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Hey guys, I met a guy at Town Creek in Guntersville. He was using these 2 huge clamps that are aluminum that you use to clamp onto the bridges. He said he met the guy off here who sells them. They look like 2 huge hooks. Do you guys know who the seller is? I would like to purchase them.
Thanks,
Brian
Well not sure what your talking about, but did see these on eBay....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152594526787
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Just get some welder clamps
In Illinois it has been illegal to tie to bridges since the 9-11 disaster
Maybe I should post this in the Alabama board? There have been at least 5 people fishing Guntersville that I see them with these huge clamps.
Town Creek bridge is about 15 ft in the air. We use a 2x4 with a pvc pipe in the center to place up there, but these guys come through with this huge arm clamp thing. The guy told me there is a guy off of this site who sells them.
Something similar to the baker brush anchor? Or somethin bigger like ice tongs?
all it is is a c clamp,weld you a rod to it so you can turn it and it will tigthen down as you turn your welded rod.
then just tie off to it.
I don't know how to do all of that. Do you know anyone who sells them? We went the other day and another boat had some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckwheat
there are a lot of things illegal in Illinois that are legal in Bama.Quote:
Originally Posted by silverside
do you live close to town creek in Lawrence County??Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiggah
The C clamps work for bridges with Steel I Beams. Town and Short creek bridges have concrete beams. I know what Jiggah is talking about but I don’t know really how to describe it. I use to have one that I made myself. It was 3/4” plywood with a notch cut out to hold onto the concrete beam. I think I still remember how to make the clamp but I can’t remember how I came up with the size and shape of that notched area. If the notched out area isn’t perfect it won’t hold onto the beam
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ok top pic is a new c-clamp,(bottom pic i just put the pvc pipe there) cut the little handle at the bottom off, get you 1/2 or 3/4 pvc pipe 3 or 4 ft. long, weld you a rod,rebar or what ever you want to use at the end where you took the little handle off ,right under the weld slide you a washer on it up to the weld,tack it off, then slide your pvc pipe onto the rod, let enough of what ever you used to connect to the c-clamp stick out just enough to where you can weld you a 6 or 8 inch handle to the end,now you can hold it (the pvc pipe) and turn it while holding it.the washer will keep the pvc pipe from going up,the main rod is inside the pvc pipe now.
don't got to have the pvc pipe but makes it easy.
hope this helps........
Technically, it is illegal to fish under or tie off to any bridge in the US, per Homeland Security, but very few enforce it.Quote:
Originally Posted by silverside