Mick Wilkinson HC Pole FloatsPart One
Mick Wilkinson hand made pole floats are a luxury that many pole angler can only dream of getting their hands. Mick has been producing hand made pole floats for well over a decade now and during this time he has well and truly establishing himself a reputation for his innovative float designs and top quality craftsmanship. Whilst serving his time in the engineering industry, Mick acquired the skills and knowledge essential to produce this exceptional range of top quality pole floats. Like anything good in fishing, you can’t keep it secret for too long, so the demand for these exceptional floats grew and grew. To feed the ever growing demand the on-line store www.mwfloats.co.uk was launched in 2005, making it possible for the general public to purchase Mick’s floats direct without having to go through some one in the know. So with demand now far outstripping supply, Mick now realise the demand for his floats was far greater than he could have ever imagined. What accrued over the next couple of years was not far short of madness! Every Friday we all wait patiently by our PC’s for the product stock updates to go on-line. With our order ready to send we patiently waited, then all hell breaks loose as the site updates. To make matters even worse, a number of opportunists who have been fortunate enough to get hold of these pieces of rocking horse poo, have decided to take full advantage of us weak willed individuals and auction the holy grail of pole floats on eBay for anything up to 3 times there retail value (dodgy sods!). However, after many phone calls and some major favours being collected, we at UKMA have finally got our hands on a selection of the MW Floats for us to review (what can we say, that hasn’t all ready been said?). So rather than drivelling on we are going to simply show you a selection of these top quality, hand crafted floats and talk you through each floats design and what it is best suited for. So here it is, part one of our look at the Mick Wilkinson MW Float Range. HC - Hardcore Technology is now here!Recent developments in materials and lathing technologies has enable MW Floats to now offer the angler an even more robust and reliable Pole float than ever before. By using these new materials and manufacturing processes the MW range can now offer you the angler the following exiting features;
Sizes Available – One size only. Price - £2.00
Another nice touch about the MW Pea HC is because of its egg shaped body, short stem and a single side eye - it is virtually impossible to get into tangles. The Pea HC is also an extremely buoyant float that will help you clearly distinguish the difference between proper bites and line bites especially when fishing down the edge or against features where the water is incredibly shallow. Ensuring you only strike when you need to, this could assist in potentially increasing your catch rate.
Sizes Available - 0.5g, 0.1g, 0.2g, &0.3g. Price - £2.35
The MW HC Dinky D was designed for out and out marginal work but has now developed a following as a very useful up in the water float. They offer great stability when fishing maggot, caster or pellet shallow or on the drop in open water. Another great use for the HC Dinky D is on Canals when fishing big baits across for lumps, even in snaggy situations, the floats strength make it a perfect option. The MW HC Dinky D offers two hollow tip options which are 1.8mm and 2.5mm.
Sizes Available - 0.5g Price - £2.10
The MW Cookie HC has also found favour amongst the legions of match anglers who still pursue sport on more natural venues like Canals and Drains.
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Pattern Name - MW Pea HC
Pattern Name - MW HC Dinky D
Pattern Name – MW Cookie HC