Some home made floats
- Phil Arnott
- Chub
- Posts: 1007
- Joined: Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:21 pm
- 10
- Location: East Yorkshire
Some home made floats
I’ve eventually got around to photographing some of the floats I’ve made. Some are standard patterns, some are based on good designs I’ve come across and some are experiments and my own variations.
Top left porkies, then two loaded sticks based on a float I had for many years and probably fish like a lignum stick. The loading give more control for mending the line, Two ordinary balsa/cane sticks, five fat topped balsa/cane sticks – these are excellent floats and are better in more turbulent water as they don’t pull under quite so easily. The little black float was an attempt to copy a float I once had which was fatter at the bottom and slightly loaded. I couldn’t get it right. Six wire stemmed stick – the wires are too long although I’ve not cut them down. Fifteen cork-bodied quills the first ten are gull quill and the last five crow. Two fat topped floats – these were an attempt to make very buoyant stick floats for rough water – they didn’t work as I wanted.
Bottom left twelve crow quills one with an isotope held on with float rubber. Six sarkandas reed wagglers these are ok but not as good as peacock quill, four goose quill - one double ended. Eleven peacock quill wagglers some loaded - excellent floats, three peacock quill sliders based n a design used by York anglers who fish the Yorkshire Ouse. A small balsa /cane slider for small livebaits and finally four shallow fast water floats cork/cane - again excellent in the situation for which they are made.
Top left porkies, then two loaded sticks based on a float I had for many years and probably fish like a lignum stick. The loading give more control for mending the line, Two ordinary balsa/cane sticks, five fat topped balsa/cane sticks – these are excellent floats and are better in more turbulent water as they don’t pull under quite so easily. The little black float was an attempt to copy a float I once had which was fatter at the bottom and slightly loaded. I couldn’t get it right. Six wire stemmed stick – the wires are too long although I’ve not cut them down. Fifteen cork-bodied quills the first ten are gull quill and the last five crow. Two fat topped floats – these were an attempt to make very buoyant stick floats for rough water – they didn’t work as I wanted.
Bottom left twelve crow quills one with an isotope held on with float rubber. Six sarkandas reed wagglers these are ok but not as good as peacock quill, four goose quill - one double ended. Eleven peacock quill wagglers some loaded - excellent floats, three peacock quill sliders based n a design used by York anglers who fish the Yorkshire Ouse. A small balsa /cane slider for small livebaits and finally four shallow fast water floats cork/cane - again excellent in the situation for which they are made.
- LuckyLuca
- Barbel
- Posts: 4792
- Joined: Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:20 am
- 11
- Location: Oxfordshire
Re: Some home made floats
You've been busy!
Very nice Phil!
Very nice Phil!
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
- Liphook
- Barbel
- Posts: 4750
- Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:21 pm
- 5
Re: Some home made floats
Wow Phil that's a collection and a half. Good work !
- Santiago
- Wild Carp
- Posts: 11040
- Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:30 pm
- 12
- Location: On my way to Mars
- Contact:
Re: Some home made floats
They look fantastic and versatile fishable.
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
Hemingway
- Duebel
- Rainbow Trout
- Posts: 3445
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:49 pm
- 8
- Location: Frankonia (Northern Bavaria)
- Gone Fishing
- Dace
- Posts: 159
- Joined: Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:12 pm
- 6
Re: Some home made floats
Some handmade poses? You undermine ... Very beautiful floats you´ve made. I think you have certainly spent some winter evenings to make them.
Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers
- JW1
- Grayling
- Posts: 733
- Joined: Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:05 pm
- 7
- Location: London
Re: Some home made floats
Nice floats, should keep you fishing for a while.
JW
JW
- Martin(rockape)
- Ruffe
- Posts: 73
- Joined: Fri Aug 02, 2019 2:55 am
- 4
- Location: Northamptonshire
Re: Some home made floats
Some lovely floats you've made. I've started making my own though have to admit that i really don't need any.
Porqupine quills are my first attempt and I've caught fish using them which is really rewarding.
My next attempt will be using Crow and Goose quills etc of which i will need to collect a few more.
Regards
Martin
Porqupine quills are my first attempt and I've caught fish using them which is really rewarding.
My next attempt will be using Crow and Goose quills etc of which i will need to collect a few more.
Regards
Martin
- Wallys-Cast
- Pike
- Posts: 6609
- Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:02 am
- 12
- Location: Durham.
Re: Some home made floats
A really nice set of floats Phil. Something for every situation and all looking very traditional 1970s. Well done.
Wal.
Wal.
- Lea Dweller
- Pike
- Posts: 6046
- Joined: Thu Nov 07, 2013 1:58 am
- 10
Re: Some home made floats
I can say with my hand on my heart, I could not have done better! Well done, a great selection!