DIY Crafts for Fishing Enthusiasts
Sometimes the best crafts that you can make yourself or for someone else are the ones that help you out with another favourite hobby! How great is it that you can actually use your DIY skills to make yourself something you’ll actually use, and totally have fun with, while you enjoy two of your cherished pastimes.
Are you an avid fisher no matter what time of year it is, on top of being a huge DIY enthusiast? Then you’d definitely fall into the category of people who can craft their way between hobbies! Checkout these awesome fishing hacks that you can make all on your own.
1. DIY paracord fishing lure with a hook
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Prepforshtf shows you just how useful even a small length of frayed paracord can be for fishing, as long as it’s nice and bright! This simple technique involves sliding the end of a paracord rope onto a fishing hook and fraying the ends so they flare out like the tail of a smaller fish.
2. Universal fishing line winder
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Replacing the line on a worn fishing rod can be quite the task but, much like a yarn winder in knitting, using a fishing line wire to thread the line through the rod will help you avoid knots and snags. Check out how id.steelheader made this universal winder that will work with any kind of line, no matter how thick.
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3. Bottle top spinner
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Putting a spinner on your hook near the lure is a great way to catch the attention of the fish the way a smaller fish or insect that they want to eat would. Spending money on such a thing is silly, though, when you can make your own by upcycling a simple bottle cap! netneo shows you how to bend it in half and attach it.
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DIY Fishing Gear Hacks
While all of the innovative and fancy baits, lures, lines and bobbers all work wonders there are plenty of DIY fishing hacks that save you some money but still get the job done especially in a time of need. Here are just a few ideas that really go above and beyond on the creative and effective fishing hacks.
DIY Bobber and Weight Hacks:
Using a lemon juice bottle as a bobber.
The lemon shaped bottle is bright yellow and works like a charm: take the empty lemon juice bottle, open the top. Take your fishing line and draw out enough to mimic a good line toss. Then work your way up to the middle and wrap the line around the top, just above the ridge that begins the bottle and the screw top. Once wound a few times, place cap back on and seal tightly. Ad hook and weights to the end of your line. Boom you have a fresh new fishing bobber.
Run out of weights as well? You can make your own weights by securely attaching fowled and layered bits of tin foil to your lines.
DIY Fishing Pole Hacks:
Making a fishing poll maybe seem like a silly thing to know now, but when worst comes to worst you will be happy to know this simple fix to being able to still enjoy your trip until you can make it back into town to buy a new one. Making a fishing pole out of a simple stick, some line and a hook is much easier then you might think.
Take a stick. Start at one end and work your way up a bit till about the usual spot of a handle. Tie a knot at this spot. Then wind the line up the stick towards the opposite end. Tie another knot and then add your hook, bait, and maybe even your bobber.
Saving some extra cash and knowing some last minute fixes will ensure a good time no matter what life throws at you.
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