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

 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      Peanut. Please subscrib

 I have been busy of late one other projects but I have managed to finish this prial of Carp Stalkers. These floats were made to compliment a set of Straight Wagglers I finished a month or two previously. All made with sarkanda, a hard wood stem and a hand turned brass eye. 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 recently finshed a set of 5 x 10g Chubber Floats. The five below will be used mainly for fishing the Upper Thames for chub using bread and meat..amongst other baits. Made of balsa with a hardwood stem, three in slate grey and two in charcoal, all with black and violet whippings and a hand turned brass eye. I still have don't have one in my own tackle box so will be making a few more soon. 😁 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/   

"Searching Out The Seeforellen" I have been on the lathe once more making the following : Five Fully Loaded, Shallow Water Stick Floats, One Standard Loaded Stick Float, One Large Loaded Fat Tipped Avon and Three Alloy Stem Fat Tipped Avons for fishing with on the pin with small baits but not maggots and casters this time. The baits used for these floats will be mostly,  small red worms and artificial flies for native brook trout and stocked brownies. Here are some examples of fish that can be caught and their habitat. The last picture is a different strain of brown trout called the "Seeforellen" these grow very quickly to a tremendous size. I'm really looking forward to a catch report using these floats My friend. 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-fl

 Hi all, Another float I have not made for quite a while is the  " Inverted, Segmented, Porcupine Quill" The pair below are eight inches in length which are, I would say, medium in size. The larger 12" quills are becoming quite difficult to to source.  Paints are Fluorescent Orange & White. Threads used are black and pale blue. The quills are finished off, as usual with a hand turned brass eye. These floats are a relatively simple floats to make compared to most other patterns as nature has pepared the body for you. All that is needed is a litttle sanding, however, the segmented sections do take more time to paint and whip. A very versitle float which an be used as a sensitive standard or count down waggler on still or running water. . . . . . . . . . . .  Here are a few older float pics. and fish captures on the Inverted Quills. 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