Author Topic: Anyone? home made hole covers?? (Read 17707 times)

Ironeagle · « **on:** Nov 24, 2011, 07:32 PM »

i need some hole covers for my tip-ups, those foam ones are anywhere from $6-$9 a pop. any of you guys make your own? i need dense thin foam i can make my own i need ideas where to get the stuff or what to use? thanks!!!

fishercat · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 24, 2011, 07:44 PM »

Closed cell foam sleeping pads would be my first thought.

appleye · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 24, 2011, 07:46 PM »

X2 wally world sells for cheap. Spray paint black or that spray on rubber stuff.

esox_xtm · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 24, 2011, 09:56 PM »

I've had foam ones, carpet samples, plywood squares and the best so far has been a piece of black rubber. Mine are cut from a blown inner tube I picked up off the highway. Got the idea from some tippys that were marketed some time ago with a flexible black rubber thing built right in... folded up like a taco.

My experience is they take up almost zero space, trap the heat from the water well to resist freezing, seal out wind and snow, don't snag on hooks or anything else and don't tear or freeze down. Rubber roofing scraps have also worked but the inner tube is a little heavier. Pretty much free to check out.

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topher7694 · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 24, 2011, 10:07 PM »

Quote from: fishercat on Nov 24, 2011, 07:44 PM

Closed cell foam sleeping pads would be my first thought.

X 2 I made some last year and they worked great !

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 08:42 AM »

Walmart sleeping bag ground cover= $8 ya get 6 covers outta 1.

JimF · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 03:20 PM »

'Had on hand some semi rigid plastic cardboard type material [1/4" thick corrigated stuff]. cut up some into 12" squares with a slit down the middle--worked great ; weighs nothing. 'wish I knew where it came from--probably a furniture wrap..

And- no cost...

JimF

Ironeagle · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 07:31 PM »

thanks guys!!!

prospector · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 26, 2011, 07:36 PM »

How about those square puzzle thing a ma jiggers that you put on cement floors to help with fatigue?

Iceman421 · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 27, 2011, 07:58 AM »

I had some extra carpet laying around so I cut 12" squares with a slit. The closed cell foam is a great idea though, I never thought of that.

jasonfishn · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 28, 2011, 08:21 AM »

we made our hole covers from 1/2 inch plywood and gorilla glued the sleeping pad to them after they were cut out in 14" circles of coarse and then painted them black. just drill the hole in the middle and cut a slot out b4 you glue the pad on. these are bullet proof and heavy enough thi wind wont blow them away.

CJW · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 29, 2011, 09:36 PM »

A buddy of mine uses scrap neoprene. Works pretty well.

eyefinder · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 29, 2011, 11:14 PM »

I went and bought the Sleeping pads from walmart today.
Thanks for the tip, worked great on my tipups

J_Edwards · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 29, 2011, 11:19 PM »

My buddy worked in a truck tractor shop, he started saving jacked up mud flaps and cut them into 12" squares, sliced line to the center and punched a hole in them. He got me thinking about getting covers for mine. So I started noticing some in ditches and road sides, so I started picking them up, got enough for 6 nice covers now. They store easy and he's had them out for 12 hours in sub zero temps with no freeze ups.

UFCreel · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 02, 2011, 07:00 AM »

The previous poster who said to use bucket lids was right on target. Take a jig saw and cut a slot in it. I then paint mine black with spray paint. The only cost is the paint. Plus they dont blow away as easy as the foam kind.

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 02, 2011, 02:49 PM »

Granted if one of my foam sleeping bag pad covers gets away from me on the ice on a windy day, it`ll be a long walk to recover, but I don`t have problems with them taking off once set in place . Top 2 pictures are from a real windy day a couple of seasons ago. If you didn`t use hole covers of some kind , the holes would fill in , in no time.

I use hole covers for my polars , my windlass and my RodholderRig

Ifya look at either the Windlass or the RodHolderRig, you will see a plastic tube. I thread these on the line before any terminal tackle , then set it up . 1 Drop of mineral oil swished around the interior of the tube with a Q-tip keeps the line from freezing in place. (Please , don`t whine about contamination/pollution etc, you can ingest this stuff, it is actually a treatment for being backed up!) Believe I picked up this trick from an InFishermen read, not sure.

Matt_Atkins · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 12, 2011, 08:04 AM »

old rubber car floor mats, saw that in a pike fishing book

fishinnut · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 14, 2011, 10:17 AM »

Quote from: eyefinder on Nov 29, 2011, 11:14 PM

I went and bought the Sleeping pads from walmart today.
Thanks for the tip, worked great on my tipups

Makes a great temporary floor for a pop-up too.

afwrestler1986 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 06:28 AM »

I found an old roll of 1/8" thick black rubber kicking around at work and I just cut about 8 12"X12" squares out of it. Punched a hole in a corner on each of them and cut slits to the center and then cut a 3/4"X3/4" square out of the center. The holes on the corners are for a carabiner clip so I can keep them together and clip them to my sled.

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 06:30 AM »

Quote from: afwrestler1986 on Dec 15, 2011, 06:28 AM

I found an old roll of 1/8" thick black rubber kicking around at work and I just cut about 8 12"X12" squares out of it. Punched a hole in a corner on each of them and cut slits to the center and then cut a 3/4"X3/4" square out of the center. The holes on the corners are for a carabiner clip so I can keep them together and clip them to my sled.

Good idea, will be doing the same with mine! Danke!

North · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 03:25 PM »

18"x18" Reversible Foam Mat; 4 pack from Menards for about $6.00... They are square and I cut them to suit my needs... they work great.

Firetrap · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 15, 2011, 11:07 PM »

I bought a horse trailer rubber mat for $35. Cut it into squares with a sawzawl. Took a 3/4in drill bit to put a hole in the middle of the mat, sawed up to the hole. They are heavy but are indestructible and have drain grooves on the underside.

afwrestler1986 · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 16, 2011, 07:57 AM »

Quote from: DasRottweiler on Dec 15, 2011, 06:30 AM

Good idea, will be doing the same with mine! Danke!

Hey, No problem man! Every now and then I come up with a good idea.

Most times though, well, they can be a bit

BIGFISH · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 18, 2011, 02:50 PM »

try some old records78 if you can cut them they work GREAT there Black they keep the holes open to bigfish

:icefish

Bear32 · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 18, 2011, 09:39 PM »

Saw some last year that a guy made out of Frisbee's. Seemed to work good

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 19, 2011, 08:14 PM »

Heavy Metal, so they don`t blow away-Old Sabbath would be nice!

b turdy · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 19, 2011, 08:18 PM »

I just got done making some last night -- out of one inch blueboard, cut them circular to fit inside a bucket and spray painted them black on the top to soak up some heat... ill post some pics of them in action if we ever get some ice out my way.....

pimplejigger84 · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 26, 2011, 09:41 PM »

I've been thinking about this for awhile... Lowe's or Home Depot sells anti-fatigue foam mat runners. You can by it by the linear foot. I used to work at Lowes and Home Depot in the flooring dept and I remember it being pretty cheap...and if you can get the "remnants," the last few feet on the roll they sell it really cheap to get rid of it... the mat is like an inch thick too so it's about the same thickness as the manufactured hole covers. They came in dark grat and I think they had black too.

J_Edwards · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 26, 2011, 10:07 PM »

pieman1998 · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 29, 2011, 09:57 AM »

i use rubber roofing

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Author Topic: Anyone? home made hole covers?? (Read 17707 times)