Floats and split shot
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Floats and split shot
Good evening fellow friends,I’ve been wondering if one only has 5 floats and a tin of shot,any ideas on storage these few items in your bag sounds a small amount of items but I’ve given the unneeded things away,now I’m only fishing a small mill stream very near to where I live,thank you Terry.
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Re: Floats and split shot
An old cigar box makes a good tackle container. A divider or two glued inside and it will hold everything safely.
Glad to hear you are getting out a bit Terry. Small stream fishing takes us back to our youth and happier days.
Best wishes.
Wal.
Glad to hear you are getting out a bit Terry. Small stream fishing takes us back to our youth and happier days.
Best wishes.
Wal.
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Re: Floats and split shot
If your floats are small, a spectacle case (hard shell type) can be utilised for a few floats and bits and bobs. Easy to slide into a pocket too
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Re: Floats and split shot
That is a great idea, I must have several knocking around as I have been one of specsavers best customers!Jeremy Croxall wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:09 am If your floats are small, a spectacle case (hard shell type) can be utilised for a few floats and bits and bobs. Easy to slide into a pocket too
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Re: Floats and split shot
I carry half a dozen floats, a tin of shot, a tin of hooks, a disgorger and scissors in a 'flat fifty' cigarette tin. I have another bag with all those items in a Lindop 'young anglers kit tin. Both containers being very traditional.
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Re: Floats and split shot
I find that somewhere like Home Bargains usually has all sorts of sizes of plastic storage boxes in many different sizes. In fact,all my tackle is in these kinds of containers,as I refuse to pay for the same thing with ‘Preston Innovations’ or ‘Guru’ stamped on the lid! My Scottish shortbread tin is a gem too,as my pole winders fit perfectly in it.
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Re: Floats and split shot
Wilkinsons sell three sizes of plastic containers, the smallest that I think is £1.50 takes everything I need when roving and the lid is reliable for keeping everything in the right section, which is my main bugbear with repurposed boxes.Mumf wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:58 am I find that somewhere like Home Bargains usually has all sorts of sizes of plastic storage boxes in many different sizes. In fact,all my tackle is in these kinds of containers,as I refuse to pay for the same thing with ‘Preston Innovations’ or ‘Guru’ stamped on the lid! My Scottish shortbread tin is a gem too,as my pole winders fit perfectly in it.
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Re: Floats and split shot
Sounds like you have that sorted!Homer Simpson wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:31 amWilkinsons sell three sizes of plastic containers, the smallest that I think is £1.50 takes everything I need when roving and the lid is reliable for keeping everything in the right section, which is my main bugbear with repurposed boxes.Mumf wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:58 am I find that somewhere like Home Bargains usually has all sorts of sizes of plastic storage boxes in many different sizes. In fact,all my tackle is in these kinds of containers,as I refuse to pay for the same thing with ‘Preston Innovations’ or ‘Guru’ stamped on the lid! My Scottish shortbread tin is a gem too,as my pole winders fit perfectly in it.
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Re: Floats and split shot
Some good suggestions above. I've hung on to 3 sizes of the grey plastic Stewart tackle boxes from my childhood. The smallest is the one I most often carry in my cycle panniers and would be ample for your needs. A large elastic band stops it opening when navigating the numerous potholes that blight all of our local roads!
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Re: Floats and split shot
The ones in wilkinsons are very similar in style, but the plastic is not brittle, infact it's near unbreakable.Liphook wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pm Some good suggestions above. I've hung on to 3 sizes of the grey plastic Stewart tackle boxes from my childhood. The smallest is the one I most often carry in my cycle panniers and would be ample for your needs. A large elastic band stops it opening when navigating the numerous potholes that blight all of our local roads!