Homemade tube accessories-like a rod holder etc etc Got ideas and pictures? :)

[5282jt]

My tube and fins are on the way, I was looking at a bunch of rod holders and other accessories and most "appeared" to be easily homemade. Maybe it just looks that way? Maybe you got ideas and pictures of what you have made, that works as well or better than commercial?

[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Hey Chuck, go over to the [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?forum=130;"]PICTURE BOARD[/url] and look at some of the threads there. Should give you lots of good ideas.[/#0000ff]
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[5282jt]

Thanks Tubedude, I just spent quite a while at the picture board. I got some ideas and i'm gonna go work on them in the garage now. I see Tubebabe has a flat blue platform on her tube in front of her. What is that? I tried to put that same picture, that I saved, here, but it said it was too large? I'm trying again, with it resized?
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[flygoddess]

That is a rubbermade lid (or what ever make it is) Storage container lid. I hear she has a measuring tape and every thing on that. I bet she could even make fillets right there. Great idea.
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[5282jt]

Is that what it is?
I thought it was a gizmo attachment!
What state are you in?
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[flygoddess]

Utah, Salt lake area (Provo, Ogden, etc) So is Tube Dude.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Some tube manufacturers provide wimpy aprons. We have substituted the original mesh aprons for "rigid" lids from plastic storage containers. They make good solid work surfaces, for tackle tinkering, and they are safer for the angler when handling spiny fish. They also hold fly line well, with less tangling.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here are links to some past threads, with pics.[/#0000ff]
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=123367;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"][#333366][size 1]RIGID FAT CAT APRON[/size][/#333366][/url][size 1]
[/size][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=154258;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"][#333366][size 1]NEW RIGID APRON[/size][/#333366][/url][size 1]
[/size][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=219311;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"][#333366][size 1]RUBBERMAID STRIPPING TRAY[/size][/#333366][/url][size 1] [/size]
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[#0000ff][size 1]By the way, we upload Jpeg images but when you try to copy them off the site they become bitmap images. Those are larger files. You need to use your photo editing software to convert them back to Jpeg.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[5282jt]

Is the rubbermaid cover attached somehow?
In one post, you mentioned [#0000ff][size 1]nylon fabric line baskets, for line stripping.[/size][/#0000ff]
What [#0000ff][size 1]nylon fabric line baskets can you suggest?[/size][/#0000ff]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Here is a pic of the bungee cord and hook arrangement I use to fasten the lid to the deck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As far as the line baskets, those are worn around the waist, by wading anglers. You can usually find some in the fly fishing shops or online. I don't have any I can recommend because it has been years since I used one.[/#0000ff]
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