Homegrown Reed Floats

[Keith Ritter]

I made a few floats from my first crop of ornamental grass/bamboo/reeds I transplanted to my yard summer before last. I painted these but I wish I hadn't, the body material is very slick and the paint doesn't adhere very well. My painting isn't great anyway and having a slick surface didn't help. I will only paint the stems from now on. 

[carl hendrix]

KEITH; FOR MY BETTER FLOATS;  I STORE THEM IN PVC TUBING;; NO WAY THEY CAN GET BROKE  THERE;; PLUS;; REALLY GOOD TO SHIP THEM IN;;; LOLOLOL;; ASK LEO;; WHAT HAPPENED; WHEN I SHIPPED HIM 2 OF MY QUILL FLOATS IN THE PVC PIPE !  IT GOT; KIND OF HISTERICAL !

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

They look great.
I like your production consistency

[Damon Toney]

Yeah, Keith is the best.

[Keith Ritter]

Thanks Guys, I'm probably not even the best float maker in my house. My son could out do me if he wanted to. He makes some better looking knives than I do. I like the method as much as I like the results. I need to do a few videos to show how simple this is. Can you download videos directly to the site?

[Damon Toney]

I think YouTube is how to do it. Ten you just copy and paste the ebbed code.

[Slip Sinker]

Great looking stuff Keith

[Keith Ritter]

I took my new floats for a spin yesterday. It was just a simple hook, weight and float rig baited with a chunk of night crawler. I was very pleased. 

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Thats what its all about, aint it?

[carl hendrix]

CONGRATS TO YA KEITH !  GOOD LOOKING LITTLE GILL;; AND YOUR FLOAT WORKED !

[Keith Ritter]

It is for me Scruffy. The only thing better is seeing watching someone else enjoy using one.