Sand Spikes

[Megabyte]

Looking for suggestions for a sand spike. Kind, where to get, etc.

[likwid]

go to hardware store
buy pvc pipe leftovers (like a 3-4 foot section)

cut one end at an angle

spend money saved from buying a store bought sand spike on storm shads

[striperjerk1]

i made my own. peice of aluminum angle iron. 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 by 1/6th. peice of pvc 24" long, bolt to v in alluminum and presto one of the best sand spikes there is. altogether the lengt is 51" long. and it holds in two ft swells.

[bloocrab]

4 1/2 foot piece of the thinner Ree-bar with a PVC pipe attached to it. Keeps you clear out of the waves/weeds.

[Katie]

PVC pipe... Cut at like an angle to put it in the sand just right (thats what dad says..) Goto Home depot they are the place to go or some place like that...

[STEVE IN MASS]

What they said.........and especially for up here with the rocky beaches, what Striperjerk or Bloo said.....

I have 3 home made sandspikes, all cut from PVC pipe.

2 of them are just the PVC, but since I fish Duxbury Beach and some other rocky shores frequently, I made one with the angle iron attached......no way, no how, no matter how hard you try, can you get just the PVC anchored enough thru the rocks on Duxbury Beach or the like....the angle iron (aluminum) does the trick.....

Now in Jersey or Hatteras, or certain spots in Rhody, with just the fine sand, just the PVC pipe is fine......

(oh, BTW, cut the business end of the angle iron to a "V" point, just as you would with the PVC pipe)

[HESH2]

SAME AS ABOVE HOME DEPOT PCV AND ANGLE IRON OR ALUMINUM CUT AND MAKE V.I GOT AT DEPOT 2 1/2 OR 3'' STAINLESS EYE BOLT AND NUT.DRILLED THROUGH METAL AND PCV AND USED BOLT.WHEN TRANSPORTING OR CARRING LOOSEN BOLT AND METAL WILL LAY ALONG SIDE OF PCV.I USE A STAINLESS WING NUT MADE IT EASY TO TURN.

[Notaro]

do any of you have a pic of your own "homemade sand spike"? me and my old man are arguing on how to make one.

[JohnR]

Originally posted by Notaro
do any of you have a pic of your own "homemade sand spike"? me and my old man are arguing on how to make one.

Take a PVC pipe say 2-3 feet long 2 - 2.5 inch diameter, got to one end and cut it at angle so it's pointy on that end... pointy to dig into ground with. If you're still not sure, go to any saltwater tackle shop and look at one. It's probably less complicated to do a basic one than it is to make a sinker.

[Fish On]

I hope he doesn't need to know wht a fishfinder is.

[Notaro]

Originally posted by Fish On
I hope he doesn't need to know wht a fishfinder is.

a machine or a rig?

johnr, some people use a metal spike which makes pentration to the sand easier. that's what im trying to do. i checked my garage saws, they are used for woods. i tried one of them to cut down the dulled spike. what saw should i use?

[JohnR]

If you are cutting metal than you probably need a metal blade and not wood. What exact saw are you using? Hack saw, some power saw?

[Fishpart]

I carry a spike to hold my rod when I change lures ect. other than that I am the sand spike...

Hacksaw to cut metal, any Hardware store, you can even get by with just taping up a hacksaw blade enough for a handle if you need to.

[redlite]

What's a sand spike and how do you use one????? God gave me two hands and I only fish with 1 rod. too much to carry when walking the beaches. When I got to "relieve myself" Head above the high water mark, gingerly push the butt end of the rod into the sand. Voila...Rod holder. Only works well with rods with thin butts.

[macojoe]

Notaro, Just by one!! By the time you dull every blade in the house and figure out what you are doing you will have been able to buy a dozen of them!! O, a dozen is 12, you no, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

[Notaro]

i have no ideas, john. ill check again.

redlite-i need a spike to hold my rod for baitfishing.

[Brownie77]

i cut mine 28 inches, easier than bringing a tape along.