🎧Hunting for Glass Fishing Floats

Hunting for the elusive Japanese glass fishing floats is a great cruising hobby. 

Summary:

Fishermen around the world use floats of some kind to keep their nets suspended in the ocean. Originally, floats were often wood or cork. Today, they are frequently made of plastic or styrofoam. The choice of material depends on where you are.   

 We think glass floats are the most attractive. No longer in production, the last glass fishing floats came from Japan in the 1970s.  

When nets become lost or washed onto reefs, the floats continue their journey. We began hunting for glass floats when we cruised with our kids in 2009-2010. Friends hooked us on the activity.  

 Now that we’re in French Polynesia, the search continues. We see them decorating homes, which means that a particular atoll (perhaps due to currents and prevailing winds) is a likely place to find them. 

We found more in Takaroa, the farthest north inhabited atoll of the Tuamotus, than anywhere else. Would we be lucky there as well?  

To learn more details of our search and to discover if we ever found a glass float of our own, listen to the complete podcast or check out Takaroa Treasures. 

The next podcast will be a joint one with Carolyn and Nica and may be delayed. Look for it sometime in the new year. 

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