Dowel Wood Bobbers for Casting with A Fly Rod

[Bruce Tomaselli]

I'd like to make some bobbers for casting with my fly rod for gills, crappies, etc., panfish. Will dowel wood bobbers work? If so I need t know the size, weight, diameter length etc. of dowels I will need and how to turn them into bobbers.  I guess the 2-part video by Damon on making dowel bobbers will suffice.

[Keith Ritter]

If you are using goose quills now is the time to pick them up. The flock of Canadas at my local lake are molting and I picked up about 30 today.

[carl hendrix]

GREAT COLLECTION THERE KEITH !

[Keith Ritter]

Bruce this is a pic of a small Mallard quill float rigged with the keeper at the top to hold the float in one position. 

[Bruce Tomaselli]

Thanks, Keith.

[carl hendrix]

FOR WHAT ITS WORTH;; IVE SEEN KEITH RITTERS HOME MADE FLOATS; AND THEY ARE TRUE AMERICANA !  KEITH CAAN MAKE A GREAT ; FUNCTIONAL FLOAT OUT OF PRACTICALLY ANY THING ; A TRUE MASTER CRAFTSMAN !