Cliff Hatton
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Paul Duffield Traditional Fishing Floats are individually hand-made in the U.K by Paul himself, using natural materials – Norfolk reed, quill and cane. His designs include Avons, perch and grayling bobbers, Nottingham sliders, still-water antennas and many more classic and traditional designs. Each float is sealed with several coats of quality waterproof lacquer so they will last for many seasons of fishing.
Paul has been making fishing floats for almost as long as he has been an angler. He made his first float when he was 12 years old, a crude affair made from a small bird quill that he used for trotting single maggots and casters on a tiny river that among the minnows contained surprisingly big chub. That was over 40 years ago, and since then Paul has made more floats than he can count.
After many years of making floats for his own use and for friends, Paul now offers his floats for sale from his website at Traditional Fishing Floats – Fishing Floats Handmade in the U.K.. Amazingly, the majority of Paul's creations are priced at below £3.00! How bad's that for a unique piece of craftsmanship!
The website has details of an extensive range of floats for all aspects of river and still-water fishing, many based on traditional designs incorporating Norfolk reed, quill and cane. All floats are personally hand-made to order by Paul, so he is able to make any of his floats to your specific requirements, or even make custom floats based on your own designs.
As well as making floats, Paul has written several books on fishing. His first book 'The Beginner's Guide to Coarse Fishing' was published in 2010 and since then he has written several more books including guides to rigs and knots, fishing small rivers and streams and carp fishing for beginners.
Paul also makes traditional fishing tackle such as cane landing net handles, bank sticks and float tubes, as well as restoring vintage cane rods. He has also written books on vintage fishing rod restoration and making your own traditional fishing tackle.
Paul has set up a discount code that can be used to get a discount of 10% off all website orders - the code is fishingmagic which can be entered in the shopping cart before checkout
Paul Duffield Traditional Fishing Floats are individually hand-made in the U.K by Paul himself, using natural materials – Norfolk reed, quill and cane. His designs include Avons, perch and grayling bobbers, Nottingham sliders, still-water antennas and many more classic and traditional designs. Each float is sealed with several coats of quality waterproof lacquer so they will last for many seasons of fishing.
Paul has been making fishing floats for almost as long as he has been an angler. He made his first float when he was 12 years old, a crude affair made from a small bird quill that he used for trotting single maggots and casters on a tiny river that among the minnows contained surprisingly big chub. That was over 40 years ago, and since then Paul has made more floats than he can count.
After many years of making floats for his own use and for friends, Paul now offers his floats for sale from his website at Traditional Fishing Floats – Fishing Floats Handmade in the U.K.. Amazingly, the majority of Paul's creations are priced at below £3.00! How bad's that for a unique piece of craftsmanship!
The website has details of an extensive range of floats for all aspects of river and still-water fishing, many based on traditional designs incorporating Norfolk reed, quill and cane. All floats are personally hand-made to order by Paul, so he is able to make any of his floats to your specific requirements, or even make custom floats based on your own designs.
As well as making floats, Paul has written several books on fishing. His first book 'The Beginner's Guide to Coarse Fishing' was published in 2010 and since then he has written several more books including guides to rigs and knots, fishing small rivers and streams and carp fishing for beginners.
Paul also makes traditional fishing tackle such as cane landing net handles, bank sticks and float tubes, as well as restoring vintage cane rods. He has also written books on vintage fishing rod restoration and making your own traditional fishing tackle.
Paul has set up a discount code that can be used to get a discount of 10% off all website orders - the code is fishingmagic which can be entered in the shopping cart before checkout
