Where do you get your cork balls? The only ones in my local shops are extortionate - it's cheaper to buy ready-made sight bobs!JAA wrote:I use 6-8mm cork balls with a bamboo toothpick pushed through them, one coat of nail varnish and a blob of flourescent red/green and job done...pay for sight bobs? I don't think so...
Worm castings, nice idea that. Used cod liver caps for a while, make a useful attractor. Handy when piking as well...
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They've only been extortionate since being associated with carp fishing in conjunction with the use of popups!! :hairout:
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Alternatively I was going to suggest getting Jeeves to wittle them from used champagne corks. :chuckle:JAA wrote:Ebay...gloucesteroldspot wrote:Where do you get your cork balls? The only ones in my local shops are extortionate - it's cheaper to buy ready-made sight bobs!JAA wrote:I use 6-8mm cork balls with a bamboo toothpick pushed through them, one coat of nail varnish and a blob of flourescent red/green and job done...pay for sight bobs? I don't think so...
Worm castings, nice idea that. Used cod liver caps for a while, make a useful attractor. Handy when piking as well...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8mm-Cork-Floa ... 84b7cc3b73
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That's a good price. Last time I bought some they were about three quid for ten!JAA wrote:Ebay...gloucesteroldspot wrote:Where do you get your cork balls? The only ones in my local shops are extortionate - it's cheaper to buy ready-made sight bobs!JAA wrote:I use 6-8mm cork balls with a bamboo toothpick pushed through them, one coat of nail varnish and a blob of flourescent red/green and job done...pay for sight bobs? I don't think so...
Worm castings, nice idea that. Used cod liver caps for a while, make a useful attractor. Handy when piking as well...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8mm-Cork-Floa ... 84b7cc3b73