Inventions

[badger132]

No idea how much power it draws but my showdown performs way better connected to a 12v opposed to the 9v from the 6 a.a.

Interesting! I have 1 each way, and never noticed a difference. Do you use backlight or the screen heater feature?

[fishinator]

Interesting! I have 1 each way, and never noticed a difference. Do you use backlight or the screen heater feature?

Not often. I mainly fish shallow water and with the a.a. I have problems seeing my jigs. No problems with 12v. It's also one of the original showdown trollers. Pretty old and slightly abused.

[kb]

Perch eyes are a known great bait- you can dig them out with a knife, or pop them out with your thumb, but this is messy and often pop the eye, making it less juicy and attractive. This tool makes it simple and pretty clean.

I’ve used a paper clip for years.  I hang it off the zipper on my jacket.

[badger132]

Not often. I mainly fish shallow water and with the a.a. I have problems seeing my jigs. No problems with 12v. It's also one of the original showdown trollers. Pretty old and slightly abused.

Well, a tool battery will make a big difference in that showdown weight- the SLA it comes with must be almost 90% of the total weight.

[DANMAN]

Here is an idea I've been thinking of trying in the future for a homemade flip-up portable shelter . I have a UTV cover I bought for my SXS . It's made of heavy condura type material for $50.00 . My UTV is 8 ft. long by 60 inches wide by 6' 2" tall . The cover has 2 vent holes near the top to release condensation . If you can picture this cover draped over the UTV all the way to the ground with a elastic hem on the bottom , it certainly should make an excellent cover for a homemade flip-up portable shelter . Now with that thought in mind , they now make 4 seater UTVs that are 10 to 12 feet long and 6 feet wide ! If anyone succeeds in creating a shelter out of one of these covers before I do , please post up your creation .

Built one 35 years ago.    i could not afford a 149.00 fish trap at that time

bent plywood.  copper pipe.  army duck canvas

[DR.SPECKLER]

Interesting! I have 1 each way, and never noticed a difference. Do you use backlight or the screen heater feature?

my first troller 2.0 was sluggish and jig hard to see and didnt perform good with aa batteries either.works great with a 12v sla battery tho.

[Brian A]

Built one 35 years ago.    i could not afford a 149.00 fish trap at that time

bent plywood.  copper pipe.  army duck canvas

VERY cool!!!

[kc_]

I did the same thing back in the early 80's.

[smitty0312]

DANMAN.....That is simply awesome....2 thumbs up....A+ for my grade.....tight lines

[badger132]

How am I just learning about this now?

https://chillnreel.com

[fishinator]

How am I just learning about this now?

https://chillnreel.com

Probably because it's kind of pointless. Just throw a spool of line in your pocket.

[maddogg]

Probably because it's kind of pointless. Just throw a spool of line in your pocket.

What about your beer?

[badger132]

How am I just learning about this now?

https://chillnreel.com

I think this has a fatal flaw for ice fishing: You would need to spill your beer to let your bait down the hole.

 

[maddogg]

I think this has a fatal flaw for ice fishing: You would need to spill your beer to let your bait down the hole.

 

Make your own tape a schooley reel on the kooze.

[river_scum]

fish could take you beer away! no thanks. lol

[slipperybob]

I've been fishing a soup can or beverage can since I was a wee little boy.  Used to toss that with a bobber and sinker for pan fishing at the local park.

I even did the stick with the eye screws on the ends to ice fish as that was more like better than hand jigging and the line wrapping around the can was more efficient.

I have no plans to go back to using rusty cans.  LOL.

[A man called horse]

Not an invention, just my typical repurposing. Need a holder for Power bait, Gulp, etc. Chop off 2” from any partial or empty caulk tube. Won’t affect a partial tube, will still function in a caulk gun. Screw it to a convenient base. Perfect diameter.

[river_scum]

this came out of a thread about tip ups.  it got me rethinking my rigger release for huge baits on tip ups.  the simple bent wire is what i came up with.  its electric fencewire if that matters?  fairly stiff stuff.  take just a few min. to make and install yourself!  after a couple of other designs i ended with this one.  tested it with large gills and a 10" bass for bait.  no false flags at all.  there is another unexpected added bonus to this rig.  it seemed to set the hook rite in the lip(using trebles hook) on every fish caught!!!!!!  havent decided if this is good or bad. i also havent played with hook placement in the baits or quick strike rigging.  make one and test it for yourself.

the bit bait holder,






a short vid also here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbryf7wK-8w

the square nut has nothing to do with the rig.  it was just a replacement laying around.  bend wire loop and put under original spool nut.