Handy hook holder and line clip

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[cool][#0000ff]I use up a lot of Papermate pens and toss them without buying the more expensive refills. I have always thought there might be some kind of fishing application for them. In trying to figure out some kind of way to clip my loose line, when fishing bait with an open bail, I thought of using the pocket holder clip to mount on a rod to slip a loop of line under. I cut one down the back, removed the closed end, reamed it out with a narrow knife blade and it snapped right onto a rod real easy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It holds the loose loop of line just fine, with just the right tension. A fish can pop it loose easily, but there is enough tension that the bait dragging behind my float tube does not pull it free, unless it snags up.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Next, I tried snapping one on facing the opposite direction...down. It provided a quick and easy hook holder loop. Unless you build your own rods (as I do) you might get a rod without a hook holder. I can't fish without them. The pen clip makes a temporary or permanent fix. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These things ain't beautiful, but they work. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another TubeDude tip...and it ain't even PVC. Close, but not quite.[/#0000ff]
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