at your feet so will fish approximately half depth with a small live bait. The other swim is an eddy around 5 foot deep an I take the same approach fishing at half depth. Hopefully I will have somthing to show you all later.on in the year. The prial of floats below are made from balsa with a hard wood stem, olive green and fluorescent orange paints, black and yellow threads plus a hand turned brass eye. John Monaghan tried one of these recently and produced a cracking fish of 2lb 14oz. Nice one John. 👍👍👍👍   All three floats take approximately 4 - 6 AAA depending on bait size. I am looking forward to some fish and float pictures with these floats as it...

I was asked to make some  grayling bobbers  for a friend.  I have to be honest and say there is not much difference between these and my standard  perch bobbers accept that the stems are weighted to help with casting and to present the bait properly in running water. These are finished in fluorescent red / pink and orange with black, gold and purple thread plus a jay feather for decoration. I hope you like them. 😁 The smaller bobbers take around 3 AAA. The larger, orange grayling bobber takes around 6AAA 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://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/