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WEST VIRGINIA + MANDARIN CHOP STICK GALL FLOATIT 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 |
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Feb 7, 2015 Reply by Steve Wilson |
Crow Quill FloatsMade 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 |
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Dec 28, 2014 Reply by Keith Ritter |
Another Reason To Make Your Own FloatsWhen 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 |
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Dec 8, 2014 Reply by Keith Ritter |
New Wood and Cob FloatsI 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 |
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Nov 29, 2014 Reply by Fisher Mirto |
Gall HuntingI 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 |
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Nov 10, 2014 Reply by Keith Ritter |
Reelfoot Float Sale Set-upI 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 |
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Oct 7, 2014 Reply by Keith Ritter |
Porcupine - Corn Cob Hybrid FloatCarl 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 |
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Sep 28, 2014 Reply by carl hendrix |
New Ornamental Grass (Reed) FloatsI'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 |
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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 |
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Sep 12, 2014 Reply by John Foro |
Make Your Float: MaterialsThe 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 |
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Aug 26, 2014 Reply by Keith Ritter |
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