Lure Tube How To

[chefchris401]

2. Drill out the holes.

3. Measure how long you want the tube, I choose 8.5" that way I can carrying some bigger eel skins or pencils.

4. I left the metal rig on it that comes with it and used that as my guide, giving me a clean edge. i used an x-acto knife heated with a candle to make the cuts.

5. Next step was to drill a small hole to attach a rope that will connect to the lid.

[chefchris401]

6. Attach a length of rope to the lid and tie a knot, run the other end on the inside of the tube and out the side, tie another knot. This will keep you lid from getting lost in the surf.

7. With some waterproof epoxy or other waterproof sealer, install the bottom end cap, keeping it away from the holes.

8. Apply some to both ends of the rope on the lid, you may need to do one at a time and allow to try.

9. For the belt loop I used a piece of old nylon webbing. I ran some waterproof duct tape around the bottom, placed the belt and added some epoxy, then wrapped the bottom loop with a few pieces of tape making sure to overlap.

10. Make sure to leave enough room in the belt loop to actually get your belt thru it while doing the top piece. Repeat the same steps for securing the bottom piece. Let dry and your good to go.

The lid fits very snuggly, it might loosen over time.

Its not the best looking plug tube but should work for what I need. I like the fact its the same size as my other tubes in my bags.

Hope this helps somebody else out.

[FishermanTim]

First concern might be: Will the clear tube plastic degrade and become brittle?
Salt and sun can cause plastics to degrade over time.
Also, do you really want to let everyone know what lures you are brining and which one you are throwing?

Seriously, it looks good (for a prototype I'm assuming?). A little tweaking will do wonders for its success and longevity.

Good work!

[toaster816]

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[chefchris401]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

First concern might be: Will the clear tube plastic degrade and become brittle?
Salt and sun can cause plastics to degrade over time.
Also, do you really want to let everyone know what lures you are brining and which one you are throwing?

Seriously, it looks good (for a prototype I'm assuming?). A little tweaking will do wonders for its success and longevity.

Good work!

It appears to be the same tubing that AS uses in there bags, so not worried about it degrading.

I dont fish in the daylight so not worried about the sun doing any damage.

In my 124 trips last year, I only saw people fishing on three occasions, one being the habs tourney, and the other two being the fall run.

I fish with two guys on a regular basis so people seeing what I throw or am using has never been an issue.

yeah its the first one, so im sure with some tweaking and feedback once i start using it i can improve on it.

[Jackbass]

I made something similar for eels. I often think about making something out of 3/4 or 1" PVC for tins. My Summer place I use a lot of tin.

Looks good to me. I always thought the lure tube concept was good I just couldn't see spending the money for the tubes. It seemed like a ton of dough for what it is.

[LISurfcaster]

Good work...you may run into some issues with treble hooks getting caught on the cord attaching the cap to the tube (running cord outside the tube instead??) ...let us know how this works out for you.

RS

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by LISurfcaster

Good work...you may run into some issues with treble hooks getting caught on the cord attaching the cap to the tube (running cord outside the tube instead??) ...let us know how this works out for you.

RS

Or maybe vulanized rubber like they use for bungee cords?