Dana point hoop net 2-28 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FishNinjaY · 02-28-2013, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by madncrzydm

Ill post up some pics of the bat tubes i made sometime today. The longest i have been out hooping was like 7 hours or so.

I'd love to see pics of this. I have a picture in my mind of how this probably works, but wondering about PVC size used, etc. I don't even have a kayak or hoop nets yet... YET.

02-28-2013, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by FishNinjaY

I'd love to see pics of this. I have a picture in my mind of how this probably works, but wondering about PVC size used, etc. I don't even have a kayak or hoop nets yet... YET.

ill go take some pics right now

02-28-2013, 12:29 PM

we attached weights to the outside to hold it down we had a problem with them floating a little bit but on most we just took scrap lead and gooped it to the inside of the screw caps and just zip tied a 8oz or so to the other end... also I dont know how you have your rope/ buoy set up but i found a really good way to keep it all manageable and visible from a boat or a kayak

FishNinjaY · 02-28-2013, 12:37 PM

thanks! they float? I thought PVC sinks? or is this ABS? What size is this? Wow, that's a lot of holes drilled! Thanks again for the info.

02-28-2013, 12:47 PM

I thought that too but we put em in the bathtub after the first time netting with them and they floated may be the goop but they floated fairly well.Yes it ABS the tubes we cut to 12" and it is 3" ABS and the caps are just added length we opted to get the really cheap caps as opposed the expensive ones because the cheap ones had holes in the already and i want worried about a watertight seal And yes the holes took a while to drill with a hand drill and no vise. Milk crate and zipties my new vise. and for my buoys i drilled a hole in them and put a 3oz weight to ballast one side down then drilled a hole in the top to stick a glowstick in it. Then for my rope I run my rope through the buoy and i use a 10 oz weight and clip it to the end of the rope and just throw the rope out so it sinks drop the buoy in the water then the net and it will free slide through so you never have to worry about adjusting for depth on your rope and the glow stick is always out of the water and i covered them in reflective tape.

FishNinjaY · 02-28-2013, 12:59 PM

ha.. I was float tube fishing and made a PVC trolling rod holder out of a T-piece... it jiggled loose and sent my cork-handled cheap spinning rod down to Daveys Locker.

02-28-2013, 12:29 PM	#3
madncrzydm Guest Posts: n/a	we attached weights to the outside to hold it down we had a problem with them floating a little bit but on most we just took scrap lead and gooped it to the inside of the screw caps and just zip tied a 8oz or so to the other end... also I dont know how you have your rope/ buoy set up but i found a really good way to keep it all manageable and visible from a boat or a kayak Attached Images

02-28-2013, 12:37 PM	#4
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	thanks! they float? I thought PVC sinks? or is this ABS? What size is this? Wow, that's a lot of holes drilled! Thanks again for the info.

02-28-2013, 12:47 PM	#5
madncrzydm Guest Posts: n/a	I thought that too but we put em in the bathtub after the first time netting with them and they floated may be the goop but they floated fairly well.Yes it ABS the tubes we cut to 12" and it is 3" ABS and the caps are just added length we opted to get the really cheap caps as opposed the expensive ones because the cheap ones had holes in the already and i want worried about a watertight seal And yes the holes took a while to drill with a hand drill and no vise. Milk crate and zipties my new vise. and for my buoys i drilled a hole in them and put a 3oz weight to ballast one side down then drilled a hole in the top to stick a glowstick in it. Then for my rope I run my rope through the buoy and i use a 10 oz weight and clip it to the end of the rope and just throw the rope out so it sinks drop the buoy in the water then the net and it will free slide through so you never have to worry about adjusting for depth on your rope and the glow stick is always out of the water and i covered them in reflective tape.

02-28-2013, 12:59 PM	#6
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	ha.. I was float tube fishing and made a PVC trolling rod holder out of a T-piece... it jiggled loose and sent my cork-handled cheap spinning rod down to Daveys Locker.