Just Floats

Thought I had more then these 2 left.

John,

Very interesting. Thanks for going to the effort. All of my blackfish floats are at the coast house. I'll remember this thred and when I'm down there next I'll put some of them together for a photo.

Did you used to use some of those finer floats for fishing mudeyes etc when you were in Tasmania?

Cheers,

Danny.

Barry  Any of the old style, well made ones  from the 50's and 60's when they were in vogue.

Hey John,

I just found these ones that I made ages ago. They were purely for Luderick from the rocks in different swells. Some hadn't quite been finished, as you can see a bunch with the white undercoat on the stems, plus some don't have varnish. I used to shape the cork with sand paper, then after glueing in the stems and fitting the weights etc I'd hand paint with water based artists acrylic and coat with varnish. They used to hold up reasonably well however I will certainly be making some more in the near future, this time with proper lure making equipment - sealer, air brushed auto acrylics, and a good tough clear coat.






Cheers,

Danny.

just stunning danny !!!!

gotta love them, good stuff John and Danny !!!

Ocean ni&&er Fishing……the best fun I have ever had while wearing a storm jacket.

Laurie ocean luderick fishing is great fun. All of those ones you saw above (although they have eyelets fitted to run the line through) were designed to be fished as a fixed float by squeezing plastic tubing on the top and bottom. The reason I fish fixed floats off the rocks is mainly for casting. The centrepin I've found casts better when the float is in a fixed position on the line. The tiny stoppers that are used to adjust the depth on a running float I think can be a little light for the weight of the bigger floats in the swell. The reason I still make line guides on the sea floats is for extra security to keep the float attached should the fixed tubing become loose and slip off.

Dad used to carry all of our floats in a big PVC tube as well. Not only was it for storage and to protect them, but it was also a safety device. If anyone should be washed in, he had a thick cord wrapped neatly up and down the tubing which could be unwound quickly and the big sealed PVC tube then thrown into the water with the angler on the rocks holding the other end.

Cheers,

Danny.

I like the idea of the rope, Danny.

Barry that would be great. Thankyou very much.

Cheers,

Danny.

Clever. If you don't mind I'd like to try using it one day on some new floats if I make some. I recall seeing it on much lighter modern freshwater floats, but nowhere near as thick or for heavier sea floats. I reckon that's a winner for sure.

Cheers,

Danny.

Nice one John.

Would love that centrepin. Can't quite work out what's going on with the nets in the photo. Looks like the angler has the tunnel section of a fyke net right next to him. Anyone know what he may have been doing?

Cheers,

Danny.

A further supply of aged floats , longest one is 570 cm , some stems are well above the cork float.(for distance viewing i presume.) 

"Blind Freddy" with the stem broken off at the bottom unfortunately,another job for another day

Ok Danny here are the three I can put my hands on at the moment:
The "Trudex" by JW Young and sons(http://www.jwyoungs.co.uk/trudex.htm)
The old Steelite;
and the Alvey 455B.
Also have a Condex or two, A pridex and a beaudex(I think) and also a Milwards "flymaster" but they were more flyreels mate. The old favourite that died was an avon royal.
Cheers Steve R.

Awesome reels there Steve, great little collection. I've heard a lot about the older Avon reels but never fished one. I heard a story (could be completely untrue so don't quote me on this) that Shakespeare bought the mold from Avon and that is where the Shakespeare Eagle model (the ones that I have) came from. Anyone know if there is any truth to this?

Cheers,

Danny.