The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering

choppedliver · 03-09-2010, 08:47 PM

Working on this right now... Those brackets on the top I mentioned? This is what they are for. They are designed to be drilled in, or clamped to, without sacrificing anything structurally.

Here is a few pics so far... I'll make a video soon and post it with them in action on the water with battery, ice chest, etc.

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Those lights swivel and rotate. They are water resistant, and carry 2 55 watt h3 bulbs each, side by side. For wading I think this will be plenty.

I'm also going to try another configuration with submerged lights, but for now this is my attempt at non-submerged

choppedliver · 03-09-2010, 09:46 PM

Can I get a mod to move this to gigging section.... my goof

Shankopotamus · 03-09-2010, 11:42 PM

Make sure you let us know when these bad boysare on the market! I could def use one when I go giggin!

choppedliver · 03-10-2010, 09:36 AM

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Shankopotamus (3/9/2010)Make sure you let us know when these bad boysare on the market! I could def use one when I go giggin!

Will do... Angus said it looks like this guy

angus_cow_doctor · 03-10-2010, 09:39 AM

Could you go ahead and apply those tracks to it??? That would be AWESOME!!! LOL:takephoto

MGuns · 03-10-2010, 09:42 AM

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">You never cease to amaze me.

choppedliver · 03-10-2010, 09:56 AM

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MGuns (3/10/2010)<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">You never cease to amaze me.

Thanks see you soon with your beach anchor!

Rammer Jammer · 03-10-2010, 10:09 AM

That looks like the "meal ticket" forthose who like to wade!!It seems it would free up the hand that would normally be holding the light.That's huge!

Kinda offf topic here, but when you were goingout to Johnson's Beach to make your "test videos", did you happen to pulla width measurement on the road-to-beach boardwalks they have out there in casesomeone wants to put the wheels on it and pull it down one of those? I'm wanting to fab a cheap cart to pullall of my kids "stuff" down to the beach when we go and would like to make it soit would fit on those boardwalks.

choppedliver · 03-10-2010, 10:32 AM

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Rammer Jammer (3/10/2010)That looks like the "meal ticket" forthose who like to wade!!It seems it would free up the hand that would normally be holding the light.That's huge!

Kinda offf topic here, but when you were goingout to Johnson's Beach to make your "test videos", did you happen to pulla width measurement on the road-to-beach boardwalks they have out there in casesomeone wants to put the wheels on it and pull it down one of those? I'm wanting to fab a cheap cart to pullall of my kids "stuff" down to the beach when we go and would like to make it soit would fit on those boardwalks.

Bingo. That was the whole idea. I hate having a battery in a tub, then having a long ass cord going to my light to get tangled up in. Say good bye to cords.

I havent been to Johnsons beach so no I have not measured the beach to road boardwalks, But I would guess they are at least 4ft maybe more

Rammer Jammer · 03-10-2010, 10:45 AM

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choppedliver (3/10/2010)

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Rammer Jammer (3/10/2010)That looks like the "meal ticket" forthose who like to wade!!It seems it would free up the hand that would normally be holding the light.That's huge!

Kinda offf topic here, but when you were goingout to Johnson's Beach to make your "test videos", did you happen to pulla width measurement on the road-to-beach boardwalks they have out there in casesomeone wants to put the wheels on it and pull it down one of those? I'm wanting to fab a cheap cart to pullall of my kids "stuff" down to the beach when we go and would like to make it soit would fit on those boardwalks.

Bingo. That was the whole idea. I hate having a battery in a tub, then having a long ass cord going to my light to get tangled up in. Say good bye to cords.

I havent been to Johnsons beach so no I have not measured the beach to road boardwalks, But I would guess they are at least 4ft maybe more

Oh ok, it looked like JB in your video. Thanks anyway. Good luck with the mule.

03-09-2010, 08:47 PM	#1
choppedliver Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,393	The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering Working on this right now... Those brackets on the top I mentioned? This is what they are for. They are designed to be drilled in, or clamped to, without sacrificing anything structurally. Here is a few pics so far... I'll make a video soon and post it with them in action on the water with battery, ice chest, etc. <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="800" height="533" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&noautoplay=1& hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A %2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fu ser%2FRuggedMetal%2Falbumid%2F5446814811974058241% 3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> Those lights swivel and rotate. They are water resistant, and carry 2 55 watt h3 bulbs each, side by side. For wading I think this will be plenty. I'm also going to try another configuration with submerged lights, but for now this is my attempt at non-submerged

03-09-2010, 09:46 PM	#2
choppedliver Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,393	RE: The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering Can I get a mod to move this to gigging section.... my goof

03-09-2010, 11:42 PM	#3
Shankopotamus Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pensacola, FL & Auburn,AL Posts: 168	RE: The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering Make sure you let us know when these bad boysare on the market! I could def use one when I go giggin! __________________ - Shanks

03-10-2010, 09:39 AM	#5
angus_cow_doctor Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze, Florida Posts: 2,097	RE: The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering Could you go ahead and apply those tracks to it??? That would be AWESOME!!! LOL:takephoto

03-10-2010, 09:42 AM	#6
MGuns Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sherman's Cove Posts: 1,444	RE: The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">You never cease to amaze me. __________________ Mike MGySgt USMC (Retired) 2006 Everglades 243CC w/ Verado 250 (for sale) 1994 Nitro 800XLS w/ Merc 150

03-10-2010, 10:09 AM	#8
Rammer Jammer Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,139	RE: The Fishing Mule Rigged For Floundering That looks like the "meal ticket" forthose who like to wade!!It seems it would free up the hand that would normally be holding the light.That's huge! Kinda offf topic here, but when you were goingout to Johnson's Beach to make your "test videos", did you happen to pulla width measurement on the road-to-beach boardwalks they have out there in casesomeone wants to put the wheels on it and pull it down one of those? I'm wanting to fab a cheap cart to pullall of my kids "stuff" down to the beach when we go and would like to make it soit would fit on those boardwalks.

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