Homer is King
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I've been looking for a quick, easy, fish friendly way to measure fish. I saw a device on a fishing show a while ago and decided to try to copy it. Here is what I came up with.
I bought a 4†diameter X 10 ft piece of white sewer pipe from Home Depot ($12.99). I also bought a handful of end caps ($2.45 each). Total was about $25.
I then cut the pipe into lengths, 2 and 3ft, 1 and 2ft, 2 and 16 inches.
I then glued the caps onto the pipes and ripped them in half. I clamped them to the workbench and used my skill saw with the blade set vary shallow, just enough to get through the pipe wall. I cut one side then rotated it and cut the other. It was a little tricky to keep the cut straight but it worked.
I ended up with 4 – 3 footers, 2 – 2 footers, and 4 – 16 inchers. 10 measurers for about $2.50 each!
Now the hard part (and most expensive), putting on the scale! I bought a couple of stick on scales but they are about $7 each. On the smaller ones I drew the scale on by hand.
They work really well. They are light but tough. They are very smooth and don’t hurt the fish at all. If you keep it wet the fish just slide right out and back into the water.
Here's the 3 footer with my first Lake Trout (caught on Lake Joseph in March 2011)
Here are a couple pics of the 16' modle. The pics are from our family "Simcoe Perch Derby" from March 2011.
I bought a 4†diameter X 10 ft piece of white sewer pipe from Home Depot ($12.99). I also bought a handful of end caps ($2.45 each). Total was about $25.
I then cut the pipe into lengths, 2 and 3ft, 1 and 2ft, 2 and 16 inches.
I then glued the caps onto the pipes and ripped them in half. I clamped them to the workbench and used my skill saw with the blade set vary shallow, just enough to get through the pipe wall. I cut one side then rotated it and cut the other. It was a little tricky to keep the cut straight but it worked.
I ended up with 4 – 3 footers, 2 – 2 footers, and 4 – 16 inchers. 10 measurers for about $2.50 each!
Now the hard part (and most expensive), putting on the scale! I bought a couple of stick on scales but they are about $7 each. On the smaller ones I drew the scale on by hand.
They work really well. They are light but tough. They are very smooth and don’t hurt the fish at all. If you keep it wet the fish just slide right out and back into the water.
Here's the 3 footer with my first Lake Trout (caught on Lake Joseph in March 2011)
Here are a couple pics of the 16' modle. The pics are from our family "Simcoe Perch Derby" from March 2011.
