11-02-2005, 03:18 AM
I am a two bucket man my self.
rod holders are realy cheep, most under $3.oo
I know half the fun is making your own. there are wood base verieties simple in design, there is pvc verieties a bit more expencive but cheep if the peices are odds and ends of a plumbing job.
with a five peices of pvc and two fortyfive degree elbows one T all one inch. cut three peices of pvc to 8 inches two peices to 3 inches. [ol] [li]take your T and glue an 8 inch in to the leg of the T. [/li] [li]glue the three inches pecies in to the arms of the T. [/li] [li]glue one 8 inch peice in to each of the elbows.[/li] [li]set the elbow on to the three inch peice but dont glue yet. [/li] [li]sit down on your bucket and set the stand down beside you. the leg of the T should be pointing upward direction you will have a "V" sitting on the floor.[/li] [li]set your rod in the leg of the T[/li] [li]trun the leg of the T to the disired angle and pratice grabbing your rod. [/li] [li]when you are sure it is in a comfortable position then you can finish glueing you stand together. [/li] [li]you may want to even cut a peice of the top of the leg off once it is glued in place for quicker retrieves.[/li][/ol]
with a one inch pvc "T" you can make a holder that will sit on the brim of one of your buckets.
holding the "T" in a T position with a hacksaw saw a grove in the leg of the t to set on to the brim of your bucket. on the left or right arm of the t cut or grind the top half off but not so far back that when your rod is laying in it the end of the handle sits under the other arm of the "T".
wood block ground stands are cheaper in cost to build but heaver and takes up more bucket space.
Dont forget the coustom paint job. those white holders tend to vanish in the snow. and while you are at it dont forget to name those home made devises, they seem to catch more fish after they are named...LOL
my bucket is a standard 5 gallon paint bucket I baught for $2.50 I cant remember how many years ago. I place all my fishing stickers on it. so now I have a bigfishtackle fishing bucket. and every body on the ice knows my bucket at a glance, it is the one with the fish piled around it...LOL[sly]
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rod holders are realy cheep, most under $3.oo
I know half the fun is making your own. there are wood base verieties simple in design, there is pvc verieties a bit more expencive but cheep if the peices are odds and ends of a plumbing job.
with a five peices of pvc and two fortyfive degree elbows one T all one inch. cut three peices of pvc to 8 inches two peices to 3 inches. [ol] [li]take your T and glue an 8 inch in to the leg of the T. [/li] [li]glue the three inches pecies in to the arms of the T. [/li] [li]glue one 8 inch peice in to each of the elbows.[/li] [li]set the elbow on to the three inch peice but dont glue yet. [/li] [li]sit down on your bucket and set the stand down beside you. the leg of the T should be pointing upward direction you will have a "V" sitting on the floor.[/li] [li]set your rod in the leg of the T[/li] [li]trun the leg of the T to the disired angle and pratice grabbing your rod. [/li] [li]when you are sure it is in a comfortable position then you can finish glueing you stand together. [/li] [li]you may want to even cut a peice of the top of the leg off once it is glued in place for quicker retrieves.[/li][/ol]
with a one inch pvc "T" you can make a holder that will sit on the brim of one of your buckets.
holding the "T" in a T position with a hacksaw saw a grove in the leg of the t to set on to the brim of your bucket. on the left or right arm of the t cut or grind the top half off but not so far back that when your rod is laying in it the end of the handle sits under the other arm of the "T".
wood block ground stands are cheaper in cost to build but heaver and takes up more bucket space.
Dont forget the coustom paint job. those white holders tend to vanish in the snow. and while you are at it dont forget to name those home made devises, they seem to catch more fish after they are named...LOL
my bucket is a standard 5 gallon paint bucket I baught for $2.50 I cant remember how many years ago. I place all my fishing stickers on it. so now I have a bigfishtackle fishing bucket. and every body on the ice knows my bucket at a glance, it is the one with the fish piled around it...LOL[sly]
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