05-13-2003, 11:20 PM
[cool]You like that? It's a hybrid of the nylon mesh baskets that our brethren in California use in the salt, and the large metal live baskets I have been using for years. I have always had to install a naugahyde apron between my tied off basket and my air chambers to keep from spining my craft when dropping fish in the basket. By wrapping a kids swimming "noodle" around the neck, it floats the basket and provides a bumper to keep it from coming in contact with the craft.
I have been going to order a new basket, which I have to do about every two years. I was going to do a pictorial on it when I got it, but I can do one on the grungy older model if you want the details on how to make one. They are great for quick handling of spiny white bass, perch, sunfish, etc.
By the way, just so we do not get our catches
, my basket has a chartreuse noodle and TubeBabe has pink. What else? The large 19" by 36" baskets are about $13 or $14. The noodles are about $2. If you put them together right, the metal carrying handles tuck down into the inside edge of the noodle, to hold the lip of the basket several inches above the water line.
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I have been going to order a new basket, which I have to do about every two years. I was going to do a pictorial on it when I got it, but I can do one on the grungy older model if you want the details on how to make one. They are great for quick handling of spiny white bass, perch, sunfish, etc.
By the way, just so we do not get our catches
, my basket has a chartreuse noodle and TubeBabe has pink. What else? The large 19" by 36" baskets are about $13 or $14. The noodles are about $2. If you put them together right, the metal carrying handles tuck down into the inside edge of the noodle, to hold the lip of the basket several inches above the water line.[signature]