Make your own line winder

[Whaler]

I always have trouble finding some one to hold the spool for me at the right tention so i deside to make a line winder out of some bits and bobs i found in my garage.

First you need a old broken fishing rod and a 2 long gutter bolts,3 big washers and 2 wing nuts, also a small piece of flat steel that you can bend into a u shape.

Next drill a small hole in the rod above the winch for the bolt to go though

Bend the flat bar into a u shape and drill a hole in to the middel, then fit the gutter bolt through, slide the washer over and fasten with a nut

finish and klaar, now fit the spool of line with the last bolt and one washer on each side of the spool, now fasten the wing nut to the corect tention you want to wind the line on.

even you lighty can spool up perfectly!

 

[xerxes]

this is one of those "why didnt i think of that???"
nice!!!

 

[Enigma]

Don't have to cut up an old rod, just get some parallel tubing fir a reel seat etc.

Reel seat and a grip and you're good to go, yip Xerxes, WHY didn't we think of it

Great thinking Darius and thanks for sharing this great idea

 

[Whaler]

xerxes wrote:

this is one of those "why didnt i think of that???"
nice!!!

Because the saying go's BOER makes a plan not Ruskie makes a plan...

 

[Psy]

go BOERE!!

 

[J_Bay]

Brilliant in it's simplicity...

 

[xerxes]

Whaler wrote:

xerxes wrote:

this is one of those "why didnt i think of that???"
nice!!!

Because the saying go's BOER makes a plan not Ruskie makes a plan...

i agree

Ruskie doesnt need to make a plan - he has one! (not with regards to winding the line on his reel - that he has to borrow from the Boer lol

 

[Riaandl]

Very good idee

 

[van_straaten]

ag hel hoekom het ek nie aan dit gedink nie --- great idee

 

[Uncle Bob]

Baie slim oom darius, now I wont have to hear my wife and kids moaning about how their hands are burning!!

 

[Craig Van der Poll]

Nice work Darius!

 

[Must-Byte]

Darius if I order 1 from you can you chuck in the laaitie for free so he can spool my reels for me:lol:1

 

[zulu-X-treme]

"Innovation is the Mother of Design"

 

[Dirty Harry]

Again a very good idea, my wife doesn't like holding the spool.Well done

 

[Arno Nel]

Great info. Will need to make one up for myself. This will save a lot of time and make life alot easier

 

[Vrottes]

I made one like that a couple of years back ! Mantis seems to think it is the best thing since sliced bread ! Works like a charm !

 

[BigG]

Nice one Darius, the only thing i would do differently is change out those washers for carbontex instead... LOL

 

[Sailfish]

This one you can clip to anny rod above the reel and walla. Small to carry in your tackle box and use it on the beach if you need to respool.

 

[morne101]

Have some mana Whaler

 

[Mangi]

Hein, verkoop jy sulke line winders? Hoeveel vra jy?