Making fishing floats from Common Reed Stems (Phragmites australis), and then doing a bit of fishing t the local pond. Link to Blogpost with Material list and Description homeluremaking....
These are small floats ru-vid.comUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU recommend the package is smaller than my hand just to provide perspective. That said I wanted small floats for the times I need to add one when trout fishing or fishing for panfish. The peg is perfect for my application where I want a set hold point that is quickly adjustable and want to be able to add the float without retying. That’s the real advantage here. You can add this float to your line without retying and adjust the depth easily with the peg so it won’t kink your line like a traditionalit. If I need to set this too deep then I’d switch over to ait with a thread stop to make casting easier. But like I said, these are a great value for the price I paid. Probably better suited to applications where your depth is 5-feet or less for the sake of casting.
Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats ru-vid.comUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.
its obviously a tradition way to fish & make floats . using reeds and making beautiful natural floats too. , then catching nice fish with them. its what i love about fishing .
this has inspired me to undergo a new hobby! weird, but I've always thought floats like these were beautiful in there own way, since I was a kid for some reason? thank you sir.
Just started freshwater fishing again after more than 3 decades. Now take the Grandsons. As the nights draw in wanted to see how others make their own floats, as really enjoyed this in my skint youth. My local tackle shops cater for little else except Carp. Have been fishing with an Oak Apple Bobber I made when I was 15 using a Porcupine Quill and caught plenty of Course fish. I will make some Reed wagglers like yours. Its nice to see someone enjoying making things with a use you can be proud of. Your floats look amazing. Thanks for posting
I think you done a Great Job with showing myself and others how to make some Great looking and very functional Floats . Thank You for sharing. GOOD FISHING.
I am glad that you have the scientific name of the reed mentioned! I was able to determine that even here in Illinois, USA, this reed is common, so I'm going to search for some this weekend. I'll let it dry for several weeks and by winter I will be ready for my new project.
The leader has zero stretch to it ru-vid.comUgkxOnWw4BwVtrW450xWozo3OpVX4931NDw5 which is expected from a wire leader. Can’t test the quality of all the snaps yet but packaging was nice and neat and I couldn’t get anything to happen when I pulled on it.
As usual full of great tips i have been tying flies and making floats since i was a teenager and im still learning each time i watch youre videos keep them coming and thanks
Here in the states when I was a kid, we used porcupine quills for floats. Usually they were bought with wire loops attached to each end. Not many people remember those, and these days whenever I travel and see a highway fatality, I stop and gather a few quills
Thanx for the video. Looks like I've found a new project. I've been using small pieces of natural cork bark with 2lb fluorocarbon leaders to catch elusive native trout. It made a huge difference in strikes vs other indicators.
I have made a few of these, but not quite as good as yours, so now I have learnt something more, so I will be out in the shed making some, very nice video, thank you.
brilliant vid on how to make floats out of reeds I find doing exactly the same thing but with feathers is also a good and cheap way to make your own floats (goose feathers) work really well
I was getting a bit lazy and making almost silent movies, they are a lot faster to make especially if i am trying something for the first time and don't know if it will work, but like you i find i learn a bit faster if someone is explaining what they are doing. Glad you enjoyed the mackerel rig vid. I will hopefully be back on Chesil beach in a week or so having a last go at the mackerel.
Great video Paul you a very skilled craftsman and I prefer in this video (and the first few) the way you talked us through the steps rather than the words on the screen and thanks a lot for the videos on how to tie the mackerel feathers you have saved me a lot of cash and they work great it costs me about 30p for a set of them rather than 1:50! Cheers Paul and keep the videos coming!
strangely i have recently been using cork sliding floats i made with bamboo tubes at the center. I find the only way to deal with cork is using an electric drill as lathe and shaping it with coarse sand paper. I am glad the video worked for you, i still find it a bit special to sit in the reeds and fish with a reed float and even better when the tench turn up. thanks
i think the first fishing float i fished with was a porcupine quill, they used to be very popular. I think today in the uk there is some restriction on importing them. I tend to collect primary feathers, or crows or geese they make great floats for fishing in the margins. Cheers
Excellent, excellent, excellent! I look at my tackle very differently after seeing you make it (even though my stuff if most likely mass produced) Big fan!
The first was a Silver Bream famed for being the slimiest fish alive, they produce a huge amount and it tends to get everywhere. The second was a tench which is probably the ugliest fish to come out of a British lake but i love them. Cheers
Thanks just off to test another lure for hopefully another video, lucky you living in New England i live in Old England, lets just say i am not that imperssed with it at the moment if only we could make money out of rain, we have a lot of it. Thanks
nice fishing float :) i also make my own float, i use wood and cutton buds stick, because it more easy to get and also flexible, so can avoid fish broke it
I always find float making a little addictive and once I start whipping I tend to get a little carried away, but they are great to fish with. Thanks Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
It's hard to find wagglers here in the U.S ...now I need to find some bamboo reeds ...thanks for the vid ...this is going in my favs ...California Ghetto Carp'n Club. ..I*B*CATCHIN
Very nice , Paul , .......you're really taking efforts on your reed floats , ......mine are a bit more simple , ...not looking as neat by far ! ..........and another great idea about that pencil sharpener....! Keep up the good work , ...cheers , Dieter
I collected it from where i was fishing in the reed beds in the video, it must of been about November when it dried out. Their is a link to my blog which has a bit more information about the reeds, but it is just standard common reed. It is sometimes sold as Sarkanda reed which i think is a bit of a countryman's trick, as far as i am aware Sarkanda is a word of India origin and means reed, so i think it was sold under this name to hide its origin. No doubt someone can put me right on this
Great video Paul. May even inspire me to work on some lures and make a blog post..........then again, maybe I will just have a pint and forget about it.
I bought this from Star-loc adhesives, this is a small company in the uk They have a website and ship worldwide. There is a link in the description to my blog and a list of materials and their details are there. I would guess that any good varnish or lacquer that can withstand being submersed in water should work it may just take some experimentation. Cheers
What fantastic and beautiful floats! They remind me a little of my own peacock quill homemade contraptions a la Jack Hargreaves. I now look forward to you making a split cane rod ;-)
this is best float making video I have seen. a tip you might like is : for the float eyes instead of making eyes , what I do is get small safety pin and cut the head off leaving two prongs and eye. just a thought. I do like your cellulose coating .I have been usung waterproof yacht varnish. I like your idea better. I also like your coloured orange thread. I was spraying fluro high visibility paint.. well made video brilliant. [iminent=W83uTbgUWfOB]
hi paul since u are a ausum inspiration to the DIY fishos could u do a utube video of how to make catapault for feeding fish ,my idea was to make one out of a timber ping pong racket . or something on those lines .thanks
Nice video! I like the way you filmed the progress of the build. without that it wouldn't be a joy to watch it. How many camera's did you use? Keep on the good work!
from what i remeber most of this was one camera, i think i used two in the opening, but the rest is one camera and a lot of setting up shots and seperating sound and some over dubbing. I think i learnt more making this video than any of the others. I think looking back i never got to grips with white balance, and i was using the caemras mic, but i still like it. Thanks
I am not realy up on the history of float making, but i started fishing with quill floats and reed floats were still available and that was thirty odd years ago. I have seen old wood cuts with whipped floats, and the dope is an early form of plastic, rapala used something simliar on his first minnows, by melting Celluliod in solvent. Thanks
Many thanks my bro You know in Egypt from last Time we use the top of corn plant as afishing float we tie the top of the corn plant in the esintial string from the two sides My bro you use arundo or bamboo ? Many thanks
You may not see this as the video was posted over 6 years ago. I just got it in my recommendations so decided to watch it as I'm a keen angler. I have a question. When you chose the section from the reed, you cut it out with a backed razor blade. But when you cut the stem insert you used a yellow Stanley knife. Why the difference, wouldn't the yellow knife have done both jobs adequately?
yes the yellow knife would of done both, and think it would keep its edge a lot longer, just an ordinary stanly blade would do as long as it is sharp, have fun, cheers
@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman Thanks for the reply. The yellow knife actually looks safer to use. Hope you're still getting out and catching fish. I'll be on the bank tomorrow. Tight Lines!
