Bait tubes

[dadd827]

Thanks! Yes they are small "brass" hinges that I got at Home Depot.I figured they might tarnish and turn green if anything. The trap door makes it easy to get bait in and out of the tubes.

[HobieScot]

Version 2.0
After seeing how easily the green cap came off with the original design I revamped it a bit

I used the bungie off of a red tow flag from HD. It had a carabiner on one end and a circle on the other. I cut off the circle, fished it through one cap, down the tube, then around the outside and through the original eyelet that the carabiner was connected to then reconnected the circle and used heat shrink to keep it secure.

So I plan to tow from the metal circle which pulls the entire length of bungie. The more you pull the tighter both ends seal. I figure having the shock cord of the bungie will be helpful when towing it through the swells and will hopefully make for a softer and less jerky ride for the bait.




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[theluckypig]

i've used this for years... works great

[HobieScot]

How much line are you guys using for the tow line?

I know some have enough to tow behind the kayak. But wouldn't that cause problems by getting tangled in the rudder?

Why not just have it attached just to the side where you can reach it easily? I'm not too concerned with a shark chewing on it so having it on the side seems like the most convenient way to go

I've never used one before so I don't know the logistics of how to use one yet.

Can some of you using them chime in with how you are towing them and why you chose to do it that way

Thanks in advance


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[mpc]

I tow it behind when on the move because having it bang into the kayak is annoying and it gets in the way of the paddle.

[theluckypig]

Originally Posted by mpc

I tow it behind when on the move because having it bang into the kayak is annoying and it gets in the way of the paddle.

i do the same thing... just enough tow line to pass the rudder and into the vacuum created by the kayak... not much drag. in the hobie, i just drag it alongside the kayak. when fishing a location, i attach it close.

[HobieScot]

Thanks for the tips

I'll be trying my new design out the next time I head out


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[2-Stix]

I got on the band wagon tonight. Been running the Frabill floating bait bucket...most places that I fish are not to far out, I make bait where I am fishing so I tend to no worry about drag, or going to far with the bait on board. Im starting to venture out to new areas that require longer paddles/peddles and so I am trying out a bait tube. Made this in about 30-45 mins tonight. $30 in parts.