What are these floats for...?

[Snape]

These are some Colin Whitehouse floats from a collection he made for me in 2000.
They say C. Whitehouse, maker. 2000
I really like them but I have not seen floats like these before and so I don't really know how best to use them.
Any ideas? (biro for scale)

[Mark]

Do you know Snape I was reading issue 1 of waterlog this afternoon and on page 61 there is a Colin's Whitehouse float competition, obviously 16 years to late to enter now. :chuckle:

I do like them, his he still making floats.

[Steve on the Cam]

They look like Chubbers to me, I would should fish similar to an Avon,
ideally a shallow glide.

[Snape]

Do you know Snape I was reading issue 1 of waterlog this afternoon and on page 61 there is a Colin's Whitehouse float competition, obviously 16 years to late to enter now. :chuckle:

I do like them, his he still making floats.

Thanks Steve. :hat:
Mark, he stopped in 2000. I got some of the last ones.
I'll put up a photo of the collection.
I expect they are quite collectible now....

[Loop Erimder]

Nice and simple good looking floats

[Snape]

They look like Chubbers to me, I would should fish similar to an Avon,
ideally a shallow glide.

Sounds fair. I've never much of a river float fisher...
So I guess they would be double rubbered?

[Steve on the Cam]

They look like Chubbers to me, I would should fish similar to an Avon,
ideally a shallow glide.

Sounds fair. I've never much of a float fisher...
So I guess they would be double rubbered?

I would use a single rubber as they have an eye.
The problem comes from trying to find a rubber big enough.
I use pellet bands, they look stunning.
Modern clear plastic floats to me look like that pen (awful).

[Richard C]

Definitely chubber variants and very nice Snape.
The inclusion of the dreaded red pen... Teacher per chance?
Red biro used to adorn my schoolwork frequently and quite often included little asides and messages penned from schoolmasters.
Things like "must try harder!" and "see me!" favourites. :sarcasm:

[Snape]

These are the others....
L-R 1996 Champagne cork perch float, 2x 1997 Avons, 2 x 2000 Avons, 2 x 2000 chubbers.

Stillwater reeds and quills all 2000 (I'm sure I had more than this!)

[Snape]

Definitely chubber variants and very nice Snape.
The inclusion of the dreaded red pen... Teacher per chance?
Red biro used to adorn my schoolwork frequently and quite often included little asides and messages penned from schoolmasters.
Things like "must try harder!" and "see me!" favourites. :sarcasm:

Thanks for confirming they are chubbers. I must use floats more on the river this year. I've never caught a barbel on the float. Challenge for this season...
Yes 4ngler. I'm one of those..... but comments are meant to be more constructive these days.....