Noodle fishing

These guys had at least 50 put out. Looked like about 18 inches of a swim noodle with a piece of PVC thru the middle with a hool, line and weight tied on and I'm sure baited. I first saw them way out in the Rez and 45 min to an hour later they were crossing the old trace. Didn't see them catch any, but bet they did.. Its not crappie fishing, but Looks like fun.

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Steve and I went by a noodle on a piece of PVC today at Okatibbee and it stood up on end. We didn't mess with it though.

Shiloh Red has the spools on his web page. They have to be glued onto pvc, then add your noodle.
I have some spools that can be adjusted to the depth you want. They are on 20/24 oz. bottles and can take up to 3 hooks. Crappie don't bounce them like cats. But fun to watch them wonder off, then chase them down.

I agree these things are fun!. I built 20 last year to set while crappie fishing with my son. A big enough cat will completely submerge one of these.

There are many ways to make them. I have included a link to a plan I used: Turkey Country Magazine's Do It Yourself Outdoor Projects

I used rebar instead of the landscape nail. I also had a hard time trying to figure out how to separate the eyebolt enough to get the swivel on. I finally set the eyebolt on my vise and used the point of a plumb bob with a few light hammer taps to separate. Then you can slide the swivel on the eyebolt and use the vise to tightly close the eye on the bolt.

I had fun making them, and this plan makes a noodle that works extremely well. Also, they stack and store well in a milk crate. I was able to purchase a boatload (figuratively speaking) of dirt cheap yellow noodles from Walmart in the fall. There are numerous different plans and pre-made models online and stores like Walmart. It may be less expensive to buy rather than build, but this was a great father-son project.

Lastly, Each state has different rules and regulations for fishing noodles. Some states specify color and identification requirements. If this is something that interests you, please follow the rules.

Spaceman.

I have about fifty my boss and i made many years ago . we took dow board insulation . it was the runners on the bottom. the were cut 4" x 4' we cut them 12" long put reflective tape on them and tied a line and hook on them . work good in a pond only used them once on the rez . wind got up and almost sunk the boat had to come back later and get the floats .

These are the best I have ever usedhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/08/za3y8u8y.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/08/aqudejeq.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/08/6ebe5uta.jpgreflective tape, they have a line catcher so you can adjust your depth (most important feature btw), and they are compact. I have 20 in the milk crate.

Hey EZ did you catch any fish ?

Went a couple of times with my neighbor this summer. If they bitin and wind blowing it will surly keep you busy. It was fun for awhile then it gets like work.

That's the pole out of Twin Harbour.

Did you make those feesh?

no G, a local guy came up with the idea and was making them on a small scale a few years back. He did not patent the idea of the line catcher but did get hooked up with some folks who massed produced them for him. I do not know the status of production at this time. He was calling them Next Level Jugs.

That line catcher is a neat idea

It is, most people only have jugs that run 1-3 ft deep, with these you can range from 1-20'

Yep, the line keeper is a great idea! I've been tying an slip knot in my cord to adjust the depth. Now I have some re-engineering to do:biggrin

Thats a lot of fun have seen folks crappie fish with them.

Here is one i made up. 12in noodle, 1/2 in pvc with T on end. drill hole in center of T run about 8 ft line through and tie off below T. Tie on Hook and weight, pull line through and wrap around pipe below T for length adjustment.Attachment 109250Attachment 109251

I use the PVC to, but not the T. I just leave an inch sticking out and drill a hole in it for the line. I wrap the line around the noodle and stick the hook in it also. I like the T idea because you can wrap a loop around it to adjust the amount of line you put out for your depth. Gonna put a T on all of mine, if I ever use em again.

Thanks Cray for a good idea!!!!!


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splain that about the line and the hole etc. a little more better

You run the line through hole. Tie a loop knot and slip it over the T and sinch it up. put hook on other end. Pull line back through hole and wrap around PVC below T until you have length out you want. It will be wound over itself so it wont come unwound. When through just wrap up all but about 16 inches take it up and around top of noodle and come back down making an X across first line and put hook in noodle to store. I put on about 8ft of line but most of the time your going to only put out about 3 ft.
Did this make sense. Sometimes I make perfect sense to myself but no one else understands it.:yikes

Yep, almost like some of these ideas these ladies give me on a job.
But I know what you're talking about since I have spools.

I knew it. Let me revise that last post a little. Tie loop around pipe under T first then run line through hole and out bottom.