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WEST VIRGINIA + MANDARIN CHOP STICK GALL FLOAT

IT SOUNDS CRAZY BUT MEMBER STEVE WILSON SENT ME SOME GALLS FROM HIS HOME STATE AND HE INCLUDED SOME CHOP STICKS HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE INTO…

Started by Keith Ritter

6 Feb 7, 2015
Reply by Steve Wilson

Crow Quill Floats

Made these out of corn cob and crow feather quills. Goes to show the endless possibilities when it comes to homemade floats.

Started by Keith Ritter

4 Dec 28, 2014
Reply by Keith Ritter

Another Reason To Make Your Own Floats

When my wife and I visited Kentucky Lake a while back to fish, picnic and a little beach combing we picked up mussel shells, odd pieces of…

Started by Keith Ritter

8 Dec 8, 2014
Reply by Keith Ritter

New Wood and Cob Floats

I have been trying to incorporate local woods into my corn cob floats. I have cedar and spalted ash I cut down for knife handles. I used my…

Started by Keith Ritter

19 Nov 29, 2014
Reply by Fisher Mirto

Gall Hunting

I tried in earnest to find some Goldenrod galls today for floats. It's harder when the leaves are still on all the plants. I found a few th…

Started by Keith Ritter

5 Nov 10, 2014
Reply by Keith Ritter

Reelfoot Float Sale Set-up

I set up near the Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival this weekend. I met a lot interesting folks and sold a few floats.

Started by Keith Ritter

6 Oct 7, 2014
Reply by Keith Ritter

Porcupine - Corn Cob Hybrid Float

Carl Hendrix gave me some quills while we were at Reelfoot and we joked about this combination. This is my first version, a piece of cob re…

Started by Keith Ritter

6 Sep 28, 2014
Reply by carl hendrix

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 completel…

Started by Keith Ritter

13 Sep 21, 2014
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

on the mystery weed float.

I believe the "weed" is milk weed and quite often you can find a grub for bait inside that "growth"

Started by John Foro

3 Sep 12, 2014
Reply by John Foro

Make Your Float: Materials

The first floats I made were of cork. Cork would be the easiest to find in all parts of the country and easy to shape. Finding Cork: My fir…

Started by Keith Ritter

9 Aug 26, 2014
Reply by Keith Ritter

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