Innovative Ideas Mans Club

[jb2020]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

But if you want a system to fit any spool - velcro will work. (velco obtained from an old sports bag from a junk pile)

one of your best - will be deploying on all my leader spools asap

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by jb2020

one of your best - will be deploying on all my leader spools asap

It only counts if you found the velcro on a junk pile

[yellow door 1]

The innovating just keeps on coming.

With all these hot nights we've been having, I got it in my mind to go dip netting for gars.

When I checked the garage for suitable gear, it had either disintegrated or never existed in the first place

Nothing a bit of on the spot innovating couldn't fix.

Step one - Fix prawn net until new one can be purchased. The netting had rotted away but I did have a yabby drop net. A few cable ties and a bit of bending and I was back in business

[yellow door 1]

Step 2 - make prawn light - this was too easy - I had a diving head lamp, some cable ties, duct tape and a bit of pvc.

Then I decided to get fancy and put an ergonomic bend in the shaft to make a handle.

[yellow door 1]

Then I thought - what happens if I need to put the light down while dealing with a fish - there were a few solutions to this problem but I already had the burner out - so I just kept bending until I made a custom fitted hook so I can put it over my shoulder.

Job done

[yellow door 1]

I've only been dip netting once and I've already decided to completely re-invent the game.

Whats the one thing about dip netting that sux? - thats right - all that walking around. Why wade when you can bring the fish to you "Pied Piper" style.

So here it is - "Uncle Larry's Floating Berley Cage with Brick in a Sock Anchor"

The Gar Game done changed

(plus the oil from the burley should put a nice slick on the water to make seeing the gars even easier)

[yellow door 1]

And I was at a tackle store yesterday looking at their gar nets. The $20 net was too flimsy and the $40 net was too sturdy. I wanted light weight but with sturdy netting.

So I did what any innovative idea's man would do - I improvised - ..........they were also selling replacement netting so I just grabbed one of those and stitched it to my old frame. So I had the best of both worlds. Light but strong.

But I wasnt stopping there - the other night the gars were keeping themselves a little out of reach - that wont happen again

Grabbed the pole off my new sun umbrella and they were a perfect match. Job done

[bashman]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

And I was at a tackle store yesterday looking at their gar nets. The $20 net was too flimsy and the $40 net was too sturdy. I wanted light weight but with sturdy netting.

So I did what any innovative idea's man would do - I improvised - ..........they were also selling replacement netting so I just grabbed one of those and stitched it to my old frame. So I had the best of both worlds. Light but strong.

But I wasnt stopping there - the other night the gars were keeping themselves a little out of reach - that wont happen again

Grabbed the pole off my new sun umbrella and they were a perfect match. Job done

Do you have anything at home still in its original condition?? love your work.

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by bashman

Do you have anything at home still in its original condition?? love your work.

Not alot

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by manno

Nice haul of junk there larry! That fender may be better, shame its heavier than that juice bottle .......

What you said has been gnawing away at me so I had to weigh them

[yellow door 1]

Might just keep my eyes open for a cray float. Might have to walk even further to find a coastline likely to have one of those washed up on it

[yellow door 1]

I was seconds away from pulling the trigger on this light last night.

But as I re-read the description certain things jumped out at me.

Only 45 degree angle spread on the light
250 lumens
and 6 batteries for 5 hours.

Then I started thinking of what I could build for $75.....................

[yellow door 1]

I've already got one of these lights and they are very well built for the price - mines lasted many hours in fresh and salt.

So if one is good...............3's got to be even gooder

[yellow door 1]

If you believe the hype on lumen count - I'll be running 5400 lumens at full noise

I"ll also be able to do better than a 45 degree beam.

Plus each light has its own power source - if one light karks it - no drama

[yellow door 1]

Not sure if I'll go as far as to use the "Mine Sweeper Chains" but I'll definitely add a camera mount.