Everybody needs a bait de-hooker. I've lost or misplaced several but now I have a half dozen on my son's boat and my boat. This is an easy DIY project.
Here is how to make 1 or a thousand.
Un-hooker and raw materials plus my dog's butt.
Let's start out by making a jig to bend the wires. I use a 6D nail and a small box nail in a 10" length of 1X2. (Oak is best for longivity.)
Cut the nail to 1-1/4".
Chuck the nail up in your drill leaving about 3/4" outside the chuck but not enough to go completely through your 1X2.
You will have to drive the small nail in with a hammer because the nail head is essential.
Now bend a few or a bunch.
I use 5/8" dowel for the handle. Cut dowel into 4-5" lengths.
I drill a tiny hole for the wire with my Dremel Tool.
epoxy wire in the dowel.
Paint the dowel whatever color you want. (I had pink handy)
Note: The small nail is approximately 5/8" from the larger nail. This is not a critical dimension.
The wire is .051" pre-straightened stainless.
Here is how to make 1 or a thousand.
Un-hooker and raw materials plus my dog's butt.
Let's start out by making a jig to bend the wires. I use a 6D nail and a small box nail in a 10" length of 1X2. (Oak is best for longivity.)
Cut the nail to 1-1/4".
Chuck the nail up in your drill leaving about 3/4" outside the chuck but not enough to go completely through your 1X2.
You will have to drive the small nail in with a hammer because the nail head is essential.
Now bend a few or a bunch.
I use 5/8" dowel for the handle. Cut dowel into 4-5" lengths.
I drill a tiny hole for the wire with my Dremel Tool.
epoxy wire in the dowel.
Paint the dowel whatever color you want. (I had pink handy)
Note: The small nail is approximately 5/8" from the larger nail. This is not a critical dimension.
The wire is .051" pre-straightened stainless.
