02-11-2018, 11:32 AM
Just watched a video that I think you (calicanuck) made with underwater walleye in 2015 on youtube. It was really good, thanks for all the work on those, top quality.
Too cold to fish today so I set up a challenge for myself. I made 4 different holders and setters all articulated, spring and lever based systems. Also a jigging robot with a speed dial. They're rough prototypes but they should be ready to test.
If I can't get any of them to work better than just the plain holders and hook more fish, I'll give in to the jacker side and apologize for my assumptions. If I can get one to double my hookups then I'm sticking to the DIY side.
The systems work on slow release, spring loaded actions, more like setting the hook by hand. Most are supposed to act like a AAD parachute and deploy before its to late, preferring to set the hook by hand.
One doesn't have a mechanical action but is a rod/reel with a built in holder that can swivel in any direction and might create a slip effect.
The jigging robot isn't something I'm going to describe but it was made a couple years ago and had a couple fish caught on it, just redesigned it a little.
The most original one is for handlines and incorporates a breakaway system for big fish.
The beta testing is the tricky part but we got an extension on the season so hopefully there's an extra week of good ice. All were made in one day out of random parts with no money spent and are expected to fail or need tuning. Never watched Macgyver but I assume these look like something he'd make with a bad hangover.
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Too cold to fish today so I set up a challenge for myself. I made 4 different holders and setters all articulated, spring and lever based systems. Also a jigging robot with a speed dial. They're rough prototypes but they should be ready to test.
If I can't get any of them to work better than just the plain holders and hook more fish, I'll give in to the jacker side and apologize for my assumptions. If I can get one to double my hookups then I'm sticking to the DIY side.
The systems work on slow release, spring loaded actions, more like setting the hook by hand. Most are supposed to act like a AAD parachute and deploy before its to late, preferring to set the hook by hand.
One doesn't have a mechanical action but is a rod/reel with a built in holder that can swivel in any direction and might create a slip effect.
The jigging robot isn't something I'm going to describe but it was made a couple years ago and had a couple fish caught on it, just redesigned it a little.
The most original one is for handlines and incorporates a breakaway system for big fish.
The beta testing is the tricky part but we got an extension on the season so hopefully there's an extra week of good ice. All were made in one day out of random parts with no money spent and are expected to fail or need tuning. Never watched Macgyver but I assume these look like something he'd make with a bad hangover.
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