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Real inexpensive and Super easy to make and works awesome! It can be made in circular or square.
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Super easy. I will take a pic of the one I have now in a few. Here is the basic break down. You can build these the quick and easy way, or with PVC tubes on the rectangular live wells. All I ask is that after I share this, I hope no one goes and builds these and starts to sell them. I think I want to build 10 of them for the fun get together at SFD if I have time. You can make these without the floating option as well but it makes it harder to put your catch in if it is submerged and you never know if the mesh draw string opens while you are kicking LOL!
Parts: -Laundry Mesh Bag
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The laundry mesh bag also comes in a rectangular and more shallow mesh bag.
- Pool Noodles
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- Zip Ties
That's it!!
The easiest like seriously you can make one in like 10 minutes is by using the first mesh bag in the photo. Generic mesh bag with a draw string.
All you have to do is choose the diameter of the bag you would like to use. Bend the water noodle to a circle of the interior diameter of the opening for the mesh bag. Cut the water noodle at he mark. Then either puncture the ends of the water noodle and zip tie the 2 ends together or you can use a small portion of a water hose, or any cylinder type piece 2" in length and insert into the hollow center of the 2 ends and use some rubber cement to glue the halves together. All you do now is insert the water noodle into the mesh bag. Make sure the noodle is about 5 inches deep into the mesh bag and zip tie the bag in place. No need to go nuts on the zip ties. Like 3 to 5 around the perimeter spaced out will do. Leaving the 5 inch gap will allow you to use the draw string and close the top of the live well. Get yourself a .99 cent aluminum or plastic climbers quick ring and clip the bag to your D ring on your tube. That's it! Live well made easy! You can make the live well as big as you like and as small as you'd like pending the size of the mesh bag you want to use. The Square bags can be made the same way. They are just larger. The rectangular bags can use some PVC around the top to keep it from folding. However, I can not ever see having to use such a large live well. The mesh bag I use can hold many fish and keep them in perfect condition. The mesh is soft and will not harm the fish at all. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
These mesh bags are available at any Walmart, Kmart, CVS, Walgreens, Target to .99 Cent stores! As are the Zip Ties and Pool Water Noodles!
Here are a few pics of mine.
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This was in response to Dano67
Super easy. I will take a pic of the one I have now in a few. Here is the basic break down. You can build these the quick and easy way, or with PVC tubes on the rectangular live wells. All I ask is that after I share this, I hope no one goes and builds these and starts to sell them. I think I want to build 10 of them for the fun get together at SFD if I have time. You can make these without the floating option as well but it makes it harder to put your catch in if it is submerged and you never know if the mesh draw string opens while you are kicking LOL!
Parts: -Laundry Mesh Bag
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or
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
The laundry mesh bag also comes in a rectangular and more shallow mesh bag.
- Pool Noodles
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
- Zip Ties
That's it!!
The easiest like seriously you can make one in like 10 minutes is by using the first mesh bag in the photo. Generic mesh bag with a draw string.
All you have to do is choose the diameter of the bag you would like to use. Bend the water noodle to a circle of the interior diameter of the opening for the mesh bag. Cut the water noodle at he mark. Then either puncture the ends of the water noodle and zip tie the 2 ends together or you can use a small portion of a water hose, or any cylinder type piece 2" in length and insert into the hollow center of the 2 ends and use some rubber cement to glue the halves together. All you do now is insert the water noodle into the mesh bag. Make sure the noodle is about 5 inches deep into the mesh bag and zip tie the bag in place. No need to go nuts on the zip ties. Like 3 to 5 around the perimeter spaced out will do. Leaving the 5 inch gap will allow you to use the draw string and close the top of the live well. Get yourself a .99 cent aluminum or plastic climbers quick ring and clip the bag to your D ring on your tube. That's it! Live well made easy! You can make the live well as big as you like and as small as you'd like pending the size of the mesh bag you want to use. The Square bags can be made the same way. They are just larger. The rectangular bags can use some PVC around the top to keep it from folding. However, I can not ever see having to use such a large live well. The mesh bag I use can hold many fish and keep them in perfect condition. The mesh is soft and will not harm the fish at all. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
These mesh bags are available at any Walmart, Kmart, CVS, Walgreens, Target to .99 Cent stores! As are the Zip Ties and Pool Water Noodles!
Here are a few pics of mine.
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Last edited by lagunaCOCONUT on Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:52 am; edited 1 time in total
Thanks for the advise, it has inspired a new addition to my sit up machine/rod holder.
