Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
I've made some 2 for my brother in law and 2 for me. I only had 2 line clips so with the other 2 drifters I cut the ends off 2 saftey pins of a suitable size and pushed them into the foam body close together, not tried them yet.
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Martin
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:08 -You could try pins pushed through hard plastic beads.I've made some 2 for my brother in law and 2 for me. I only had 2 line clips so with the other 2 drifters I cut the ends off 2 saftey pins of a suitable size and pushed them into the foam body close together, not tried them yet.
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Martin
Nige Johns wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:21 -Tight enough to unclip on the strike, but not when controlling the line. Although I'm not convinced it can't be set tight enough to hold no matter what. I'll let you know when I've caught something using it! The main idea was to have it so I could swap from a bottom end float to a drifter without retackling.
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:28 -it looks like I've over complicated things I didn't think of that.martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:08 -You could try pins pushed through hard plastic beads.I've made some 2 for my brother in law and 2 for me. I only had 2 line clips so with the other 2 drifters I cut the ends off 2 saftey pins of a suitable size and pushed them into the foam body close together, not tried them yet.
Regards
Martin
Nige Johns wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:21 -Tight enough to unclip on the strike, but not when controlling the line. Although I'm not convinced it can't be set tight enough to hold no matter what. I'll let you know when I've caught something using it! The main idea was to have it so I could swap from a bottom end float to a drifter without retackling.
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Martin
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:34 -I think the original design in Coarse Angler used round headed map pins into a balsa body, but they were too short when I tried them in the foam.davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:28 -it looks like I've over complicated things I didn't think of that.martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:08 -You could try pins pushed through hard plastic beads.I've made some 2 for my brother in law and 2 for me. I only had 2 line clips so with the other 2 drifters I cut the ends off 2 saftey pins of a suitable size and pushed them into the foam body close together, not tried them yet.
Regards
Martin
Nige Johns wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:21 -Tight enough to unclip on the strike, but not when controlling the line. Although I'm not convinced it can't be set tight enough to hold no matter what. I'll let you know when I've caught something using it! The main idea was to have it so I could swap from a bottom end float to a drifter without retackling.
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Martin
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:36 -Will look in the wifes sewing box as i think there might be pins with round plastic heads on them, failing that beads as you say with pins (picture hanging pins with big heads)martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:34 -I think the original design in Coarse Angler used round headed map pins into a balsa body, but they were too short when I tried them in the foam.davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:28 -it looks like I've over complicated things I didn't think of that.martin(rockape) wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:08 -You could try pins pushed through hard plastic beads.I've made some 2 for my brother in law and 2 for me. I only had 2 line clips so with the other 2 drifters I cut the ends off 2 saftey pins of a suitable size and pushed them into the foam body close together, not tried them yet.
Regards
Martin
Nige Johns wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 21:21 -Tight enough to unclip on the strike, but not when controlling the line. Although I'm not convinced it can't be set tight enough to hold no matter what. I'll let you know when I've caught something using it! The main idea was to have it so I could swap from a bottom end float to a drifter without retackling.
Regards
Martin
Regards
Martin
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
davelumb wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29 2022 19:23 -Some great ideas there, bring back memories of making stuff
when I did my drifters I made them with a bullet at the bottom, semi self cockers ,
found them more stable in the wind
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horseshoe3 wrote: ↑Mon May 09 2022 16:21 -
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davelumb wrote: ↑Mon May 09 2022 16:31 -Never heard or seen a bacon box, but thay look great for bits, thanks chapshorseshoe3 wrote: ↑Mon May 09 2022 16:21 -
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horseshoe3 wrote: ↑Mon May 09 2022 16:21 -See a video on YouTube by chance and a chap has done the very same, i might just see if i can araldite some egg sinkers to the cane stem i have to accomplish the same.
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
Fantastic stuff Dave. I’ll be knocking up a couple of drifters of my own this summer now!
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Re: Foamy small/shallow water drifter.
Adam F wrote: ↑Tue May 10 2022 20:40 -Fantastic stuff Dave. I’ll be knocking up a couple of drifters of my own this summer now!
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