Donh Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Looked into buying a stripping basket , but whoa....$175 plus. This is probably old news but $6 for a laundry basket from Walmart, $10 for tubing and lead. Less than $20 for the whole thing. Think it’s going to work great and it folds up like a pancake. dh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 “Necessity may be the mother of invention, but ingenuity is the bombshell of success” ― Phillip Gary Smith, HARMONIZING: Keys to Living in the Song of Life Nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribute Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Been using the lawn version of those collapsing bins with same weight system for about 7 years. The lawn version has a hard plastic bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernWake Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I like it! could the tube be filled with sand to further lessen the cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Yes, the plastic tubing could be filled with sand. If using sand I would use a much biggier plastic tube in diameter. Luckily I had a bunch of lead sinkers. Went to buy some and a little surprised how much they cost nowadays. I selected this hamper because of the diameter which is 16 inches which seems about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Don, what did you use to plug the ends of the tubing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 A pvc connector, typically used to connect bilge pump hose. Boat Owners Warehouse or any marine supply. It fits tight enough no clamp needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBear Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Gotta say I've tried several stripping baskets and had trouble on windy days with all the collapsible versions and hated hauling around the rigid version. Finally settled on a pair of LineLairs from Carbon Marine, even if they're anything but cheap. Might reflect my casting or stripping style, but they work great in any wind I want to fish. But if you don't want to go the freight, your collapsible version would be great because you can stow it when not in use. But I'd be inclined to put even more weight in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted November 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBear Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Thought so. I resorted to some coils of heavy chain with a towel stuffed down on top of it to keep from tangling the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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