Making Traditional Reed Fishing Floats (bobbers) By Hand
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- Making fishing floats from Common Reed Stems (Phragmites australis), and then doing a bit of fishing t the local pond.
Link to Blogpost with Material list and Description
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These are small floats th-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.
nicely done nothing beats catching fish on your own custome floats!!
+Aaron Nelson thanks
Paul thanks fella, as with tymesho, this has inspired me to get a new hobby, or at least try, i am disabled but love fishing the local River Lea.
Can the handheld bobbins be brought.
Thanks
Jim
That is a nice bit of water, I usually make my own bobbin holders but I have bought some from larger fishing tackles shops they are normally a couple of pounds a piece. There is a bit more information on my blog homeluremaking.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/it-has-been-little-bit-of-strange-week.html
I must collect some more reed myself, good luck, it can get a bit addictive
*****
sorry to be a pain but will 3mm diameter work.
thanks
just measuring the ones i have and most are about 5mm which is about the same as a crystal (plastic) waggler and i have a few at 3mm which are great for fishing close in. I always make loads and then pic a favourite and use it until i stand on it or lose it, cheers ps i use cocktail sticks for stem with the smaller ones.
Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats th-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 th-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.
Hi dose anyone know if you can buy the phragmite reeds if so please let me know
I still maintain that tench are pig ugly, but the fight some, i caught a couple of good sized rainbow trout today and they didn't put up anything like the fight this ugly fellow did. Just one cameraman would be nice in fact another camera as this one is held together with a bit of tape at moment.
Cheers
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
non shrinking dope,
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
Thank you very much excellent video
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.
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
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
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
no, i have made quill floats but not the video maybe one day if i get time
Cheers
i started off making a toby style lure maybe i will get round to making a vid about it, thanks
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 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.
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
just don't stand on them when you have finished, good luck and thanks
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
yep common reed, taken from the place i was fishing at the end of the video
cheers, and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Paul Adams
интересное видео .надо будет попробовать самому сделать ,интересный поплавок в конце заметил .
thanks for kind words, and the safety pin tip
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
Brilliant video, really looking forward to giving it ago. Save myself a fortune 😂
Love to make my own floats, I'm going give it a try, cheers
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
Another great video Paul !! Keep them coming ! Going to have to make some myself now !! Great video
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
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
Paul can you help? I've been trying to find a way to drill a hole through the centre of balsa dowel for through-the-middle float making for years. (Pike/zander floats mainly.) I don't have a pillar drill and when I've used them in our joinery shop at work, because you are effectively drilling into the end grain the drill just wanders off course. Any ideas?
The method i used that seemed to work best was making a centering jig, I made one of these for the brass weight in the first 'balsa crankbait' video for drilling the center out of the brass rod, this uses the drill press. The principle works the same with balsa but rather than drill from one side i turn the balsa round in the jig and drill from the other end, that should mean the hole is pretty central at the ends.
The way i do it now is to cheat, for me if use a slightly larger diameter dowel or a square section i just drill it as best i can and then turn it on the lathe or drill press so it ends up being the center anyway.
i just use wood, but not bad x)
good jop
Thank you, Paul for taking the time and trouble in producing this informative video. Well done, keep up the good work.
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
This is ingenious! Not do doubt your knowledge buy I am curious. Historically, is this how/the type of floats they made?
I am not realy up on the history of float making, but i started fishing with quill floats and reed floats were still available and that was thirty odd years ago. I have seen old wood cuts with whipped floats, and the dope is an early form of plastic, rapala used something simliar on his first minnows, by melting Celluliod in solvent. Thanks
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
Nice video and exccelent simple craft. Thanks
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
Excellent, please can I send you a pair of scissors?
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 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
Can i use Bamboo for the Main Body of the float ?
damn nice job. wounder if you can use small bamboo instread of reeds.. bc I cant find any reeds.
I am guessing thing bamaboo will work it is a grass like reeds and very similar if not a bit thicker. There is a float maker in the UK who uses all knds of hollow stemmed plants to make floats. Thanks and good luck
You should try making a reed pole next
A very impressive video. I have to try it. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching!
Do you have a link for the cellulose dope please?
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I cringe when I watch you pull the razor blade toward you.yikes.
they do call danger man, well dangermouse
What knot do you use to attach this to your line?
very great tutorial.. i'll try it when me have time .
Paul, I am a Salmon Fisherman (spinning), and don't yet float fish, but I hope to try shortly. Some of the fishermen I have contact with talk about ' weighted floats' , where the floats have small ball bearing ballast. Do you ever tune the flotation of your with ballast. If so what do you set them up like/.
John Smith Yes here in the uk we call them self cocking floats, i use lead free solder in the bottom of the reed instead of the skewer. The thick coil stuff works best and then whip the eye onto it in the same way, i was going to a video on it when i get round to it.For me they work best if there is a little room to add weight down the line. Thanks
***** Thanx Paul.
I prefer using wood glue and I don't bother with the thread either, I also paint mine black and use clear varnish before I paint it black
3:47my favorite sticky stuff too!
You may not see this as the video was posted over 6 years ago. I just got it in my recommendations so decided to watch it as I'm a keen angler. I have a question. When you chose the section from the reed, you cut it out with a backed razor blade. But when you cut the stem insert you used a yellow Stanley knife. Why the difference, wouldn't the yellow knife have done both jobs adequately?
yes the yellow knife would of done both, and think it would keep its edge a lot longer, just an ordinary stanly blade would do as long as it is sharp, have fun, cheers
@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman Thanks for the reply. The yellow knife actually looks safer to use. Hope you're still getting out and catching fish. I'll be on the bank tomorrow. Tight Lines!
Brilliant video! You gained another subscriber.
thanks, which reminds me to get out and get some reeds
Great stuff. Where was you fishi g
Good method i will try it. Out
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 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.
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
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
Hi Paul great video, Do you collect the reed yourself or do you have a place to buy.
Fishing the river Lea here in wheathampstead (Hertfordshire) nice and narrow and would like to try making these floats myself.
Thanks
Jim
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!!!
nice touch caress your video.
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
Nice project Paul!!! Think I'll Try This One!
Thanks!
Robert
thank you i am going to try this but how much weight would it hold
it depends on the reeds size but the larger floats carry about 3 SG ahot which is 4.8gr cheers
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!
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
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 ;)
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.
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?
Hello there, awesome help. Any chance sharing a how to make a homemade lathe ? Thanks in advance
Great tutorial, thanks. What did you finish the top of the float with after you cut off the excess bamboo stem?
Is that shrinking or non shrinking dope ?
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
Nice video as always paul, i just wanted to know what were the two fish that you caught in this video....
molto utile complimenti!!!!!!
genius
Great float making but your video making is really good, subbed thanks
I would love to make my own bobbers. What type of wood do I need. Or bamboo. And poles.
there is link in the video description to a list of tools and matrials and where to find them in the video description, thanks and good luck
Thank u sir
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
a great video, nice floats to, will be keeping my eyes open for further videos.
Thanks for sharing.
Woww :D amazing
Hi Paul, If you don't mind could you tell me how to put this float on the line, thanks.
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!
Serious inquiry. I would like to purchase one of these reed floats and one of your balsa dowel floats, with a few minor details. However, I live in America and I'm assuming you live across the pond in the Motherland or Wales or something. Would it be possible?
Also, what you call reed. Is that what we call River Cane in America?
I am sorry i only make these for my own use, the reeds do grow throughout North America . Alternatiely Mark Burningham from the UK makes and sells very beautiful traditional floats. Thanks
markburninghamhandmadefloats.blogspot.co.uk/
What reed did you use for this ? or is it common reed found in the margins of most lakes and rivers.
Regards
Jack
Parabéns pelo belo trabalha, ainda chego nesse nível de qualidade!!
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 ;-)
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
That was _interesting_ !
this video is brilliant because your voice is so clear and calm and i can follow what u r doing.
Paul you are very nice person showing good ideas and videos .
well done mate, they are quite impressive for hand made floats
That's dope