Trolling Lines i had an idea

[Geoff Cooper]

Hey I'm no fisherman and don't know much about it but i have a friend coming over to Thailand on holiday and i normally take him out fishing while he's here, Last time he came over we went trolling and we did good caught some decent fish, This got me thinking so i decided to see if i could make a reel and use that, I got some scrap 316 stainless and went to my local electrical shop for an empty cable reel, It took me a couple of days to work thing's out as i wanted to build a ratchet system on it and a brake so here's what i managed to come up with.


This was the original idea, I used the table leg to slide the reel into easy to remove when needed, I then had to think about a brake and ratchet system


I then cut out a gog and made a ratchet system and brake



You can slide the ratchet and brake out of the line of the cog so it's just free



Just an idea but works good the line goes through the drop down seat perfectly or you can use it in the transom table mount , Let me know what you think, Oh my friend is coming over with the correct line as i really have no idea what to use.

 

[Mike & Lilly]

That's pretty cool, looks good, definitely spend less than buying a professional one and I'm pretty sure it will do as good or better, two thumbs up congrats

 

[Billtex2000]

That's some "Deadliest Catch" shit!!!

 

[Speedling]

Looks like a sawblade ready to cut someone!
But looks super strong and I am impressed! I am sure it will catch fish!!! Let us know!

 

[Geoff Cooper]

That's pretty cool, looks good, definitely spend less than buying a professional one and I'm pretty sure it will do as good or better, two thumbs up congrats

Thanks for that, The actual spool cost me about $1 and the 316 stainless was in the scrap bin so about maybe $5 and a couple of hours working how to do it and a few hours building it and making final adjustments, yeah it worked out ok, like i said iI'm no real fisherman but my friend from Utah comes over and i take him out, I sent him some photos and he was very pleased with the result, he can sit in a comfortable seat and control the line.

 

[Geoff Cooper]

Looks like a sawblade ready to cut someone!
But looks super strong and I am impressed! I am sure it will catch fish!!! Let us know!

Yeah thanks for that i will keep you posted

 

[Geoff Cooper]

That's some "Deadliest Catch" shit!!!

Thanks for that

 

[Wisefam22]

What are you fishing for with that?

 

[Wisefam22]

I could mount a trailer winch to a post and troll for tuna just crank the line instead of hand pull it in.

Very well done.

 

[Geoff Cooper]

What are you fishing for with that?

I've no idea but there's plenty of decent size fish here, Like i said I'm not fisherman and I'm waiting for him to bring the line.

 

[Beachbummer]

Everything looks shiny! very nice... How sturdy does it feel when pushing the pole towards the back of the boat?(to simulate the pull on the line) The line could be rated for 100lbs or even more, so that's a lot of power pulling on the table base, with a long lever. make sure it holds that so everything stays on the boat and in the position it's supposed to be.

 

[Geoff Cooper]

Everything looks shiny! very nice... How sturdy does it feel when pushing the pole towards the back of the boat?(to simulate the pull on the line) The line could be rated for 100lbs or even more, so that's a lot of power pulling on the table base, with a long lever. make sure it holds that so everything stays on the boat and in the position it's supposed to be.

Thank's for the reply, Yes no problem that was solved in a previous post of mine under the heading Have you got a loose cabin table mount Take a look.

 

[natocamp55]

wow great engineering

 

[Geoff Cooper]

wow great engineering

Thank's for that just common sense really a little bit of thought goes a long way.

 

[DaveCavette19]

So I’m assuming there is no drag. It’s either free spool or locked up tight? If you plan on trolling you better use high test mono. That will afford you some stretch in the line but not much....troll too fast and you’ll rip the hook right thru the fish’s jaw.

Need to build some sort of a drag system.

 

[Geoff Cooper]

So I’m assuming there is no drag. It’s either free spool or locked up tight? If you plan on trolling you better use high test mono. That will afford you some stretch in the line but not much....troll too fast and you’ll rip the hook right thru the fish’s jaw.

Need to build some sort of a drag system.

Thanks for that, I'm no fisherman so i take your advice onboard, We trolled at about 8 mph and used a thick glove as a drag system but I'm looking at making somthing that will do the job it's work in progress