Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
Any one of these please, the craftsmanship is exemplary. How does he get that finish?
http://handmadefloats.blogspot.com/
http://handmadefloats.blogspot.com/
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Angling porn (Which float?)
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Paul Boote
No Longer a Member
A whole load of dipping going on.
Jon Whelan
Senior Member
A very apt title - incredible finish & with such consistency. Another world unto itself.
Gavin Hoe-Richardson
Senior Member
Superb quality, I'm in awe. I wouldn't dare use them if I owned some for fear of leaving one wrapped around an overhanging willow.
Mark Gaskell
Senior Member
Missing
Thats where them Kingfishers went!
Thats where them Kingfishers went!
Chris Ponsford
Senior Member
What beautiful craftsmanship and skill,lovely to see ,too pretty to use.
Hi men,
Grayling fishing on new years eve , me and my mate Colin trotting flotas through a glide together . He had one of these on, I was using a fluted Chris Lythe graling float , cane rods, pins , what a couple of bloody tarts
Hatter
Grayling fishing on new years eve , me and my mate Colin trotting flotas through a glide together . He had one of these on, I was using a fluted Chris Lythe graling float , cane rods, pins , what a couple of bloody tarts
Hatter
Nick Franklin
Senior Member
Stunning, wouldn't mind a few tench floats
Haydn Clarke
Senior Member & Supporter
Lovely floats indeed. As are these — http://www.artofangling.net/floats.html — the tench drifters particularly, as well as the antique Avons.
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Paul Boote
No Longer a Member
I'd show you fellas my home-made efforts, current and dating back to some I made aged somewhere around eight to ten, but I'd only be accused of using and catching fish on them...
Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
I'm looking for a bit of help. This has whet my appetite for having a go at making a few floats but I can't find any decent sites to give me a bit of guidance, and save me a bit of time making schoolboy errors.
Any thoughts? Websites or books, I'm particularly interested in how to achieve a decent finish, but the history of the different floats and how they evolved is always of interest.
Any thoughts? Websites or books, I'm particularly interested in how to achieve a decent finish, but the history of the different floats and how they evolved is always of interest.
Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
I wouldn't worry too much Paul, I can't see too many people accusing you of that these days.
Paul Boote
No Longer a Member
Slipping back into your old ways, I see.
Remember what happened the last time you tried it on?
I do.
I gave you such a public grilling here that I received a personal message from someone who knew you informing me that you didn't like it and that I should stop.
Stop?
I hadn't even started, and don't wish to start on sniping third-raters now.
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Hi men,
Hi Ade my old mate, will send you link iv got at home on my laptop. Useful stuff , but I'm stuck at work.
Hatter
Hi Ade my old mate, will send you link iv got at home on my laptop. Useful stuff , but I'm stuck at work
.Hatter
Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
That is a complete figment Paul but if it makes you happy to think it's true then be my guest.
I don't think I have ever come across anyone with a more fragile ego. If you were a troot you wouldn't see the first day of the season out before some mug city boy with a starter kit and the biggest flashiest fly in the box had you gasping your last on the bank with his first clumsy cast.
Lighten up man, learn to self deprecate.
I don't think I have ever come across anyone with a more fragile ego. If you were a troot you wouldn't see the first day of the season out before some mug city boy with a starter kit and the biggest flashiest fly in the box had you gasping your last on the bank with his first clumsy cast.
Lighten up man, learn to self deprecate.
Paul Boote
No Longer a Member
I can oblige you with that "figment" - your pal's personal message - if you really want others to see it, as I keep a copy of everything (particularly the weird stuff), past and present.
Give me, a man you have never met or spoken with, a wide berth, Adrian Williams, and, well, there won't be any more public exchanges like this.
Darryl Davis
Senior Member
George's page is useful for cork bodied floats
- http://traditionalfloats.webs.com/float creation/float creation.htm
- http://traditionalfloats.webs.com/float creation/float creation.htm
Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
I don't believe you Paul, but if it is true and my memory is worse than I thought then as Wellesley once said, "Publish and be damned!", I can take it and I'm sure the boys and girls could do with a laugh.......Or are you playing silly games?
Paul Boote
No Longer a Member
I don't believe you Paul, but if it is true and my memory is worse than I thought then as Wellesley once said, "Publish and be damned!", I can take it and I'm sure the boys and girls could do with a laugh.......Or are you playing silly games?
For what it's worth. At least I only had to log in to the old Yuku forum and look at some of my undeleted, stored messages.
Old BFW Forum, personal message
Date: 07.02.09
From: D [somebody whose avatar was a Barbel Soc. "Swim Wild Swim Free" badge], another man I have never met, spoken with or have had any personal message contact with, at the time or since
To: Paul Boote
Subject: Hello
Hi Paul,
I really advise ignoring Mr Williams, he doesn't like it very much.
You're right about him though.
Regards,
D
As Walker once titled a very nice book, no need to lie.
David Hall
Senior Member
all very nice, but i think I'll stick to the common found drennan crystals, that way if i lose one, which is bound to happen, i won't be crying into my maggots.