08-05-2012, 04:26 PM
I stand corrected, hats off to you for the visual.
Yes creels have been around a long time, Issac Walton had one and a 100 yr old wicker creel sold on E-bay for $400 last week, so if you have one of Grampa's, keep it and take care of it.
There are some worth big bucks, like these.
[url "http://www.angling-artifacts.com/store/creels.html"]http://www.angling-artifacts.com/store/creels.html[/url]
I'm cheap as they come and love to build my own stuff, especially if it's better than what can be bought.
If I thought Tye Dye or his brother could sew I would say sew up one like in the picture using 1" foam, a couple of trash bags for the water proof pouch part and an old towel. Piece of rope for the strap and, BAM, your good to go.
Creels worked on the same evaporation principle I expalined above, get them wet and evaporation keeps them cool inside. Add a couple of soft ice packs and you'll be amased at how cool they stay for how long. Put a couple of frozen drinks or ice cold barley pops in them in the morning and they can make a good trip better and get some fish home for dinner.
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Yes creels have been around a long time, Issac Walton had one and a 100 yr old wicker creel sold on E-bay for $400 last week, so if you have one of Grampa's, keep it and take care of it.
There are some worth big bucks, like these.
[url "http://www.angling-artifacts.com/store/creels.html"]http://www.angling-artifacts.com/store/creels.html[/url]
I'm cheap as they come and love to build my own stuff, especially if it's better than what can be bought.
If I thought Tye Dye or his brother could sew I would say sew up one like in the picture using 1" foam, a couple of trash bags for the water proof pouch part and an old towel. Piece of rope for the strap and, BAM, your good to go.
Creels worked on the same evaporation principle I expalined above, get them wet and evaporation keeps them cool inside. Add a couple of soft ice packs and you'll be amased at how cool they stay for how long. Put a couple of frozen drinks or ice cold barley pops in them in the morning and they can make a good trip better and get some fish home for dinner.
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