Amazing Pocket Fishing Kit [ NEW HACK! ]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2023
- In this complete tutorial, I show how to make a pocket fishing kit out of a chalk line reel.
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My father used an old steel one for fishing since the 50s. I've been using one in my pack my entire life. You sir are the only other person I've ever seen use a chalking for fishing. Well done.
Very cool, thanks so much for watching!
Does that actually work?
Pro tip. Just like a regular baitcaster, you’ll need to put a bit of electrical tape on the spool befor you wind up the braided line. The braided line will free spin on your spool under load.
Great tip, thanks!
@@Future-Preps35 Yeah,always pre spool with mono as it won't slip
Absolutely the first thing I noticed and made as a mental note to add to mine when I make one! Thanks for sharing that. It is a quick step but one that can save you time, frustration, blood pressure, and four letter words. lol
@@RockyGully plus a flourocarbon leader
Plus a laser
Nailed it again James. Especially with the spider wire, since it does not have the mono-filament coil memory and you should not need to worry how the line comes off the spool as much. Plus 50 lb test is as you said " has other uses" LOVE IT
Thanks so much!
Agreed
Fantastic idea! Thanks for the video! ! If I might make one other suggestion, you can add a WRIST STRAP while you have the case of the chalk line open make a couple of notches in the plastic either side of the rear screw .This would help prevent a larger fish from yanking the kit out of your hand when slippery, and also so you can drop the reel and use both hands when you bring a fish to shore.
Great idea!
B. Griffin Armstrong how to make the wrist strap? New to handy work.😅
@@orianaspiderowl769 You can make those notches I mentioned in the case to just trap a loop of paracord or something.
@B. Griffin Armstrong I was thinking the same thing. Notch the case at the seam. Then tie an overhand loop with paracord and sandwich the knot on the inside.
My first thought would have been using my awl to drill a hole in the side and using a knot and washer. But I don't know how much extra room is on the inside.
Might not be as pretty but if you’re concerned about the inside space you could leave the knot on the outside of the casing to minimize how much space you need inside
That's one of the best DIY pocket fishing kits I've seen in years! Well done and great idea.
Glad you like it!
Liked it so much, I ran out and made me one just like it. Kinda trying to line up a situation to utilize it😂
This is one of the neatest diy bushcraft projects i've seen.
Thanks so much!
I love how nifty all your videos are, just jam packed with worth while knowledge for any outdoors enthusiast. Keep that mind active for us brother.
Thanks, will do!
This is actually one of the very few homemade bushcraft gadgets that is actually useful. Being a bushcraft instructor myself, I am definitely adding this to my class... Thank you.
Awesome, I'm glad you liked it!
one of the very few actually useful gadgets?
@@JimiFarkle Be quiet you nit picker
This is a brilliant idea!! I always wondered if it would work, from childhood even, but never gave it a shot. Very very neat James!!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
So cool James!
You never cease to amaze and inspire me and I am an old man with tons of savvy on making effective and useful fishing and trapping items from other peoples junk!
Hey James you could use the discarded line tip device as a line guide on a nice flexible/resilient green limb as a fishing pole.
As a kid I used a willow limb or natural river cane(couldn't afford a real pole) that I bent like a bow on one end to flick my Hellgrammite up under overhanging branches on the creek to ambush blue and channel cats. I would have killed to have a cool reel like this!
Adding an artificial Hellgrammite lure or a Crappie lure to that tackle tube would be awesome too!
Great idea! Thanks!
What a fabulous idea for a minimalist. Never ceased to amaze your viewers. Cheers mate from Australia.
Thanks so much!
I've been watching bush craft videos for quite some time. This is one of the best survival fishing kits I've seen. Great work!
Wow, thanks!
I'd like to see a video of you using this setup.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!
He said 'that' would be boring when I asked him the same thing. We are 'too' trivial.
There is no drag 😂
I never said that people are trivial. It's just that fishing with something like this is rather self-explanatory. It's just hand line fishing with a better retrieval system than winding it around a can or a stick.
Prise
All of sudden, chalk line reel sales go WAY UP! This is brilliant.
Right?
Hahaha yep im going to get one now
Very cool carry piece. Love the idea. We walk creeks and go hiking to lakes a lot to find the honey holes and this is a perfect piece to have.
I think so too!
Hands down best fishing kit I’ve come across. Creativity at its finest.
Thanks so much!
Cool. Another simple, yet genius build. Love it.
Glad you like it!
This was an incredible idea, James. Someone else mentioned about the Ronco pocket fisherman, and it reminded me of that as well. I still have a Pocket Fisherman my Father gave me ❤
Thanks for always putting out quality content !
Thanks so much!
im 58 years old and still have my fathers ocket fisherman too :)
I remember the Ron Popeil Pocket Fisherman
That is definitely a good idea I like the whole concept. Thank you sir for the video, and your hard work bringing us content.
You're welcome!
Love this video! Haven't seen one of these used in AGES and even then it wasn't as clean as this one. Will definitely be picking up the items to make one of these this weekend. Thanks for another great video!
Excellent! Thanks so much for watching!
Great idea for a survival fishing tool. Personally, as an avid fisherman I would tie on a 6 to 8 foot leader of 4-8 pound test monofilament and then the hook. I really like to grenade pouch idea too! Well done sir!
Thanks!
I was thinking 10-15 fourocarbon would do the trick. But mono would work. I also would go with a lighter braided line. But this dyi is a cool idea.
Wow. You're really the most inventive survival youtube channel. This is a product i would actually buy. I have a pen fishing kit but that is actually a bit more clumsy than what you built.
Thanks!
By far the best DIY survival pocket fishing kit! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like it!
This is an amazing idea. Thank you and also thank your friend. Quick, simple and easy. This is something that should be included in a bugout bag or even just hiking or camping.
Thanks, I'm glad that you liked it!
Great multi use of an already great tool. A+ on that sir.
Thanks!
RONCO had the pocket fisherman in the 70’s
I still have 3 of them.
Had one of those. It worked well, actually. But this is much smaller and cheaper with better components. Not much use for casting, though.
I still have one and the original box, it works great.
I still have one of the original bags it came in too. I also have 2 "knock off brands" work just as well.
This is much smaller and lighter than the pocket fisherman, and when packing for survival small and light is good.
I just love this idea James Bender 🥰, thank you for this Video. I will be making me one of the old shalk line markers!
You are so welcome!
HOLEY MOLEY.....I've got a few of these chalk lines, sitting in my tool caddy...and NEVER , have I thought of using one of them, for a Pocket Fishing kit....Amazing ...thank you...
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Outstanding! Light weight and definitely functional!
With the 3 to 1 gearing, it would be great for flying a kite.
Thanks so much!
That is a grate idea.Very compact and really quite clever.Well done.
Thank you very much!
Great
Very compact, and organized. Thanks James
You're welcome!
Outstanding! With the additional modification of a lanyard, a couple of these would be a great addition to my fishing kayak as mini outriggers.
Good idea! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip and ingenuity. You always surprise us with your idea. Keep educating, stay safe and God bless.🍻
Thanks so much and God bless you too!
Ya plenty of us are asking for him to show how it works. He said it's too trivial and boring for him to do. Soo...just imagine.
Awesome again. Being in Southern Louisiana I always have a fishing pole in my vehicle, even if it is just a $15 Walmart combo. I'll have to take one of those old reels and put together a small kit like this. I'm thinking fishing reel instead of the chalk line because it has the ability to cast. I'm also interested in your idea for a small diy desalination kit, since there is not much fresh water near the Gulf. Thanks for the videos and keep em coming
Thanks for watching! I don't have a lot of experience with desalinization but I will definitely think about it.
I love your videos man.......... I've been a survivalist my entire life and I still keep learning new tricks from you. ROCK ON MAN!! \m/
Awesome! Thank you!
Hands down very nice. I have used chalk boxes a lot and never thought about this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi James, that is a excellent idea for a pocket fishing kit, another great video. I have the Exotac XReel pocket fishing kit.
Thanks so much!
Great idea. Pair this with smaller leaders and an FG knot, and you increase your chances of a hookup. Also electrical tape on the spool to keep the line from spinning. Would love to see you catch a fish with this.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!
That's what he keeps saying. Thanks for the suggestion.
You could take some of that line and attach it to the loop in the clippers. So it's easier to "fish" it out of the reel compartment.
Good idea!
That is by far one of if not one of your best hacks. Thanks for the video.
Thanks so much!
What awesome idea James. That is pretty cool. I'm going to look at my old chalk box and see if it will work in that one. I got a pretty good offer on my house today James but it wasn't what I was asking and there's one more person looking at it so we'll see can you remember him how that goes. May God bless you and yours
Thanks so much! I'll pray you can get a good offer. God bless you too!
@@WayPointSurvival thank you James
You're welcome!
I have used chalk lines since the late 50s early 60s and almost all were cast aluminum with some casting flaws that make this type of project difficult. My first thought was an eyelet to pass the string through, i was pleasantly surprised to see the Irwin one had a metal eyelet in it. Amazing what you can come up with if you put your mind to, it isn't it? Nicely done
Thanks so much!
Great complete self contained kit! A cheap fly fishing reel works very well too but of course no self contained items but is narrow enough to add to a kit plus you can easily mount a stick to it and eyeltes to the stick in field craft fashion.
True!
You could also fish with a grenade but that would defeat the need for all the gear! 👌🏻
Lol!
Hard to get grenades. Even harder to keep a six fish limit😂😂
Right?
😂😂😂
Grenade might offer good results but would only be a one time use.
Great video. Love to see video showing use
Thanks!
Ya. That's what we are all asking him to do. We are all thinking the same thing.
great vid. seems like everything was tailor made for that fishing contraption! will come in very handy for survival in the wilderness amongst other places.
Thanks!
Great idea ! Thanks and thank you for the detailed instructions that are very easy to follow..!
You're welcome!
Could be used for a retractable ridge line in an emergency.
Indeed!
Great in theory, but does it actually work?
Sure, why wouldn't it? It's a simple enough concept. It's basic hand fishing coupled with a reel to pull it back in.
That is an awesome hack for making a pocket fishing kit. Thanks to you sharing the knowledge I am now gonna make 2 of these. Great video man.
Glad you liked it!
Great idea James, always use a hand line as I travel on a motorcycle. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Someone finally did this on youtube. When I was a kid, I wanted a pocket fisherman but couldn't afford one. We were what you say in the south, "po folk". My Dad had an ole chalk box that he never used, so being the igenuitive one, I turned it into a fishing reel!!! This is so awesome!!! Thank you for the memory and an awesome idea.
Great, thanks for watching!
WOW! Now I don't feel that bad. When I was a kid I took an old Zebco Reel I got from a yard sale and electric taped it to a stick. I made metal loops with a clothes hanger. Caught many a fish with that setup. Children can be so inventive, when you don't have a lot of money.
Thanks for paying it forward, as they say. And also giving the shout out as well. Many big names out there don’t, and act like all their ideas are their own.
Thanks! I didn't get the idea from him but I did watch his video before I posted mine so I felt like it was important to give him a shout out.
That is by far the best DIY fishing kit I've seen - awesome idea, man.
I'm going to buy one, make up a suitable kit and when I use it (and make a video) I'll shout out your channel no worries.
Excellent, thanks for watching!
@@WayPointSurvival No worries brother - best of luck with the channel.
James that was absolutely amazing buddy!!! I'm definitely going to make one! As always, God bless and keep the great content coming my friend! You never disappoint!!!
Thanks so much and God bless you too, my friend!
@@WayPointSurvival you're welcome buddy!
IMMEDIATE GENIUS 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼one of the best in the history of this channel
Thanks so much!
oh thats so clever!! I've been keeping one of those Ka-Bar drop-lines in my purse but this seems way better!!
Thanks, glad you like it!
Hi James 😀 this is a great idea, adapting something virtually ready made to make a useful piece of kit. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been working with chaulk line for years and never realized it's true potential... Thanks for the great video and idea!
I'm glad that you liked it!
Very clever. Love it. That's the weekend project sorted.
Thanks!
Just came across your channel, emergency bags are always evolving, thank you for the great idea. Subscribed
Thanks so much for watching and welcome aboard!
This is so simple it's amazing nobody has done this sooner! Good thinking!
Thanks so much for watching!
How did you know I was comparing fishing line, yesterday? 😳
Hahaha right on time with this video. Thanks man😎👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
This weekends project for me. Thank you for sharing!!!
Glad you liked it!
James that is a very neat bit of kit cleverly disguised as a builders tool, I love it.....👍
Thanks!
This is exactly what I have been looking for , not much info on YT how to make a nice emergency fishing kit , chalk box !!! = fantastic !!!
Gonna make one for each of my bug out bags
Sharing this video to my prepper friends , thanks buddy
Glad you liked it!
I would have never thought to do this. Amazing job and brilliant idea
Thanks for watching!
Great idea can't wait to make one, grandson and I will be making it I'm sure he will love it just like I do.
Excellent! Thanks so much for watching!
Yikes 🤔 That Was Absolutely Amazing and Thank You James For Sharing This! God Bless and Be Safe My Friend.
Glad you enjoyed it, my friend! May God bless you as well!
Ron Popiel would be proud , The OG of the pocket fisherman, a better idea in my book. Thx for the vid James
Thanks so much!
James, you always get a thumbs up from me, friend. Great little re-purposing project. I looked around on the internet for the Exacto knife blades in a tube and all I found came in flat plastic cases. I believe, but am not certain, that those eyeglass repair kits you find at the checkout of most discount and grocery stores come in a similar tube that would work. It may be smaller that the one you used and, therefore, might not hold as much terminal tackle, but I don't think it's bigger and should fit down in the chalk fill slot.
A trick that I learned when I started using the modern and very expensive fishing lines, such as the braided ones, was that you can strip the line off of the reel's spool and tie the end that was always coming off the reel first, onto the reel and now the line that never got used in the past would come off the reel first, providing you with, basically, new line at no additional cost. That is just flipping the line end for end and is not the thing I'm about to suggest. What I want to suggest is, that you do what I did before I learned that trick.
My first cost saving idea was to put a bunch of rubber bands or layers of electrical tap in the reel first to build it up, then I would put on 50 or so yards of good expensive line and when it wore out or just got too short, I would reline the reel with another 50 yards. In the case of this makeshift reel, I think you could save on braided line by leaving about half of the twine on the reel, wrap it with a few layers of vinyl tape and then tie on your braided line. Since you will be hand tossing the line, you probably won't be casting it nearly are far as you would with a rod, so 50 yards might not even be necessary. Having the spool as full as possible is probably going to be important towards getting a fast retrieve speed, but a lot of expensive line could end up being used just to fill the inner layers of the spool. That's fine if you have the money and having the extra line to use as construction material, as you mentioned, would be good as well, but if you were working on a budget or are just trying to use up a small quantity of line that you have left over from some other re-spooling job, this might work for you.
Good points! I put the link to the small tube in the description box.
Ingenious, James. If you already have a mini-tool/multi-tool carried elsewhere, I wonder if a second tube would fit. If so, you could pack it with lures, flies, etc.
Yes, you could definitely modify this along those lines.
Well, I know what I'm having my cub scout pack make this year! Great video.
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
Genius!! Best pocket fishing kit I've seen!
Glad you like it!
You really do come up with some wild off the wall great ideas, and this one doesn't disappoint either. This is really a great idea, especially with the addition of the tiny tackle box tucked inside. I think I'd try to add a half dozen of those Berkley Crappie Nibble baits as well in that plastic tube. I know you can search for bait, but if there's no bait to be had, like in cold months, then having some bait on hand is a must. Plus having some bait at the ready is nice for when you see a body of water and just want to wet a line for a while. One other thing I think I'd do, is to tie a little fishing line lanyard to that nail clipper, and have the end of it hanging outside a tad and then close that trap door on it, so now it's easy to pull out that clipper. You know how those little things can get stuck inside at the worse time. Keep up the great work.
Yes, I'm sure there are a few different ways you could modify this. Thanks for watching and for the suggestions!
Wow I love this simple and effective
Glad you like it!
Hello James! This is really cool ,and to have with me at all times will be awesome. I don’t know about other folks, but there have been times when I’d just go walking around water, not to go fishing, but of course, seeing a fish jump made me wish I’d brought the pole. This solves the problem! Thank u
Excellent, thanks for watching!
GREAT IDEA JAMES!! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
cool idea. def gonna do this as another back up for the back pack.
Excellent. Glad you liked it!
Great idea, this would be great back up for kayak/ canoe camping too.
Definitely!
Love all your ingenious hacks James!!
Thanks so much!
Excellent idea and you did a great job explaining how to make one. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
That's an outstanding idea , James . and it's the perfect mini fishing gadget . I can't call it a fishes rod cause it has no rod . But I'll bet it'll do it's job for what it was intended for !!! Thank you for sharing your video , it's very much appreciated 💯👌💪😇🙏😎👍
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Very ingenious idea!!! Thanks for the video and for sharing your idea with us.
Thanks!
Awesome! Making one this weekend, thank you!
Great!
You are the O.G. in bushcraft innovation.
Thanks so much!
Wow. Second time around for me. I simply love this idea.
Thanks so much!
This is totally awesome James great piece of emergency gear.👍✌🏻🙏🏽🇺🇸😎
Thanks, glad you liked it!
James....this is an awesome idea!!!! You keeping adding to my to-do list!!! Thanks!!!!! Take care....Robin
Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
Grandiose Idee ! Alles zusammen und immer einsatzbereit, immer zur Hand ! Klasse. Grüsse aus Coburg / Germany
Thanks!
@@WayPointSurvival 👍
I can't wait to make one of these! Thank you. I wanna see you catch a fish with it!
Thanks for watching!
This is such a good idea! I'm running to home Depot tomorrow.
Great! Thanks for watching!
Great idea. I love that you give credit where credit is due.
Thanks!
Not bragging. I'm pretty crafty and consider myself very outdoor savvy. Ben prepping for a long time, but this is a VERY COOL IDEA. Will definitely use this one in my kit!!!and pass it along. GOD BLESS YOU SIR. NOW I'M GOING TO SUBSCRIBE 😀🙂
Thanks so much, God bless you too and welcome aboard!
Very nice! I'm sure Ronco is green with envy because they didn't think of it!
Lol!
Super idea James. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Best hack for hand fishing yet. Also great for the ability to set up cane poles.
Agreed!
Excellent will save this and check back again. Nice work.
Awesome, thank you!
Absolutely awesome ! great idea & great video.
Thanks so much!
That's a really great idea! I'm going to build one of those now. Thanks for sharing it!
Excellent, thanks for watching!