Making Traditional Reed Fishing Floats (bobbers) By Hand
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Making fishing floats from Common Reed Stems (Phragmites australis), and then doing a bit of fishing t the local pond.
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These are small floats ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx_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 ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx_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.
The leader has zero stretch to it ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxOnWw4BwVtrW450xWozo3OpVX4931NDw5 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.
Good to see a fellow float makers handy work, excellent floats.
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.
It always makes me smile when I fish with theses floats, just watching them slip below the surface, stuff of dreams, cheers
Thank you, Paul for taking the time and trouble in producing this informative video. Well done, keep up the good work.
I can't wait to try this!!! Heading to the reeds now,with fishing rod,and hand tyed slip bobber knots! THANKS FOR SOMETHING TO DO!!!
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.
A zoom shot of one of your excellent floats bobbing under would round off what is a really helpful video - thanks for making it.
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
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
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.
this video is brilliant because your voice is so clear and calm and i can follow what u r doing.
Brilliant video, really looking forward to giving it ago. Save myself a fortune 😂
just started making my own floats,and this has taught me a hole load, thanks .
Chris Patterson Thanks, I am glad it helped
A very impressive video. I have to try it. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching!
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
Thank you very much excellent video
Paul you are very nice person showing good ideas and videos .
i dont like spending money on floats and your videos helped me a lot. THANKS
Отличный поплавок, прекрасная работа!
Another great video Paul !! Keep them coming ! Going to have to make some myself now !! Great video
thanks for kind words, and the safety pin tip
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
well done mate, they are quite impressive for hand made floats
nicely done nothing beats catching fish on your own custome floats!!
+Aaron Nelson thanks
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!
a great video, nice floats to, will be keeping my eyes open for further videos.
Thanks for sharing.
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.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, i will be off in a couple of weeks to do some trout fishing
Awesome video I don't do much float fishing but definitely inspered me to make some got to head to my local fishing hole to collect reeds
Thank You for the video. Very fine work. Cheers from US. NEW England to be precise. Please keep'em comin.
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
Oh no you own so many fishing rodds ...I love it
You really are a talented man, I like to make my own tackle too, you have made such easy to follow tutorials, thanks you :D
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.
+CharlieTango 1 Good luck, wish I had shed out the in garden to escape to
yer!! Paul, I tend to be a next genaration Jack Hardgreaves
I had forgotten about Jack Hardgreaves, off to rediscover him, thanks
Hi Paul,
A fascinating poject. I always watch your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
great stuff paul thats what its all about i to make my own floats coarse/pike and flies nothing like catching on home made gear great vid mate
a master at work. well done.
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 admire your job and your patience. Mice job realy.
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!
I might have to try this. Thanks Paul.
Nice video
Excellent floats
Easy to make 👌
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
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
Love to make my own floats, I'm going give it a try, cheers
u make some great videos paul
Nice project Paul!!! Think I'll Try This One!
Thanks!
Robert
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
Brilliant video! You gained another subscriber.
thanks, which reminds me to get out and get some reeds
интересное видео .надо будет попробовать самому сделать ,интересный поплавок в конце заметил .
Great float making but your video making is really good, subbed thanks
That was _interesting_ !
Great vid !
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
Nice video and exccelent simple craft. Thanks
Parabéns pelo belo trabalha, ainda chego nesse nível de qualidade!!
Good video and nice floats paul!
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
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
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 ;-)
Great, cheers Paul. I'll give that a try. Much appreciated.
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.
that is awesome!! I will be making a few. thanks!!
+Lam Mar thanks
cheers, and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Paul Adams
Bravo je vous félicite pour votre savoir faire, vous avez des mains en or
Thuraly enjoy this video thank for the ideas
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
Really enjoyed that Paul, I have done some whipping in the past so would like to give it a go myself
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
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Wow really cool, thank you. I would like to give this a go.
Awesome video m8! Thanks for sharing! Cheers
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.
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Super video nice floats
*Goose quills* were once used as floats, corks or bobbers.
nice touch caress your video.
Great video superb explanation. ..
Very informative,thanks!!!
Great to see such craft skills. Very nice job, well done sir!
3:47my favorite sticky stuff too!
you really have inspired me to make my own, im ordering parts as I watch this, I would love to see u make some perch bobbers for worms and livebaits
+PredatorBites UK good luck, i might get round to the perch bobs one of these days
very great tutorial.. i'll try it when me have time .
Hi Paul I'm 14 and your videos are very helpful and save me money from buying fishing tackle. You should do a Toby spinner for a project ;)
make em down the pub, quiz nights have died a bit of death, the quality of the lures might drop off a bit as the night goes on
Cheers
no, i have made quill floats but not the video maybe one day if i get time
Cheers
molto utile complimenti!!!!!!
i started off making a toby style lure maybe i will get round to making a vid about it, thanks
thank you
yep common reed, taken from the place i was fishing at the end of the video
Multumesc Paul
i'll try this one... simple and easy
Thanks for inspiration!!!!
Да очень интересный поплавок!!!🍷🍷🍻🍻
I liked this vids , lets see more
working on one at the moment, thanks
from Brasil,very capricious
Good method i will try it. Out
You are amazing!
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Really? I think tenches are rather pretty fish, with their moss-green colour and their red eyes. But anyway, a really nice and very professional video! I just wait for the next step, a director, green screen, five cameramen and Angelina Jolie in rubber boots :) Greets
non shrinking dope,