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

 Hi all, I was tidying up one of my many storage boxes when I came across three,  un-finished, "Mustard Inserted Wagglers" & a single "Mustard Straight Waggler" I vaguely remember preparing and painting them but for who and why god only knows....I must be getting old....lol. !!!!!!!!!!!! (See, its's not just you Graham Beddow....lol) 😆 Anyway, I decided to finished them off.  I palyed around with a few different thread colours but struggle to settle on a particular one. ( I have struggled a few times with this earthy yellow colour) I eventually settled on crimson as the main thread used in conjuction with black and gold. I was still not sure about the thread colours until I saw them varnished. Varnishing tenda to add another dimension to the colours, paints as well but I am happy I made the right choice after seeing the finished articles. Several more of the inserted versions are on the go and should be finished in two weeks time. TTFN   Peanut.   If you wo

 Hi all, Sorry these are late Andy.  I had a small issue with the sun, heat and an idiot leaving them in a plastic bag in the car  (me) 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 The paints film had reconstituted, softened, therefore stuck to one another in the plastic bag. Pulling them apart resulted in the paint being ripped off at various locations. (should of got a picture of that but was more interested in getting them back to normal) With a little tinkering I was able to bring them back to their former glory. Two for Andy, two for me. Andys are the ones with a red band on the base stem. Materials were brass, walnut and balsa. Paints used were pearlescent burgundy, cream, fluorescent red, orange and  glow in the dark yellow. Threads used were black, scarlet and burgundy. Andy will be using his at his new local club lake. I will be using mine here for tench & bream and general coarse species in the deeper parts of this small lake. Good for a first attempt but a few little improvements will happen with the

It's been a few years since I last went on an adventure with Adam Mack and what a day that was !!!!!! Grayling.....Link Below. https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2018/09/chasing-ladies-with-adam-mack_2.html?m=1 Today would have a lot to live up to. I was putting aside the float rod for a while and trying one of Adams favourite methods....rolling meat for barbel & chub on a  1 -7g lure rod 😲😲😲😲😲 ................ The set up is simple.....1 SSG, 1 swivel, 1 hook.  It does not get much simpler than that now does it !!!!!!! The river was crystal clear and would look barren to most people.....we just stood their for a few moments, waiting for a tell tail shadow to ghost across some of the sandy patches on the bottom of the river bed. "There Mike there....do you see it.....its a big barbel... and a chub..... I hitting that straight away". With an expert flick of the tiny lure rod the meat hit the water about six feet up stream from where the barbel was holding just un

 I have, once again been struggling to get motivated to go fishing but finally made it out last night for a spot of centerpin float fishing on a lovely scenic pool in Yorkshire. I decided to fish the lift method down the margins to see what the pool offered and  opted for one of my standard, banded porcupine quills in fluorescent yellow and white. Baits used were corn and bread....loose feeding liquidised bread and hemp. The session started off slowly.  I had a few lifts and bobs but nothing solid. A few blows around my feed built up my confidence so I introduced a little more liquidised bread and hemp. Straight after the new bait was introduced my float bobbed, then buried and I was into one of the small resident bream. A few more bream graced my net and to be honest I was just happy sitting there in the sun catching a few fish, taking in all the atmosphere of this lovely little lake when polite voice behind me bid me said  "Good evening" ......  it was the owners wife.  We

 Hi everyone, Today I have just finished another  "Irwell Stick Float" Finished in grey and white paint, black thread and a fluorescent red/ pink tip. This is very simple, timeless, traditional style that is really starting to appeal to me. Made with a straight, walnut stem this is lighter & thinner than the previous Flared Hardwood Stemmed Floats I made a few weeks ago. Another one to try on the Irwell, Ribble and may be other rivers come the 16th....... Starting to get excited !!!!! 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/