Shelf Life
A bolt 10 inches long will hold three 1/4-pound spools on top of each other nicely.
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Totally Tubular
The protector is flexible and shatterproof.
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Hanging Around
For a very easy and inexpensive way to store your leaders...
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Wired Butterfly
Wire is no more visible than normal assist rigging and is totally bite-proof.
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Royal Hawaiian Flush
Every toilet-paper axle has two parts, so you get two lures from one holder.
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Whose Line Is It?
I started writing info on self-adhesive address labels and sticking them on the reels.
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Reel Power
It runs the electric reels all day, and I can easily store it out of the way while running to the fishing grounds.
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Rock On!
When the bare hook dulls, I can replace it and leave the feathered trailer.
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Make the Cut
Grouper fillets are delicious, but so is the meat from the fish’s throat and cheeks.
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Charge It!
Before I put batteries back into the boat, I take an additional step: I transport them to a local store that sells batteries and ask for a load test.
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Airtight, Just Right
I laid my jigs in a bag and used the sealer to pack them tightly...
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Grab Bag
By placing some 3-inch-diameter, 8-inch-long PVC tubes inside an inexpensive canvas tote bag, all my tools stand upright and remain well organized.
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Secondhand Gulp!
Cut the leftovers into small pieces with scissors and use the pieces to sweeten your bait-catching hooks.
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Winter Ways
This process creates higher visibility in deeper water and causes the lure to hang lower
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Defensive Line
Sometimes the bite comes fast and furious, and success depends on how quickly you can re-rig.
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Hang It Up
A cheap and easy way to keep those tools such as pliers, lip grippers or bait nets handy and ready.
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Cooler Lures
I made an offshore lure carrier out of a soft-sided cooler, acrylic tubing, floral foam and expandable foam.
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Fish ID Stringer
I have begun using colored cable ties to distinguish each angler's fish.
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Baited Board
Make your own flotsam to attract dolphin.
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Tennis anyone?
Modest hand pressure against the tennis balls provided sufficient tension to firmly seat the line...
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