Thread: New at this trying to learn

Look up bicycle bench vice few people modifying those to hold ducer poles

Originally Posted by Nova

I have a pvc pole a bolt in the top that’s threaded into I believe about 3/8” hydraulic hose the another bolt threaded into the end and a small t-handle welded onto that bolt. The hydraulic line is about 3’ long I can twist the t handle and spin my pole. I copied off of a YouTube guy and can’t think of his channel. My setup works but needs some fine tuning, but not getting up and no leaning and reaching. Can leave the t handle on your lap. I still tend to remove it and lean and reach sometimes.

Fishin Ken on Hook City is probably the setup your talking about.

Originally Posted by Nova

Look up bicycle bench vice few people modifying those to hold ducer poles

I have a bench mount bicycle repair stand that i bought off of amazon to hold my diy pole & sit in a portable bench seat that attaches to a seat post. I can sit & work remote with left hand or use trolling motor pedal either one & turn my pole right to left with my right hand to search while moving along pretty fast. I made a mount for my graph that raises it to about 2 feet above the deck with a tennis ball on a tee to absorb shock when running & just lay it down when moving. I bought a 60" terrova to avoid bending over in rough water after some great advice from Doug ( MR Dux) on here & glad i did because it's easier to stow in rough water. With the bench seat my buddy or i either one can just swivel around & step right out of the seat onto the front deck without danger of falling in. Safety is why i did my setup like i did because i fish alone a lot of times & in my opinion there's no margin for error for being safe anytime when fishing alone & especially in the dead of winter. I like the way i have mine setup.