Handy Way To Keep Fish Hooks And Lines From Tangling

Handy Way To Keep Fish Hooks And Lines From Tangling FARM HOME recreation 22-1-34 Here's a handy way to keep fish hooks and lines from tangling. Drill a 1/4-in. dia. hole (or whatever size matches the fishing rod) through the center of a wine bottle cork. Then cut the cork in half lengthwise and, using a hose clamp or clamps, clamp the two halves to the base of the pole. To use, press the hook into the cork and tighten the line. I've tried lots of other ways to keep lines from tangling, including several off-the-shelf products, and nothing works as well as this. You can even carry five or six rods at the same time without fear of getting all the lines tangled. The only cost is about 25 cents per hose clamp. Incidentally, that's my 10-year-old grand-daughter, Ashley, in the photo. She inspired the idea. (Walace A. Johnson, 901 12th St. N, New Ulm, Minn. 56073; ph 507 354-1601)

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