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View Poll Results: European or American float and why

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  • European

    13 40.63%

  • American

    16 50.00%

  • Wine cork

    1 3.13%

  • Other

    4 12.50%
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Thread: European or American

  1. 12-16-2008, 09:33 AM #41
    notpc1
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    I like 'em all in the right time and place.
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  2. 12-18-2008, 06:29 PM #42
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    This thread on floats has been real interesting.
    For spin or spin cast:
    One of the most popular among some of the best gill fishermen that I know is the 2nd one in the attached picture. They do not add water to it and use a toothpick thru the peg for a stop. Most are used with crickets but works as well with a jig.
    The one on top .. Referred to around here as "Blue Top" .. is second choice.
    For "Pole Fishing" Quill at the bottom has been top choice, then the cork "String Float" (all most impossible to find these days) replacing that is the styro foam "Peg floats" (3rd in the pix) ...
    Now the other one shown is the balsa quill a big item in South Alabama & North West Fl .. and is my favorite for "Pole" fishing...
    the unpainted one is from when I made and sold them for several years ... balsa got to high ... The first one I know to make these were Mr. Rainwater in Montgomery, they made a lot of them ... George Stokes in Andalusia, AL made them for years and a Church Organization made them as well .... The most common trade name for them was "Wide A Wake" floats ..

    Just thought I would add a little to this thread.

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  3. 12-18-2008, 08:11 PM #43
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    DBD, I checked out the Tackle Shop site, very good. But the prices were in pounds.. How do you work out the exchage rate for $US.
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  4. 12-18-2008, 08:57 PM #44
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    Quote Originally Posted by chmee213 View Post
    How do you work out the exchage rate for $US.
    Currently, one English pound is equal to about $1.50.

    To get the exact amount, just use yahoo. Type in the total amount in British pounds (GBP) and convert to dollars:

    Currency Converter - Yahoo! Finance
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  5. 12-22-2008, 04:51 PM #45
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    I can't say for sure about fishing panfish but for trout I like anyhting that lays flat and tell me I have a bite before the fish knows it.

    I might have to get some thinner longer floats to try on crappie here. I have seen them surfacing many times in a couple lakes but I have only managed a couple bites, that I saw anyway. The one I did catch was a slab, larger than my hand and that is big for around here. Could be that I simply missed the bite because I was using a cating bobber half full of water. Only because it was the only way to reach them from the bank.
    I love taking my kids fishing, now if I could just manage to fish at the same time.
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