Greetings to all ice fishing lovers who are ready to quit their household chores even in the most severe frosts and go to the pond to catch a couple of perches. Today I want to suggest making your own pocket fishing rod for ice fishing. This tackle will always be at your fingertips, it will not take up much space and is easy to make. I suggest you find the necessary material and make your own “miracle fishing rod” for winter fishing.
To make a winter fishing rod from a medical syringe, you will need the following:
- scissors;
- screwdriver;
- stationery knife;
- medical syringe;
- plastic bottle;
- bolt and self-tapping screw;
- cambrics (white and red);
- suitable parts from Lego.
The process of making a homemade pocket fishing rod for ice fishing:
1. It is necessary to remove the piston from the medical syringe and use a utility knife to make a groove that will serve as a reel on which the fishing line is wound.
2. We insert the piston back and use a hot nail to make a hole in the syringe at the level of the groove, so that it is convenient for the line to pass through.
3. Take a plastic part from a Lego set, as shown in the photo, and cut off the excess part.Then we screw in a self-tapping screw and a bolt and get a handle for rotating the piston, with which we will wind and release the fishing line. You can use your imagination and make a handle from another material, for example, from copper wire.
4. Proceeding to the next step, we also take suitable parts from the designer, which will serve as the top of the fishing rod, and in turn we will attach a bite alarm to it. Using instant glue, attach the tip to the medical syringe and wait for the gluing to be completely ready.
5. Now let’s make a bite alarm from a plastic bottle. To do this, use scissors to cut out a thin plastic strip and make fastener blanks from cambrics. We use red cambrics to attach the alarm to the top and white cambrics through which the scaffolding will be passed.
6. All that remains is to wind the fishing line around the piston, pass it through the hole in the syringe body and the working casing on the bite alarm. We tie a hook or a winter jig and the homemade tackle is ready for use.
We are waiting for the onset of winter and cold weather, and when the reservoirs are covered with strong ice, we are going fishing. We take a comfortable and neat fishing rod in our hand, put a bloodworm on the hook, and after a while striped bass are floundering in the snow. This is how you can make a wonderful winter fishing rod on your own, which will bring many happy fishing moments in your life. I wish you all good luck and big catches! Don't be lazy and make your own fishing lures and tackle!
