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

After making Victor Homewood an.........  " Ultra Bling Jumbo Pacemaker " I liked the comments it received on Facebook and decided to make myself one. I shortened the float and reduced the buoyancy by approximately 50% so the weight is 7AAA or 3.5 swan which is exactly what I need for the River Ribble and some parts of the River Irwell where sticks cant cut it when on bread and meat.  It has a yellow, black and white tip, purple and gold whippings with a metallic green  body. Framed between the two green body sections js a jay feather inlay. I hope you all like it. 😊 I may even get my act together and go back to Bridgenoth on the River Severn. A place which still has a special place in my hart. This was where I learnt to trot a float in my very early teens with John Doran, Mike Shaw & Dave Mason amongst others. Until the next time . . .  TTFN . . . . If you would like to look at my handcrafted floats just hit the l...

I have been asked to make a. . . . " Medium To Heavy Wire Stemed Avon " for winter maggot & caster fishing , mainly for the the River Ribble &  River Dove. I have tried to cover all bases with this float and make it a multi-tasker. Requirements were 3 -4g (4 - 5 AAA ish ) with an alloy stem. I have made it in fluorescent orange in a similar style to my bobbers giving it a very large fluorescent dome.  I chose to cover a third of the floats body in fluorescent orange to enable the float to be used for heaver baits when slightly under shot. Bread, meat, pellet, paste etc. It will never replace a true loafer but will enable the user to switch between bàits at a pinch. Another is underway in sexy pink Pete 😚😚😚😚😚 😆 Testing will commence in the next few weeks. We shall see !!!!!!! 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 ...

After posting some pictures of my hand turned greenhart stems a very kind soul offered to send me some. . .  "Ekki " wood.  I must admit I have never heard of Ekki. I did a little research and it sounds just the job for some nice pacemaker stems Here is a link describing Ekki . . .  😊 http://www.wood-database.com/ekki/ It has a specific gravity of 1.06 which is very similar to greenhart and slightly lighter than lignum. Greenhart. http://www.wood-database.com/greenheart/ Lignum. http://www.wood-database.com/lignum-vitae/ I will be segmenting the block in the next few days into manageable, turnable pieces. I will post the finished stems when complete. Lets hope its as good as greenhart 😊 Until the next time . . .  TTFN . . . . http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 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/

It doesn't look much but this is something I have wanted to do since I was a child. It took me over 30 mins to turn it. I must get some proper kit.......lol Its a hardwood stem for a stick , avon or bobber float. Not sure what I am gonna make yet. Its not Lignum . . . . . . .  (I do have one piece to play with when I feel proficient enough to attempt it) Its Green Hart.  Specific Gravity approximately 1.01 Not as dense as lignum but great to start on. The tapper at the top needs deepening and i will complete it tomorrow otherwise I am happy with my first attempt. Has anyone else made hardwood stems before ? What do you all think ? 😊 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 Friend...

Victor Homewood, the kind chap who transformed my two fishing reels asked me to make him an over sized . . .   " Shouldered Pacemaker Float " These floats are designed to be fished where the water is too turbulent for the hardiest of stick floats but are more sensitive than balsas or loafers. Generally they are used for smaller baits, maggots and casters etc. Victor requested it to be over sized because he also wanted to use it for stret pegging. ( Another dying art I will write a full blog about in due course ) This particular float is made from balsa and has a birch tip and stem. The body paint is metallic blue pearl paired with a double feather inlay of Jay feathers. Again , apologies. My photographic skills do not do the float justice. . . . . Whipping are metallic gold, black and a small purple tag at the base. To finished we opted for a fluorescent orange tip. Many opinions vary regarding the stem on pacemakers & stick ...

A New Page Of Floats For You All To Look At. 😊 Previous Float Page Link http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 Stick floats in metallic blue with a feather inlay Inverted segmented porcupine quills Inverted porcupine quills Body up sight bob wagglers Straight sarkanda wagglers Inserted and straight sarkanda wagglers A glow in the dark porcupine quill  I could not get a good shot of the inverted glow in the dark porcupine quill but here are some of the standard porcy pics Sarkanda reed inserted & straight wagglers. Glow in the dark porcupine quills. Two balsa stained river & still water straight wagglers. As promised s another pair of inserted wagglers with a new main body of thread, green is not my favourite colour but it seems tho work on this pair. 😄 Two more Inserted wagglers with black, violet, burgundy and gold whipping 😁 Just made this " Chunky Straight Waggler ...