First of ALL, I have no idea what I am doing in regards to how to best make this gig....never done it, never saw one...so this is my #1 attempt....
This is how the story goes...
There is something about the rural and oppressed, "Old Florida" of Steinhatchee that screams buy this flounder gig tip being sold in a local diner "Casey Cove". It has the look and feel of hand made and welded, how could I resist. For $30 it was worth the craftsmanship and I could not leave this diner without my prize.
The LEDgigger light engineered by NiteOwl has made such strides [suction cup mounts light in seconds]. Receiving this LEDgigger light to do some R&D once the tides turn... jogged my memory I have this gigging tip picked up back in June. I asked WishinIwasFishin what kind of spear do I make with the gig tip screw/nut end and he said go with wood dowel.. I went to Lowe's and purchased a 6 ft. pine dowel, a can of exterior varnish, and a brass 3/16 female threaded nut. I guessed on the drill bit size and that was all I felt I needed.
Couple of days ago anticipating Hurricane Irene, I was working around my yard and here is this pine dowel resting in the corner of my "bar fight gone wrong" messy garage. I place it on the drill press and make a quick hole at one end. I threaded cable ties and hung this precious naked "splintery" piece of pine onto a hook in my ceiling. I painted on the first coat of varnish and it took all day to dry. I did a quick sand with 150 sandpaper and applied a second coat the next day. Cut off the cable ties and threaded in an adapted bungee cord so I can hang it on a nail when not in use.
Good 'Nuff.
I used a power drill with a leveler built in and slowly made my center hole starting with a small bit and working my way up to the larger one. The female nut had a slot opening but way to wide for a straight blade screwdriver. So, I used a wood chisel and twisted this nut until it disappeared into the center of the dowel [90% embedded]. I am banking on the water exposure swelling the wood around this internal nut. I added some red tape for grip but also went on to give it a tribal feel for the good kharma and "ju-ju".
Fully assembled, it is quite stable. I cannot begin to say how sharp those prong points are....
When I am done, I unscrew my gig top, wash it and stow it away in a flat snap tupperware for safety and transport.
Here are the pic's of my arts and crafts...
LEDGigger LED white light -- CHECK
Flounder Spear -- CHECK
LedGigger Suction Cups -- CHECK
Shrimp Batteries -- CHECK
I have never gigged in my life, and my boat is sitting on a lift in NSB, minutes from North Bridge. I hope you follow my flounder adventures. If I can do this, so can you. I pray the school of hard knocks does not slap hands with rulers.
. Was going to take Murphy Law with me but his saltwater license expired.
This is how the story goes...
There is something about the rural and oppressed, "Old Florida" of Steinhatchee that screams buy this flounder gig tip being sold in a local diner "Casey Cove". It has the look and feel of hand made and welded, how could I resist. For $30 it was worth the craftsmanship and I could not leave this diner without my prize.
The LEDgigger light engineered by NiteOwl has made such strides [suction cup mounts light in seconds]. Receiving this LEDgigger light to do some R&D once the tides turn... jogged my memory I have this gigging tip picked up back in June. I asked WishinIwasFishin what kind of spear do I make with the gig tip screw/nut end and he said go with wood dowel.. I went to Lowe's and purchased a 6 ft. pine dowel, a can of exterior varnish, and a brass 3/16 female threaded nut. I guessed on the drill bit size and that was all I felt I needed.
Couple of days ago anticipating Hurricane Irene, I was working around my yard and here is this pine dowel resting in the corner of my "bar fight gone wrong" messy garage. I place it on the drill press and make a quick hole at one end. I threaded cable ties and hung this precious naked "splintery" piece of pine onto a hook in my ceiling. I painted on the first coat of varnish and it took all day to dry. I did a quick sand with 150 sandpaper and applied a second coat the next day. Cut off the cable ties and threaded in an adapted bungee cord so I can hang it on a nail when not in use.
Good 'Nuff.
I used a power drill with a leveler built in and slowly made my center hole starting with a small bit and working my way up to the larger one. The female nut had a slot opening but way to wide for a straight blade screwdriver. So, I used a wood chisel and twisted this nut until it disappeared into the center of the dowel [90% embedded]. I am banking on the water exposure swelling the wood around this internal nut. I added some red tape for grip but also went on to give it a tribal feel for the good kharma and "ju-ju".
Fully assembled, it is quite stable. I cannot begin to say how sharp those prong points are....
When I am done, I unscrew my gig top, wash it and stow it away in a flat snap tupperware for safety and transport.
Here are the pic's of my arts and crafts...
LEDGigger LED white light -- CHECK
Flounder Spear -- CHECK
LedGigger Suction Cups -- CHECK
Shrimp Batteries -- CHECK
I have never gigged in my life, and my boat is sitting on a lift in NSB, minutes from North Bridge. I hope you follow my flounder adventures. If I can do this, so can you. I pray the school of hard knocks does not slap hands with rulers.
. Was going to take Murphy Law with me but his saltwater license expired.
