What Float?

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- 10/03/2010 at 11:41 am #37741
  TF_Smed
  i need a float for fishing a venue around 12ft
  deep and subject to windy conditions and tow, been looking on malmans and ackoos sites
  but they seem to be only for commies around 6ft
  should i be looking for around a gramme?
  
  anyone got any good recommendations?
  
  oh and its for mainly skimmers…
- 10/03/2010 at 12:10 pm #97839
  TF_baitchef
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  Drennan lake?
- 10/03/2010 at 12:47 pm #97851
  TF_MarkT
  Kc carpa gent.
- 10/03/2010 at 12:53 pm #97853
  TF_Mr Whippy
  Drennan quad, wire stem will help with stability.
- 10/03/2010 at 1:15 pm #97859
  Nick D
  There is also the Sensas Jean Francois.
- 10/03/2010 at 2:12 pm #97866
  TF_nick_the_2nd
  This is what you are looking for, I designed these for the type of venue you are fishing, the 1g will be fine in 12ft of water.
  
  http://www.float-store.co.uk/shop/category_6/NG-Decker-Silverfish_F1.html?shop_param=cid%3D%26
- 10/03/2010 at 2:31 pm #97868
  SteveS
  I use Maver Black Ice Polar on larford speci lake, depths there from about 8ft to 12ft. I use them in sizes from 1g to 2g most of the time. Just give them an extra coat of nail varnish and they’re spot on.
- 10/03/2010 at 6:43 pm #97916
  TF_Smed
  cheers guys plenty to have a look at there….
  
  thx~clap
- 10/03/2010 at 8:28 pm #97937
  TF_Johnny Mac
  I fish for skimmers in a water 12/13′ deep and use a 1.5gr Preston Classic 13, fished with a double bulk. Perfect!!!
- 13/03/2010 at 4:36 pm #98351
  TF_carpa22
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  Rive 44, Steve Ringers favorite for deep venues such as Meadowlands on the roadside depths there 10-15ft.
- 13/03/2010 at 4:40 pm #98353
  Up in the water
  Garbo DC4 in 1G would work fine, good alround float
  
  Bry
- 13/03/2010 at 5:14 pm #98356
  Anonymous
  Drennan Carbo will take some beating in deep water and are usually available in tackle shops.
- 13/03/2010 at 7:13 pm #98367
  TF_jono
  garbolino DC18.
  
  spot on , long wire stem , similar body and bristle to a DC6!!
- 13/03/2010 at 10:23 pm #98378
  TF_freddy the frog
  The water i fish is 12/15foot deep and i use 1.5g drennan carbo with an olivette appx 18 inches from the hook
- 13/03/2010 at 11:31 pm #98381
  TF_Smed
  thx for all the replys
  i did like the look of those floats nick and will probs buy a few at a later date, i had a quick try out with some preston classics johnny in a 1g size, not sure of the number of them off the top of my head but they had a wire stem and a cane bristle, very sensitive good float for skimmers but if they was a fault it was that the bristle was a little too fine and i was struggling to see it when the wind got up…even when i blacked it out with a marker, so ive give them a lick of black paint to thicken the tips up a bit and now i reckon they will be good at 13m…
  i also bought a few of these drennan garbos today and a few drennan quads cos the weather does change a lot on this particular water and there are a lot of pegs that have “white water” ie no shadows of trees etc and the idea of 4 colour tips sounds good…
  will let you know how these perform, one thing i have noticed is i have been using whaaaay to light a float b4!!! and a wire stem in 1g for 10ft of water seems to be very stable!!
  
  thx for all the replys!!
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