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Fish Assassin

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Re: Floats?
« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2006, 08:23:50 PM »
Chrome Mykiss, would you like another one of those liquid foam floats for your collection ? I have one of the "fat" floats which was designed for use on the Thompson and a slimmer version (4") for the local rivers. PM me your name and address if interested.
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2006, 01:43:38 AM »
I've been fishing cork floats for a while now, shaping them on my rod building lathe, roughly in the shape of a drennan. tough to find reasonably priced solid cork for this job so i have been using undrilled rodbuilding cork rings and epoxy and setting them in a press till they set, still with the cost of the cork they are nearly 10$$ floats, but they fish sooooo well.
i also use a float from a guy in new york for smaller flows like suicide or capilano, they are balsa, top notch floats, is what they are called... love em and have made a few of my own now.
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2006, 10:28:55 AM »
Anyone know of a source of Balsa large enough for turning floats? Windsor Plywood sells some but price is = gold.

Steve
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2006, 12:49:27 PM »
a lil hint.... i got mine from ebay.... soooo cheap hehe
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2006, 05:25:14 PM »
I was in Bob's today, and I'm pretty sure he still has those floats.

Tight lines

David
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2006, 08:52:53 PM »
Did you buy floats or balsa from e-bay?

Steve
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2006, 11:05:54 PM »
Hi FA,
I've got a few of those chubby floats too from 15 years ago. Still see them occationaly but recent made seems longer.
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Re: Floats?
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2006, 11:33:53 PM »
Yes, they are pretty good floats. I don't think he makes them anymore.
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