Fish trap guide mod's

[danwilliams]

Nice shack!

Those camo seats are marked to 19.95 at Fleet farm in both Brainerd and St. Cloud right now......no swivel...swivel at Wally World for 4 something........

[Shack]

Dude,

I am going to St. Cloud On Fri.

Even with my $10.00 card from Cabela's, that is a great deal.

Thanks

[evinrude19]

is it a hassle to load it onto a truck then after the mod?

[Shack]

I guess it depends on the size of the mod...

Mine did not weigh as much as I thought.

I had it over my head at one point, but my wife shot photo when I was bringing it down.

[DzNuts]

Shack, I'm still impressed you were able to make it lite enough to lift unloaded. Not sure I could have even done that with the Flip 3 empty. No biggie tho, forces me to finally buy a wheeler.

[evinrude19]

flaker you interested in doing mods?

[munchy71]

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I believe you are right regarding the strike-lite. To my knowledge you can lie them on three sides, but not the gas tank side.

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Actually the gas tank side is th ONLY side you're supposed to lay them on. It says so right on the auger...

-Munchy

[calli4120]

My mod didn't seem to to be very heavy when completed but once I put the poles and the canvas back on, it was a different story.

[Shack]

danwilliams and Mcgurk,

Thanks for the tip!

I went up after work today and got the last two from St. Cloud store. They where $19.00 plus tax. Best deal I have found. I am glad I waited. Almost half price from big box store I was at.

Mounted them up to night. Just got done.

[afull]

Hey guys, I also have a guide and was wondering with the mods you guys have in there...does the travel tarp still fit over it? I seem to have trouble getting mine stretched over it without the mod. I put a simple one in last year just to hold the buckets and such, but I am looking to completly redo it this year.

[Bigdaddy18]

That's funny, i bet i was right behind you in line at Fleet Farm, thinking to myself, " I wonder if he is a FM Member." Kind of wierd...

[TommyJ33]

Great Mods Guys!

Say FLaker, I see you support your 1x4 in the front by attaching to the supplied angle iron/pipe swivel piece that came with the original set up. How do you support the floor you installed on the other side? Vertical wood legs?

any help or more pics would be great

[Shack]

Biddaddy18,

I was their on Friday afternoon about 4:00 pm. They where like the last ones on the shelf. It was nut and crazy. I luck out and was able to hit a line that went thrown fast.

Where you their then? If so, small world!

afull,

I have never used a cover. I put mine in back of an SUV, but I would like one now for summer storage. I would be a stretch for the Otter cover and my out shoot shelf

[FLaker]

I think I understand your question, so here it goes.

There is a metal bracket in all 4 corners that used to hold the tubes. I used the rear brackes and the front brackets to support my 1x4 frame.

If you were sitting in the Guide, fishing, there would be a tube on your left and one on your right. The seats attached to a cross piece that slid back and forth on the tubes. I unbolted the tubes and built a 1x4 frame that would fit within the metal supports. It is 1x4 perimiter and then a 1x4 in the middle running the long way. Then, I placed all of my gear in the sled where I thought it should go. From there, I attached vertical pieces of 3/8 ply to make divided compartments around the gear. The shallow compartments are plywood attached to the bottom of the 1x4 frame. I used some pine 1/4 round to gusset the corners where plywood came together. Finally, I cut the deck/door plywood 1/4" smaller than needed and applied the hinges to the doors. I put some indoor/outdoor carpet glue and carpet on the doors and finally attached them to the frame. The last step was to add the rails for the chairs to fit into. (These rails are going to come off as I rarely use the chairs.)

I will try and snap a couple more pics if you would like.

FLaker