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I want to thank Fisherdad1 for making me one. I like it so much I decided to make one my self for other people to use when we go out together.
It works great and is simple to make for just a few bucks.
First step is to gather the materials. I got them at Lowes. They have pre-cut two ft sections of three inch pvc pipe. You will also need two three inch PVC floor drain covers, some PVC glue and some rope. When picking the covers insert a few into your pipe and pick two that arent too tight.
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You will also need a couple tools, I used a dremel with a cut off wheel and you will need a drill. The drill can also be used instead of the dremel for cutting the slits in the tube.
First step is cut slits in the tube, the dremel made quick work of this. Before you start cutting take a visual reference of how far the drain covers go into the tube because you dont want to cut in that area.
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Next drill a hole large enough for your rope to pass through on each end of the tube. The holes need to be roughly in line with each other and again we need to make sure not to drill the holes where the drain coverers will be.
Cut about a two ft piece of rope and insert it in the end of your tube and out the hole you drilled. Tie it off so it wont come back through. Insert the other end of the rope into the center of a floor drain and glue it in place with PVC glue.
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Now we are going to make the cap. Cut a piece of rope a little over a foot long. Fold it in half and make a loop. Sorry I dont know what the knot is called, I just copied Fisherdad. Insert one end of the rope into the floor drain at the edge and knot it off. Do the same to the other end on the rope on the other edge of the drain. This is the "handle."
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Set the cap to the side. Then take another couple feet of rope and insert it into the tube and out the other hole you drilled and knot it off just like the other rope on the end cap. Then run that rope through the middle of the floor drain and through the loop on the handle. This is so that you wont lose the cap when you take it off after its tied/clipped to your kayak.
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Once the glue dries you are ready to use. You can put clips on the end of your ropes but I like to just tie it off as I am constantly moving it around.
The tube keeps everything from shrimp to cigar minnows alive. Just remember that with the larger fish that cant turn around in the tube to put them in tail first so they dont drown.
It works great and is simple to make for just a few bucks.
First step is to gather the materials. I got them at Lowes. They have pre-cut two ft sections of three inch pvc pipe. You will also need two three inch PVC floor drain covers, some PVC glue and some rope. When picking the covers insert a few into your pipe and pick two that arent too tight.
You will also need a couple tools, I used a dremel with a cut off wheel and you will need a drill. The drill can also be used instead of the dremel for cutting the slits in the tube.
First step is cut slits in the tube, the dremel made quick work of this. Before you start cutting take a visual reference of how far the drain covers go into the tube because you dont want to cut in that area.
Next drill a hole large enough for your rope to pass through on each end of the tube. The holes need to be roughly in line with each other and again we need to make sure not to drill the holes where the drain coverers will be.
Cut about a two ft piece of rope and insert it in the end of your tube and out the hole you drilled. Tie it off so it wont come back through. Insert the other end of the rope into the center of a floor drain and glue it in place with PVC glue.
Now we are going to make the cap. Cut a piece of rope a little over a foot long. Fold it in half and make a loop. Sorry I dont know what the knot is called, I just copied Fisherdad. Insert one end of the rope into the floor drain at the edge and knot it off. Do the same to the other end on the rope on the other edge of the drain. This is the "handle."
Set the cap to the side. Then take another couple feet of rope and insert it into the tube and out the other hole you drilled and knot it off just like the other rope on the end cap. Then run that rope through the middle of the floor drain and through the loop on the handle. This is so that you wont lose the cap when you take it off after its tied/clipped to your kayak.
Once the glue dries you are ready to use. You can put clips on the end of your ropes but I like to just tie it off as I am constantly moving it around.
The tube keeps everything from shrimp to cigar minnows alive. Just remember that with the larger fish that cant turn around in the tube to put them in tail first so they dont drown.
