Thread: Peacock Floats

First, would like to say HI !!, this being my first Post. Saw the post on floats, and thought i would tell you about 1 that nobody mentioned, that being a Peacock Quill float. First time i saw 1 used was about 6 years ago, by a local bank fisherman. And they are the best, better then balsa floats, because they wont soak up water, that i have ever tried for Bluegill. English, match fisherman use them, because they work so good.The 1 that i was showed was homemade, the float is made from the long tail feather of a peacock. Quills can befound at some craft stores, or find someone that has Peacocks, and get some tail feathes. Or you can buy the floats allready madeup, 3 or 4 places on the web that sell them. Also a lot of info on the web, about how to set them up. Check them out, you wont be sorry, you did.

Floatsonline have the peacock ones that i was talking about. Not hard to make, if you can find the quills.
Have tried the balsa floats, and they do work, but if they get a crack in the balsa body, they soak up water like a sponge.
Peacock quills, you dont have to worry about them soaking up water, the inside part of the stem, is kind of like styrafoam, and will not take on water if cracked.