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

Carrying on with my latest addiction. Below are a set of four  Burgundy Inserted Sarkanda Wagglers. I just love using this stuff. Finished in burgundy, crimson, black, violet and new rose gold threads and all with fluorescent day glow pink and orange tips.  These floats are slightly shorter than the last set I made coming in at and taking grams. Being quiet slim these floats are for still water fishing with maggots, casters and small pellets etc. I think I will use these as on the drop roach floats for the coming summer. I also had two spare straight wagglers so whipped them in similar colours. LOCK DOWN IS OFF FOR US FISHERMEN. ENJOY......BUT BE SAFE & SENSIBLE. 😁😁😁😁😁 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://s

I have been meaning to make one of these floats for a while but just never got round to it. Well,  I have had plenty of time in the last few weeks and made the float below. It is a very simple design showing off as much of the quill as possible but obviously glows in the dark to enable me to fish into the darkness. This pattern may be a more tradition version of my " Sneaky Lifter Float " I will need to test and see how the lift bits are indicated but I am fairly confidant that it will perform well.  I just hope it won't be a long wait. Positioned next to a pair of standard  "Glow In The Dark Quills"  the difference in tip diameter is plain to see, therefore, sensitivity is increased. This pattern would also be a great roach float in medium to slow rivers and I will be trying it  out on the River Ribble or Derwent when the season opens. Glow In The Dark example pictures. I will have a few more larger versions

Hi All, Below are two pairs of inserted and straight. "Sarkanda Wagglers", Both pairs are finished in Burgundy, gold, violet & black threads. The tips are finished in fluorescent pink & orange. These four are for fishing in Norfolk for tench, bream and roach but both sets have their place on rivers in the right conditions. More of these will be coming soon as Sarkanda reed is my current go to float material at the moment. 😁 Fingers crossed fishing will be one of the first pass times allowed after lockdown. Take care everyone. 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/   

Hi all, On this latest float I have tried to intentionally age the float body giving it a two tone mottled brown effect. Threads used are simply black & grey. Both myself and my friends have tried this style of float out on a few occasions fishing for roach and dace. One criticism is that the bristle is a little long so I will bare that in mind in the future. A future change may be the addition of a carbon stem to replace the aluminium one. The stem change will make the float more suitable for slower rivers This float is going in my bag and will hopefully be tried out on some Yorkshire rivers after "LOCK DOWN" fishing for roach and chub (More of that in the future) I am happy with the way it has turned out but a little apprehensive about reproducing it. If I can reproduce it to my satisfaction I will try and make a few more different floats in this style. We shall see.  😁 TTFN   Peanut.   If you would like to lo

Hello there... Some more lock down floats. Here we have some more " Glow In The Dark Porcupine Quills". These are fiddly to make but the finished float is worth the effort. Finished with black and burgundy whippings these floats will be partnered with a can rod for some still water action, hopefully , when the lock down has finished. Not long until lock down is over.....lets hope  anyway... 😁 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/   

Hi all, With a some time on my hands I have tried something a little different. The four balsa wagglers you see below. 😁 These are quiet wide at 8 mm.The shorter tipped two are for pellet fishing on commercials and club lakes. The two with longer tips are for rivers using bigger baits like bread, paste, worm etc As ever I have tried to go old school with a modern twist. To be honest I just made the bodies, stained and painted all four, then free styled with a few ideas until I settled with the two designs you see before you.  With the warm weather I am missing my fishing, as I am sure all of you are. I want some nice chub pictures next to these beauties so the quicker we are off lock down the sooner we can all get fishing. Stay stay safe people !!!!!! 😁 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-fishi