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| I'm looking for safe material to lay a musky on for measuring while in the boat and not removing the slime coating as the boat carpet would.
I already have a floating ruler to measure the fish in the water, but I'd rather measure quickly and safely in the boat. I have browsed the internet and found unhooking mats and bags which are popular in the UK. These are ok, but don't entirely fit the bill.
Preferably, the surface/material I'm laying the fish on would already have a ruler built in, so the measurements would be simple and quick then get the fish back in the water.
Any ideas out there? Thanks.
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Location: Forest Lake Minnesota | I made a measure board out of cedar. It has the inch marks in pencil and numbers burned in every five inches. Then I sanded smooth and clear coat with whatever. It's a nice smooth surface and can be thrown in the water for measurements it tilts backwards so sometimes you can get the fish to stay still and get a shot in the water.
Dave
Edited by fishermuskie 6/1/2003 6:24 PM
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Make your own out of a wide piece of wood, oak, cedar, whatever. As suggested earlier put several coats of polyurothane on it and your good to go...
I would suggest using a piece of 1x8 inch board, the wider the better.
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Location: Eastern Ontario | A sheet of plastic of any kind will work. No matter what you use make sure to wet it first so not to remove any slime. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | I have a nice 53X8 stainless steel bump board that works really well. Keeps the fish off the carpet and with just sliding the fishes nose up to the bump-end there is no guessing if you got the mark right as with the floating rulers.
It helps to have friends who can make you stainless bump boards! I would make a plywood one like Marks says if I didn't have the stainless.
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | If you have to bring the fish in the boat you can use a precut piece of plastic. Stores away quickly and does not take up much room. I use some old rain pants that I dip in the water when I need to bring a fish in the boat. I don't do this as apractice but sometimes when a hook is deep and needs special attention you got to bring a fish in to work on it. If you got the room I would make some kind of bump board. I do my measuring in the water or as I lift the fish up for a picture. Be carefull when working on a fish in the boat when alone, I like someone to hold the fish in place when I work on it. I see fish dropped and flopping in the bottom of boats every year. All work should be done in the net in the water when possible.
You are on the right track, protect the slime of the fish, that is very important. |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | I've used wood bumpboards for measurement now for many years.Just wet the bumpboard first before you place the fish on the board.I have tried all kinds of wood,Cyprus is the best holds up to the sun and weather without warping.I have a dozen being made right now,they will be 60" long,10" wide,4" back and ends,lazor cut lines for each 1/2" & Inch increments from 30 Inches in the middle going to 60 inches each way,large back board numbers at each 5 Inch increment,the whole thing coated with 10 coats of marine varnish!I'm not sure what I will sell them for as of yet,but it will not be much over the $110.00 of parts and labor put into them.The two big expenses making the bumpboards are the Cyprus wood cost and the lazor cut accurate measurement lines cut into the wood.
Should get them by next weekend and I will post a price that includes shipping over on the Swap Board!
Edited by LarryJones 6/2/2003 11:20 AM
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| Thanks for the info all. Some really good ideas here. I may want to check out one of your bump boards Capt Larry.
My goal is to have something handy and store it in my Esox Mag's 60" livewell.
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Mossfrog,
When the bumpboards are finished I will post a picture of one from three different angles for you to check out,I'll post it on the Swap Board! |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Sponge,
The pesticides used to grow a good looking head of Lettuce would probably kill a musky in a matter of minutes!Back to the old ladies ironing board skirted with her Victoria Secret silk long nitegown!
Edited by LarryJones 6/3/2003 8:39 AM
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| I was thinking of the natural organic herbage grown by the tree huggers, but your idea of a silk night gown sounds even better! Most everyone here has an ironing board on their boat, and they make a suitable emergency surfboard...:O |
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