THE PEACOCK STRAIGHT WAGGLER
Peacock
is the feather quill of the peacock bird,
originating from India, first imported into
this country after the second world war.
Peacock feather, as well as making floats can
also be used in fly making
The
quills come in lengths of up to 30"
whereby it can be cut into various sizes
according to the diameter for different
types of floats, the quill has an outer
white hard shell and a soft pith inside,
it is very buoyant and is easily cut to
size, by the use of a hot wire.
Sanding
down the edges to make a smooth finish,
if the peacock is slightly bent then it
can be straightened over steam. The
float is then painted, and finished off
in a varnish paint or as most floats
now, come with a plastic finished paint.
The tip of the float (1/4") should be
painted first with a white background
and then with fluorescent paint's
(orange or yellow) black and white tips
can also be used depending on the
fishing backdrop and light.
The
straight peacock float is a very
versatile float and can be used either
on stillwaters (canals, lakes, ponds,
reservoir's etc...) or running waters
(rivers, streams, moving canals etc...)
Because
of the thickness of the tip in
comparison to the float, it has a few
advantages over other types of wagglers,
firstly it can be seen easily and at
longer distances, secondly because of
the nature of the buoyancy of the tip it
can be used for dragging the bait on the
bottom of the swim hence slowing the
float up, creating a slow presentation
of the bait.
Fishing
the straight peacock waggler on the
river is an ideal tool, the method for
slowing up the bait, is to under shot
the float slightly, over depth and
string a line of shot so that it drags
the bottom of the river bed. Getting the
right balance is very important, it must
be slowed down so the float doesn't get
pulled under. Instead it will have a
tripping affect, the float will dip and
pull in a constant rhythm, when a fish
stops the bait, the float will go under.
A
small thick straight waggler can be
deadly for fishing shallow in the water,
especially for chub and dace, using just
a few small dust shots down the line,
its ideal for fishing and casting to
those over hanging trees. Do not feather
the line when casting to the under
laying branches and the line of shots
will follow the cast so not to tangle
into the tree.
A
good idea is to fish most river wagglers
down stream, you get better control over
the tackle and less bow in the line.
Keeping
a straight waggler anchored to the
bottom in still water, is similar to the
river method, but this time you can use
just one number 4 shot (see diagram) you
will need to do this when the surface
drift is going the opposite way to the
under tow, caused by wind drift. In
deeper swims the shotting can be bulked
at least half way, and a few dropper
shots below that, this enables the bait
to get down quicker and at the same time
stabilizes the float.
A
long forgotten ploy to camouflage a
float; especially a waggler and too
colour it white, thus allowing a float
to blend in with the light sky above
instead of a dark colour that may spook
the fish below. Also natural green
colour is available replicating a leaf
or a floating plant. (In nature most
birds of prey have white under skin as
most fish, this is to camouflage them
from any attack underneath.) In all my
range of floats the anglers have the
opportunity to order any float in black,
white or green at no extra cost
email  clive@goldmedalfloats.co.uk
Contents of float
directory
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PEACOCK STRAIGHT
PEACOCK INSERTED
PEACOCK STEPPED
BODY WAGGLER
TOP EYE WAGGLER
LOADED WAGGLER
PASTE
WAGGLER
THAI WAGGLER
STILL WATER BLUE
HINGED WAGGLER
MISSILES
DART
MAGGOT
FEEDERFLOAT
GROUNDBAIT FEEDERFLOAT
CLEARWAGGLER
BALSA WAGGLER
DUCKER
ONION
CROWQUILL WAGGLER
SLIDER'S
TROTTERS
STICK FLOATS
LIGNUM STICK
LONG STICK
LIGHT CANE STICK
PLASTIC STICK
WIRE
STEM STICK
BRISTLE STICK
FLAT TOP
BALSA FLOAT
CHUBBER
WHITE LOAF
SLIDING BALSA
AVON FLOAT
FLUTED
BOLOGNESE
RIVER POLE
FLOATS
FRENCH PEAR
SHAPE
REVERSE PEAR
SHOULDER PEAR
SMALL
SHOULDER
LONG SHOULDER
LONG BODY RIVER
OVAL BODY
BARREL BODY
WINE BOTTLE
ROUND
RUDDER
DIPPER
STILLWATER POLE
FLOATS
STILL
WATER PEAR
STILL WATER REVERSE PEAR
EXTRA LONG PEAR
LONG CANE TIP
LONG OVAL
WIDE BASE
MATCHSTICK
BLOODWORM BALSA
ALL BALSA
CANALS
FUNNYFLOAT
PENCIL WHIP
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