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

Morning all, Another quartetet of floats finished this morning, this time 5AAA+ Avons with solid hardwood tips & stems. Finished with charcoal & slate grey paint on the bodies, white and fluorescent & orange tips. Threads used were black and gold. I made my first set of these in April this year. https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2024/04/5aaa-plus-charcoal-slate-avons.html . An all round river float, one I like to use when the river is carrying a little extra water, or, in those faster swims using smaller baits like maggots and casters 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://salfordfriendlya...

 Morning all, Continuing with my current avon fixation I have made a pair below, one 50% black body & one with 100% black body, both in harwood and balsa, with jet black, white and fluorescent orange paint plus black & violet threads. The floats below are another variation of the short, wide tipped avon I have been making and trialing recently, I have been very pleased with the out come but only a few pics as of yet. The alloy stem version was the only one I managed to use before the season closed sadly. 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/   

 Hi all, I have been meaning to make some black avons for a while but just never git round to it. These are heavier that the first coming in at approximately 3g All have an alloy stem, balsa body and a hardwood tip, the body is 50:50 black/stain with white a white collar and fluorecent pink tips. Threads are black and crimson. These are to be used on deeper rivers using bulk shot and some droppers mainly for roach but bream and chub may put an appearance in at some point. Below is a picture of the last time I had a session on the river in question fishing a bodied waggler at dustance. If I combine the two methods, on the right day, I estimate I could produce 40 lb in about 4 hours. Roll on the new season. PS: Below is a size comparision picture of the two alloy stem float patterns I have recently made. 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 o...

 Hi all, These  Large Heavy Duty Slate Grey Avons are for heavier baits in deeper swims. I use these for bread flake fishing in the winter fishing aroud 8 foot deep. Finished in slate grey, black and gold whippingd with fluorescent pink/ orange tips.  This is the second batch of these I have made. 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/   

 Hi all, I really like these so made another set of six in red and green and will have some more to come soon. Made mainly for finicky feeding roach on slow to medium pace rivers at close range off the deck, up to two rod lengths out in the right conditions.  All these floats have balsa bodies, alloy stems and hardwood tips. All floats take 5-6 number 4 shot or 1g plus. 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/