Macca_EFC
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Where would be the best place to pick up a traditional perch bobber float?
Thanks in advance :0)
Thanks in advance :0)
Traditional perch float
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Jeff Woodhouse
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Try on ebay. Search fro Perch or Grayling bobbers. Cut through the Chinese rubbish and other cr@p and you may find some nice hand made ones. Dear though!!!
If you have an electric drill, they're fairly easy to make. Mine are made from cork I find on the bank and the stems are simply barbecue sticks. These two aren't very well finished, but they would do the job.
The better ones are in my tackle boxes.
If you have an electric drill, they're fairly easy to make. Mine are made from cork I find on the bank and the stems are simply barbecue sticks. These two aren't very well finished, but they would do the job.
The better ones are in my tackle boxes.
A lot depends on how much you want to spend, and the choices are legion . . . .
I have a few of the floats made by Andrew and if you like this sort of thing then you cannot do better, IMHO.
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I have a few of the floats made by Andrew and if you like this sort of thing then you cannot do better, IMHO.
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Macca_EFC
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Thanks, I don't have the patience to make my own so will likely buy a couple. Hey, if they do the job that's the main thing!
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I don't mind up to around £10 a float, they do look great but that's not far off the cost of a new reel! I'll keep having a scout about online :0)
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It might not be what you're looking for but drennan make a sort of traditional perch bob
Tee-Cee
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Does anyone have accurate physical dimensions necessary to make a range of these floats? I'm aware people will see them in a slightly different way dimensionally, but some idea of scale would be of help - if you're prepared to give away such info!
More than anything it is the diameter of the 'bob' against the overall length of the float, I need....
Thanks
ps My apologies to the OP for cutting across his thread!
More than anything it is the diameter of the 'bob' against the overall length of the float, I need....
Thanks
ps My apologies to the OP for cutting across his thread!
Thats a new slant on these floats. I have never considered the ratios of stem to diameter before. As a philistine I would guess that as long as the stem looks right to give balance it would be right. Those Drennan ones above would seem a good example.
I think the tip part is just dressing to make it look right and has no real practical use as a sight enabler as the bob part is big enough to see anyway.
Just my take, others will know better.
Jeff Woodhouse
Moaning Marlow Meldrew
These are the dimensions of a Drennan 2 swan one - 11cms long of which the tip is 1.7cms. The bob is 2.5cms long and the width is 1.6cms, the widest part of the bob being 0.6cms from the top of the bob.
These figures don't mean anything to me, I make mine by eye. suits me.
I connected with these on the GUC as a kid and it was fascinating watching as they bobbed along with a bite, or suddenly disappearing with giant ripples coming out. We need more big perch!
Edit bit: Here's two others that I do use, the one on the left more so. The one on the right we used to call a roach float, but for the lift of me I can't think why. Wagglers are much better on stillwaters and stick on rivers.
These figures don't mean anything to me, I make mine by eye. suits me.
I connected with these on the GUC as a kid and it was fascinating watching as they bobbed along with a bite, or suddenly disappearing with giant ripples coming out. We need more big perch!
Edit bit: Here's two others that I do use, the one on the left more so. The one on the right we used to call a roach float, but for the lift of me I can't think why. Wagglers are much better on stillwaters and stick on rivers.
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These are quite nice too and at a little over a fiver a piece . . . .
Hand made cork bob fishing floats - ideal for trout, perch, grayling, barbel
If you want to finish them yourself then these are quite traditional too and give the dimensions . . . .
Perch Bobbers - Keiths Fishing Tackle
Hand made cork bob fishing floats - ideal for trout, perch, grayling, barbel
If you want to finish them yourself then these are quite traditional too and give the dimensions . . . .
Perch Bobbers - Keiths Fishing Tackle
These are quite nice too and at a little over a fiver a piece . . . .
Hand made cork bob fishing floats - ideal for trout, perch, grayling, barbel
If you want to finish them yourself then these are quite traditional too and give the dimensions . . . .
Perch Bobbers - Keiths Fishing Tackle
Hand made cork bob fishing floats - ideal for trout, perch, grayling, barbel
If you want to finish them yourself then these are quite traditional too and give the dimensions . . . .
Perch Bobbers - Keiths Fishing Tackle
This is one of those Ian Lewis floats Peter as I mentioned earlier. 2 Swan shot version.
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