Making Traditional Reed Fishing Floats (bobbers) By Hand
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2013
- 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 ruclips.net/user/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 ruclips.net/user/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 ruclips.net/user/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.
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.
Thank you, Paul for taking the time and trouble in producing this informative video. Well done, keep up the good work.
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 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!!!
Good to see a fellow float makers handy work, excellent floats.
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
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 zoom shot of one of your excellent floats bobbing under would round off what is a really helpful video - thanks for making it.
a great video, nice floats to, will be keeping my eyes open for further videos.
Thanks for sharing.
Another great video Paul !! Keep them coming ! Going to have to make some myself now !! Great video
this video is brilliant because your voice is so clear and calm and i can follow what u r doing.
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
Paul you are very nice person showing good ideas and videos .
Parabéns pelo belo trabalha, ainda chego nesse nível de qualidade!!
well done mate, they are quite impressive for hand made floats
just started making my own floats,and this has taught me a hole load, thanks .
Chris Patterson Thanks, I am glad it helped
Love to make my own floats, I'm going give it a try, cheers
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
интересное видео .надо будет попробовать самому сделать ,интересный поплавок в конце заметил .
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
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!
Brilliant video, really looking forward to giving it ago. Save myself a fortune 😂
Nice video and exccelent simple craft. Thanks
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 .
I admire your job and your patience. Mice job realy.
A very impressive video. I have to try it. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching!
Отличный поплавок, прекрасная работа!
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
very great tutorial.. i'll try it when me have time .
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
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
i dont like spending money on floats and your videos helped me a lot. THANKS
Nice video
Excellent floats
Easy to make 👌
I might have to try this. Thanks Paul.
Great float making but your video making is really good, subbed thanks
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!
Nice project Paul!!! Think I'll Try This One!
Thanks!
Robert
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
thanks for kind words, and the safety pin tip
nicely done nothing beats catching fish on your own custome floats!!
+Aaron Nelson thanks
Hi Paul,
A fascinating poject. I always watch your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob
Wow really cool, thank you. I would like to give this a go.
cheers, and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Paul Adams
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 ;-)
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
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
a master at work. well done.
Good video and nice floats paul!
u make some great videos paul
Oh no you own so many fishing rodds ...I love it
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.
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
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
Thank you very much excellent video
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
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 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
Great vid !
Awesome video m8! Thanks for sharing! Cheers
Bravo je vous félicite pour votre savoir faire, vous avez des mains en or
i started off making a toby style lure maybe i will get round to making a vid about it, thanks
Great video superb explanation. ..
Good method i will try it. Out
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.
Brilliant video! You gained another subscriber.
thanks, which reminds me to get out and get some reeds
Great, cheers Paul. I'll give that a try. Much appreciated.
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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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
molto utile complimenti!!!!!!
That was _interesting_ !
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
i'll try this one... simple and easy
Great, and video and float building, can you show us how to make a float for underwater rigging like for catfish to keep the bait off the bottom?
Very informative,thanks!!!
Hello there, awesome help. Any chance sharing a how to make a homemade lathe ? Thanks in advance
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
You sir, are amazing!
Do you have any videos of making floats out of feathers
Regards
Jack
Thuraly enjoy this video thank for the ideas
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
yep common reed, taken from the place i was fishing at the end of the video
nice touch caress your video.
Great tutorial, thanks. What did you finish the top of the float with after you cut off the excess bamboo stem?
no, i have made quill floats but not the video maybe one day if i get time
Cheers
Thanks for your video's Paul. I love the idea of using thread for the florescent tip and will be adopting that on my own floats. How have you found the cellulose dope for longevity ? I use Devcon 2 ton and a turner for my finish as I love the strength and ultra high gloss.
I have one float which is faded on one side becuase i left in proped up on a windowsil in the sun for a couple of weeks, but in normal use i have not had any problems. I use envirotex epoxy on my larger pike floats and i lost one about three months ago in nasty bit of the pond, it is great to see it is still there in floating debris, one day i will remeber my wellingtons and fish the thing out. I have to admit the fumes from the nitro dope can get addictive. I bought a 500yds spool of floro thread from a local sewing warehouse for only a few pounds,i suspect it will last me the rest of my life, good luck
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
Great stuff. Where was you fishi g
I’ve been watching this video and started to make my own with this style but on bamboo skewers.
I’ve looked for the cellulose dope your using but can’t find this one anywhere. The clear varnish iv used have took the brightness off the tip, what other varnish could I use or cellulose dope please
3:47my favorite sticky stuff too!
Super video nice floats
how do you attach them to your fishing line? thank you for the video
Great to see such craft skills. Very nice job, well done sir!
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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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 ;)
Nice job Paul. looks very easy. I should give that a try. how many weight can those floats hold? approx 2g I guess.
something like that each one is different and I never write the weights on
Thanks for inspiration!!!!