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Dowel Wood Bobbers for Casting with A Fly Rod

by Bruce Tomaselli

Jun 20, 2016

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.

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    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.

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    Jun 21, 2016

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      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. 

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      Jun 22, 2016

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        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 !

        Jun 22, 2016