Damaged Floats

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- 18/12/2010 at 8:52 pm #43623
  TF_hempseed
  Hi lads, if a float is damaged by having eye ripped out taking a bit of the body too, is it possible to repair it by filling the hole left with anything and re-coating and re attatching the eye, cheers
- 18/12/2010 at 9:32 pm #125928
  TF_craigm
  You could maybe use araldite.
- 18/12/2010 at 9:41 pm #125930
  MrFoxman
  Get some hand made floats, you won’t have that problem again.
- 18/12/2010 at 10:37 pm #125935
  TF_squatt
  you could use Araldite or chuck them.
- 19/12/2010 at 1:17 am #125936
  TF_Hillbilly
  Fill the holes with Araldite and re fit the eyes on the other side of the floats. Then give them a coat of varnish.
- 19/12/2010 at 4:21 pm #125968
  TF_Anthonywaters
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  Im starting to wonder if you can repair floats I recently came to the conclusion Chiantis & Chimps are disposable !
- 19/12/2010 at 5:12 pm #125974
  TF_hempseed
  @Anthonywaters wrote:
  
  Im starting to wonder if you can repair floats I recently came to the conclusion Chiantis & Chimps are disposable !
  
  Those are the 2 styles i have loads of!! Does passing line through a rubber sleeve snd sliding onto bristle effect the performance of the float as this surely makes it stronger? cheers lads
- 19/12/2010 at 5:13 pm #125975
  TF_hempseed
  Also what hand made floats do you suggest in place of the carpa chimps, cheers
- 19/12/2010 at 5:25 pm #125977
  Anonymous
  @hempseed wrote:
  
  Also what hand made floats do you suggest in place of the carpa chimps, cheers
  
  Hillbillys chumps they are awesome and very stong for a finesse float
  
  http://www.hillbillyfloats.co.uk/index-3.html
- 19/12/2010 at 5:47 pm #125980
  TF_NW Cut Angler
  http://www.float-store.co.uk/shop/category_22/NG-Gimp.html?shop_param=cid%3D%26
- 19/12/2010 at 6:03 pm #125983
  MrFoxman
  As Paul has said Hillbilly chumps, these are my no.1 choice. Either those or Nick Gilbert’s Gimps.
- 19/12/2010 at 6:56 pm #125990
  TF_nick_the_2nd
  Heres a working link for the NG Gimp.
  
  http://www.float-store.co.uk/shop/category_22/NG-Gimp.html?shop_param=cid%3D%26
  
  Feedback on these has been excellent, I am currently testing a cane tipped version that will be out soon!
- 19/12/2010 at 9:33 pm #126007
  TF_hempseed
  Thanks lads, will take a look at these and invest i think!
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