Hot-Streak
Well-Known Member
While waiting for halibut to open I wanted a light aluminum handled gaff. I have a shorter wood handle gaff but sometimes I prefer the long handle one so I don't have to lean over the boat. Saw a few being used on YouTube vids where they hooked tuna and Mahi from under the fish and pulled up. I liked how they can just hook the fish without bending overboard.
Had a broken Gibbs landing net with a 4 foot handle so thought I'd make it into something useful.
I bought the gaff hook at Trotac. Rest of the stuff I had on hand at home.
Materials needed.
1) Gaff hook with bend at the bottom of the shank
2) Aluminum Handle/pole (you could use wood)
3) Jute cord (dollar store for rolls of 3) or any rope That will absorb epoxy.
4) 5 minute dollar store epoxy
5) Optional foam to push into the handle tube to help with floatation.
A) Basically I took the net handle, removed the broken hoop.
B) Drilled a hole to put the bottom anchor of the gaff hook into the aluminum handle,
C) Wrapped the hook with a bit of braided fishing line or tape to hold in place.
D) wrapped the cord from the bottom to top and used a separate U loop at the top 1/4 of the wrapping to pull the tag end back into the warped line it hide it.
E) used 5 minute epoxy and spread it in the cord that's wrapped around the hook and handle.
F) optional. I stuffed some foam into the handle to help with floatation (do it before wrapping if you can so more foam is in the handle. Capped the top with a bit of caulking then cork then epoxy. Added a 5 cent coin to help push the epoxy to the sides and made it look cool.
Done!
Had a broken Gibbs landing net with a 4 foot handle so thought I'd make it into something useful.
I bought the gaff hook at Trotac. Rest of the stuff I had on hand at home.
Materials needed.
1) Gaff hook with bend at the bottom of the shank
2) Aluminum Handle/pole (you could use wood)
3) Jute cord (dollar store for rolls of 3) or any rope That will absorb epoxy.
4) 5 minute dollar store epoxy
5) Optional foam to push into the handle tube to help with floatation.
A) Basically I took the net handle, removed the broken hoop.
B) Drilled a hole to put the bottom anchor of the gaff hook into the aluminum handle,
C) Wrapped the hook with a bit of braided fishing line or tape to hold in place.
D) wrapped the cord from the bottom to top and used a separate U loop at the top 1/4 of the wrapping to pull the tag end back into the warped line it hide it.
E) used 5 minute epoxy and spread it in the cord that's wrapped around the hook and handle.
F) optional. I stuffed some foam into the handle to help with floatation (do it before wrapping if you can so more foam is in the handle. Capped the top with a bit of caulking then cork then epoxy. Added a 5 cent coin to help push the epoxy to the sides and made it look cool.
Done!
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