what i used to make a 6 fish culling system

six plastic bobber.

some 65lb braid.

six troline hooks.

18'' of stiff single strand wire.

six 1ft peices of 1/4'' drip line.

small dry erase board and marker.

i hate buying simple stuff i know i can make. played with it in my head and had this stuff laying around. trotline hook are handy as they have huge eye made for big string. i dint know what recomend for hose, just used socthe braid would cut my hand holding a thrashing fish and damage the slime layer as bad.

all you need to make 1 part

start with a good ol' palomar knot.

you kinda see it in the photo. the hooks had the bards ground of and point dulled till they are safe.

now put 1'' of wire through the hook eye and twist it tight.

thread the line throught the tube and attach the bobber like normal.

with the line secure in both bobber hooks bring it back down and wrap it several time between the cork and hose

secure it with a couple of overhand knots

finish product

i used the end of a flashlight to show how the hook and wire work.

the hook goes around the jaw bone and is then held by the wire.

im going to put #s and lines with sharpie on the dry erase board. the put the fishes weight with a erasable marker. it will be secure by velcro to the side of my console next to the livewell hatch.

a peice of paper ans pencil would work to.

a much better system is a bobber, steel leader, and a stinger clip. i made it for like $4

Good Idea!!

I see your cat in the background. My cat always "helps" me with my projects too!!!!

I think I paid $15 for my cull tags. No reason to try to DIY something so inexpensive.

Good Idea!!

I see your cat in the background. My cat always "helps" me with my projects too!!!!

heres my "cat".....

Sorry 200racing---he looked a lot smaller in that other picture!!!

Cool dog though!!

j i made this for $4. just as good as any cull tag out there

j i made this for $4. just as good as any cull tag out there

do they sell the stringer clips seperately or did you take a stringer apart?

do they sell the stringer clips seperately or did you take a stringer apart?

i had one lying around but im sure you could find somewhere