Allcocks Streamsearch Float: instructions

[Deaf Cat]

Putting these somewhere safe - just in case anyone is feeling brave.



I know AC has one of these. You should be able to copy the image but if you would like your own photocopy, send me a PM

[Duebel]

Does this actually work? Has anyone tried to rebuilt such a float? I'd love to try it!!!

[Paul D]

Think Nobby had a go?, can't remember his findings.

[Stathamender]

Think Nobby had a go?, can't remember his findings.

I've got one, dating from the early 70s that i haven't used since then. Maybe in June.

[Vole]

I can't for the life of me figure out their instructions for choosing which offset eyelet to use - it seems counter-intuitive. Am I missing something?

[Nobby]

I've not actually fished any of my Streamsearch floats, rather I made some 'sail floats'.

All my Streamsearches are displayed on the wall. There's a wire figure-of-eight halfway down the Perspex rudder and both wire and Perspex are very fragile! I think the eyelet referred to is the figure-of-eight loop, which looks nothing like the illustration Vole.


I guess that since they were only made for a couple of years...1963 to 1965 possibly, they didn't work that well........


It's the dream of every float-fishing river angler to be able to steer his float to that promising glide.


Here's an advert for the float and others from December 1963, a teaser from my Antique Angling CD:



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It's quite rare to see Allcock/Youngs stuff because in the following February Lee Products asked it they could play too and the Top Tackle outfit was fatally formed.



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