homemade sabiki rod lol - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

92yj · 07-07-2010, 06:47 PM

ok so after seeing someone who made one out of pvc, i decided to give it a try.....lol.....it worked out well. i could not see giving up 60$ for a on use rod. take a look, kinda cool. what do you think?

greens · 07-07-2010, 07:58 PM

That is a great little deal there.

dorf · 07-07-2010, 09:54 PM

Looks nice.
What have you done to prevent line fraying?

sandydiego · 07-08-2010, 04:22 AM

Looks good. I think it will be great for bait, but if you hook in to a big fish you have a greater chance of losing it. You would be better off using a good pole/reel with SS snap swivel that can be changed quickly from bait to live bait quickly. Any way I still like your setup for bait. Good job.

Hunters Pa · 07-08-2010, 10:14 AM

Looks pretty good. I would suggest a couple inches of surgical tubing gooped/epoxied to where the line enters the tube from the reel. This will smoothe the transition & prevent line damage

sandydiego · 07-08-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Hunters Pa

Looks pretty good. I would suggest a couple inches of surgical tubing gooped/epoxied to where the line enters the tube from the reel. This will smoothe the transition & prevent line damage

You could use part of a metal pen as a guide too.

Aaron · 07-08-2010, 01:07 PM

I've made 2 of these and they work fine. Quick and easy and cheap.

No need to put in any surgical tubing where the line exits the tubing and goes to the reel. You just need to melt and round the opening like you did at the top. That's the easiest fix.

My biggest issue with my pvc sabikis is that after 1 full sabiki with some strong macs on there, you'll cut a groove into the plastic with your mono. Undoubtedly, the mono will forever find that groove and will wedge itself in there nearly every time you drop your sabiki making it really a pain to retrieve your line. Possible fixes for this would be to throw some sort of heavy duty tape around the inner part of end of the rod or better yet, find/make something metal that fits right in there. I went with the "i'm too lazy" approach and would just use the pvc sabiki stick at different angles to keep the line from diving in the grooves. Eventually you end up with grooves around the entire thing and thus need to make a new tube. I got tired of this after the second one and just use an extra rod and reel as my sabiki stick. I like it much better.

Plus, as others have mentioned, there is almost zero chance of you landing a fish of substantial size on that thing. I hooked up on a few yellowtail with mine and it was more comedic than fun.

wmbeusch · 07-09-2010, 01:09 PM

Nice job!!!! where were you when I needed to get one? LOL Have fun in LJ this week end.

92yj · 07-09-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by wmbeusch

Nice job!!!! where were you when I needed to get one? LOL Have fun in LJ this week end.

thanks man i hope to get some meat for the BBQ.......man i am hungry

deepdvr · 07-09-2010, 06:28 PM

Why not just use a cheapo rod, maybe 12-30 lb. rating ???

92yj · 07-09-2010, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by deepdvr

Why not just use a cheapo rod, maybe 12-30 lb. rating ???

i had noting better to do........so why not?

baitcasterboy20 · 07-11-2010, 09:48 AM

Saving some $ smart move

07-07-2010, 06:47 PM	#1
92yj Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: fullerton Posts: 49	homemade sabiki rod lol ok so after seeing someone who made one out of pvc, i decided to give it a try.....lol.....it worked out well. i could not see giving up 60$ for a on use rod. take a look, kinda cool. what do you think?

07-07-2010, 07:58 PM	#2
greens Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Clemente Posts: 14	SWEET That is a great little deal there.

07-07-2010, 09:54 PM	#3
dorf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 279	Looks nice. What have you done to prevent line fraying? __________________ Don't try to confuse me with facts! I hereby reject your reality and submit my own.

07-09-2010, 01:09 PM	#8
wmbeusch Wild Man John Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: La Mirada Posts: 34	homemade sabiki rod lol Nice job!!!! where were you when I needed to get one? LOL Have fun in LJ this week end.

07-11-2010, 09:48 AM	#12
baitcasterboy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 69	Saving some $ smart move __________________ += It's Fucking Simple

07-08-2010, 04:22 AM	#4
sandydiego Rum Pirate Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wilds of Mira Mesa Posts: 388	Looks good. I think it will be great for bait, but if you hook in to a big fish you have a greater chance of losing it. You would be better off using a good pole/reel with SS snap swivel that can be changed quickly from bait to live bait quickly. Any way I still like your setup for bait. Good job.

07-08-2010, 10:14 AM	#5
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Looks pretty good. I would suggest a couple inches of surgical tubing gooped/epoxied to where the line enters the tube from the reel. This will smoothe the transition & prevent line damage

07-08-2010, 01:07 PM	#7
Aaron Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 175	I've made 2 of these and they work fine. Quick and easy and cheap. No need to put in any surgical tubing where the line exits the tubing and goes to the reel. You just need to melt and round the opening like you did at the top. That's the easiest fix. My biggest issue with my pvc sabikis is that after 1 full sabiki with some strong macs on there, you'll cut a groove into the plastic with your mono. Undoubtedly, the mono will forever find that groove and will wedge itself in there nearly every time you drop your sabiki making it really a pain to retrieve your line. Possible fixes for this would be to throw some sort of heavy duty tape around the inner part of end of the rod or better yet, find/make something metal that fits right in there. I went with the "i'm too lazy" approach and would just use the pvc sabiki stick at different angles to keep the line from diving in the grooves. Eventually you end up with grooves around the entire thing and thus need to make a new tube. I got tired of this after the second one and just use an extra rod and reel as my sabiki stick. I like it much better. Plus, as others have mentioned, there is almost zero chance of you landing a fish of substantial size on that thing. I hooked up on a few yellowtail with mine and it was more comedic than fun.

07-09-2010, 06:28 PM	#10
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Why not just use a cheapo rod, maybe 12-30 lb. rating ???