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New Ornamental Grass (Reed) Floats
I'm still trying to find out the name of this grass I found on the side of the road but it has a neat looking jointed stem and is completely hollow. No pith. I collected it a couple of weeks ago and let it dry. The joint are hard and the compartments are completely sealed. I'm going to make a few and try them out. See what y'all think. If it can float , it can be a float.
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Permalink Reply by Keith Ritter on
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Another pic of the grass float.
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Permalink Reply by David, aka, "McScruff" on
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"If it floats, make it a float!"
Love it.
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These three are the first grass floats I've finished. All they need is a dip in polyurethane. I started with small sections of the stem so I can figure out the buoyancy of this new material. I used a short piece of skewer in each end to save on weight. The larger sections near the bottom should take a solid stem, will make for a sturdier float in the end. If they get dry today I can at least water test them.
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5 more from the same stalk. 8 total. Tested the smallest one and it cocked and held 1/64 oz split.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Wilson on
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Keith, from the pics, it looks like it is ......Phragmitis
Grows along along roads and is used some as an orrnamental.
A lot stronger than it looks, we used to make atl-atl darts from it.
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Yea Steve I've passed by it a million times never thought of trying it until recently. Someone was mowing some down and I decided to grab some. This is pic of the completed (set) from one stalk.
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Who needs porky-pine quills, now?!
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Those are looking very good, waiting to see it finished.
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Permalink Reply by carl hendrix on
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definitely look good keith!!
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First fish on new floats. My wife Beth caught this fat 8+ inch bluegill on a grasshopper under one of the new grass reed floats. We used one of the bigger ones so we could have enough weight to cast out to the little island in the corner of the pond. They worked great I am well pleased with them.
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Perfection, maestro!
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This cracker couldn't resist the grasshopper either.
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