Leaf floats

[Roachy]

I came across this strange pair of floats in a lot i bought privately.
I can,t find any referance to them anywhere.
would you think they were artisan made and how would you use them?
I think that they were used flat as a cunning disgise so the fish would think that its a leaf.
Very strange and also very clever.

[Santiago]

I think that they're supposed to be used for trotting in fast water and that they grip the stream/flow to enable better control!

[Tengisgol]

The Sail or Aerofoil float, as described by Ron Lewis in his book ‘Fishing’ in the 1960’s.

[Bayleaf]

I had one of the sail type floats in the 60s, it used a rubber on the bottom with a small eye on the shoulder. Didn't find it any better than a normal one, same with fluted floats. But we all wanted one!