If I was looking to find a float to fish breadpunch. It would have to take 2BB plus about 6-10 No 10's From the top I would use Cane, then some sort of reed and maybe a quill of some sort as the base. Or cane/reed with a balsa bottom. I'm looking forward to trying that. 40 years ago you could buy sarkanda reed as an alternative to Peacock quill. It was a poor 2nd as it didn't take much shot and you had to have an insert to get a thin top, with peacock you just used a tapered piece.Firebird wrote:Only difference is that you can shape a piece of balsa to the size you want, whereas you take quills as they come, or cut and piece together. Otherwise identical from the fishing point of view, although perhaps different from the fishing aesthetics one.
Has anyone any ideas as to what reed to use and where I can source it from.
Sorry again from going off thread.