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| OK' anybody else so cheap that they foud there own way to make bait tubes for around your pedestal seat.
Was thinkig of using PVC but wasn't sure if the glue would hold up. |
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| I have used two different things to make bait tubes. In the front I have I think 6 or 7 tennis ball tubes glued together. 3" diameter, holds most baits, just be sure you got the longer tubes. In the back of my boat I have holder made of PVC. Glue holds well. Actualy used a cauking on it. I looked to buy the clear PVC tubing but it was very expensive for a stick of that stuff. The tennis ball holder works the best for me. The downside is having to find a use for like 100 some tennis balls.....
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| somebody's been painting white spots on top of all his lures...
nice idea!
Edited by lambeau 4/6/2005 8:00 PM
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Man, I wish I could do something like that for my boat, but baits out in the open+ over active Labs= disaster. |
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| I use a small garbage can and drill holes around the top (6 -9 inch diameter found at Target). I hang the baits on the inside and it works great. Tried tubes but didn't hold enough baits. I can get at least 15 baits in the can. |
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| 3" sewer grade pvc (the thin walled stuff) works very well. PVC cement is very strong. I tried to break them apart by hand but could not. Clear tubes would be nice but the white PVC was only $4 for 10'. I cut 14" lengths and glued them together in a honeycomb pattern 1 at a time clamping the new piece on, waiting 15 minutes and adding the next. Great cheap lure tubes! |
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| Lambeau - I take and put some glow paint on the tops of a few topwaters. I have a spotlight to get em glowing and you can see it on the cast and retrieve at night/low light. Pretty fun tossing one of those things out when it is pitch black out! |
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Location: Wis. Rapids, WI | I’ve been looking into it for some time. I found a company where I was able to buy 3-foot sections of the clear tube. Now I’ll just cut to size and use PVC glue to glue together. Cost came out close to what I (we) could buy at the shows, however I had the enjoyment of making it myself.
I’ll post a picture when I have it together.
Todd
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Location: NeverNever Lake | You might be interested in butyrate...........
http://www.polymerplastics.com/transparents_but.shtml |
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| Esox, how much did it come out to be buying all those tennis ball tubes. Looks like a good idea |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | My pup's doggie treats come in 6 inch high clear tubes, perfect for hanging bucktails. I think they are called puppy pepperoni or something like that. Just drill holes in the bottom for drainage. Around the seat pedestal, I just use a one gallon bucket to keep me boat lookin redneck. m |
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| I think I spent about 25$ on all the tennis balls. Got em at Target. A couple of bucks for the tube of silicone adhesive. The tubes of the clear PVC were pricey! I found a couple of places and they wanted over 100$ for a 10-12' foot stick of it. The tennis ball tubes of course aren't as rigid as the PVC but I haven't had a problem yet. It stays there even when I trailer to another lake. One a side note, be sure to drill a small hole in the bottom of each tube to let water out from rain and the lures. |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Great idea...
Too many tennis balls... Send them to Lambeau, MuskieNightmare and myself for our Labs..:)
MuskieNightmare.... Same reason I don't keep baits in the open. |
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| Looks like I will be buying tennis balls. My lab will have toys for a long time. |
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Location: Milwaukee, WI | Why limit your designs to round tube ???
Square tubing makes better use of available space.
Menard's sells square white PVC rain gutter tubing. About $5 for a 10 foot long section in Milwaukee. Because I'm at work, not sure about the tube size. I think the tubes are about 2 inches square. A single 10 inch Jake fits fine in one tube though.
I have been making cheap tackle storage using this square white tubing and placing the cut pieces into the plastic, waterproof ammo boxes that are sold at places like K-Mart, Gander Mtn, & Sherper's. The catalog places sell them too. About $5-$10 for an ammo box, depending on its size.
Its not my idea, I fished with a Rhinelander guide, Scott, a few years ago. He had a compartment in his boat filled with these tubes. It makes a slick, in-boat, lure storage place.
The best way to cut this PVC tubing is with a radial-arm saw & blade with small teeth. High speed & low feed rate produces clean, burr-free edges where cut.
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| snaggletooth,
that is how i have done the majority of my in-home bait storage. I use old milk crates...I can fit about 30-35 baits in one. works great. |
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