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Well boys, purchased a BASS tape from **** (some time back), 115mm gutter pipe from Normans and decided to try construct a suitable instrument to measure bass from a yak..The 115m gutter pipe is still to narrow so popped it in the oven until softish,wedged two fly rod tubes inside then taped it up and allowed it to cool.perfect.Glued in a stop at the zero point and stuck the tape down.Total length was 80 cm with the remainder of the tape folded and bound down behing the gutter.(just in case).
Now its a bit bulky to be honest,but stashed in in my front hatch.All I needed was a clip attached in case I dropped it, but that can wait.
On Saturday thought I would test it in all the excitement,Well I can tell you I fumbled the catch AT THIRD SLIP and watched as it came to rest at the ocean floor about 10 foot deep.What a wholly.
So.I did what my wife said from the start,Buy one.Came accross some that fold out to 77cm at TKR FISHING UK.They £12 with delivery and saves alot of effort of making one.Waiting for mine to arrive,will coment on it later.
If anybody has a better idea please let us know.
Now its a bit bulky to be honest,but stashed in in my front hatch.All I needed was a clip attached in case I dropped it, but that can wait.
On Saturday thought I would test it in all the excitement,Well I can tell you I fumbled the catch AT THIRD SLIP and watched as it came to rest at the ocean floor about 10 foot deep.What a wholly.
So.I did what my wife said from the start,Buy one.Came accross some that fold out to 77cm at TKR FISHING UK.They £12 with delivery and saves alot of effort of making one.Waiting for mine to arrive,will coment on it later.
If anybody has a better idea please let us know.