A different twist on a rattle reel

[love to hunt]

I have been told I have too much time on my hands.

When a fish takes the bobber the red light comes on and a buzzer sounds. Very handy I would think while sleeping.

[Paul Waldowski]

love to hunt,

That is a very unique way of rigging an Ice Buster Bobber, one that I have never seen before. What, if any, benefit is there to rigging it that way rather than the traditional way??

[love to hunt]

Paul,

I used to be a full time welder and trapped avidly, and over the course of time I seem to have lost a lot if not all the feeling in my finger tips. That makes hand lining very difficult.

By rigging the ice breaker this way I can still use a rod and reel while reeping the benifits of a rattle reel.

[Paul Waldowski]

That rules....as I'm not a fan of hand lining either. Great idea that I will have to put to use, if you don't mind.

[love to hunt]

By all means, try it out. Thats why we are all here, to get ideas.

[riverrat56]

Thanks for the idea, I'll be putting it to use as well.

[Gordie]

L2H Iposted a pic of a buzzer box I got a garage sale a week or so ago and I think i'm goig to add that light on thanks for the idea. what kind of welding did you do as I'm also a welder?

[love to hunt]

If you want I can build some of these boxes for you. I get all the parts at Radio Shack.

I worked as a Iron Worker for 10 years doing structural steel, welded production for Case for a year (boaring), and finished my sparky life at a shop in Fargo welding custom trailers, industrial railing, and misc, odd jobs for 5 years.

[Gordie]

My dad was an Iron worker 30 yrs local 512 and I worked in a wheel chair facory brazing frames together (talk about boaring) and permit Iron a few years and have been welding in my own little shop for about 6 years. I'm going to try and hook up lights to the buzzer boxes that I got and if they dont work that well I will probally take you up on that offer. thank you for the pics.

[Bruce Mosher]

Lovetohunt, I really Like your bobber!!!! This would be a great setup on URL in a sleeper house. Have Fun, Bruce Mosher

[chris63]

Hello...........you guys dont have to hand line,you just wrap your line from your favorite rod around the rattle reel several loops open the bail,when you get a strike just unwrap and set the hook..........hope this helps.........c63

[nytelyter]

but i love to hand line. i think it gets me closer to the battle. not feeling the rod pump but the thrill of the line stretching. as i instantly adjust the drag between my fingers. and the nice cut of the line tearing thru my index fingers first joint skin. oooo the feel of the braided line thru the open cut that reminds you all winter of the battle won or lost on that monster walleye. or cotton picken slimer out lookin for an easy meal of my bait. i cant wait. and no i am not kidding. thaty cut is a trophey for me each year and i display it often in battle talks at the card table. heheheheh. ... paul

[fishinalot]

Myself-I love to battle the big fish with line and hand. The rods are fun but you can really feal the power of a 10# eye when he wants to rip the line thru your fingers.

[Gator Slayer]

OK I'm not the brightest bulb on the planet so I have to ask...How does this work with a rod and reel??

[love to hunt]

Just run your line from the rod and set a slip knot just like you were bobber fishing. After you set the hook just unclip it from the line. That is why I use Ice buster bobbers, because they come off real easy. I have been running rattle reels like this for about 5 seasons now and it works great.

[deepportage01]

That is some really dark ice under your shack j/k

[love to hunt]

Hard to drill too. Tough on the blades.

[freezdried]

Here are some pictures of the rattle reel alarms I made. I used a magnetic reed switch and a 75db buzzer running off of a 9 volt battery anyway a picture is worth a 1000 words so here is 3000 words for you

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