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cherylrw
01-20-2005, 02:24 PM
Category: How-To's
Type: How To

Article Name: Mr Catter's 2 liter Flagging jugs
Author: cherylrw
Description: Illustrated tutorial

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dwaynez
01-20-2005, 02:38 PM
Another great addition to the knowledge base section, day by day this knowledge base continues to grow and provide a great resource to us all.

algonzo
01-20-2005, 02:43 PM
Dont forget to add some cushion in the inside of the PVC to prevent the rebar from knocking anything undone.

dwaynez
01-20-2005, 02:50 PM
I will setup a few of those myself and test them out on the lake. This is what I love about this site, new ideas and new ways to improve our ability to catch fish posted everyday.

flatcats
01-20-2005, 05:10 PM
This is very cool, you thought it was good enough for the knowledge base. I wasn't expecting that.
Dwayne just go right ahead man, You might think of something to make them better or simpler once you see them in person.

Steve

Nine Lives
01-20-2005, 08:54 PM
From personal experience, (white), a little more color (white), might help in spotting (white) a flagging (white) jug from a (white) distance. A band of (white) reflective tape also helps.

For some reason, white seems to be the color of choice in Texas.

dpiper
01-20-2005, 08:58 PM
Non-commercial jugs are required to be white by the TPWD. Comnmercial jugs are required to be orange.

flatcats
01-20-2005, 10:17 PM
I'll fess up and tell you we normally use Prestone and vinegar jugs here. And solid color is way better than clear of course. I just did it up that way for the little article.
I posted elsewhere that if I made any more of these I'd have to paint them in some way because they dissappear too easily. Shocking yellow would be my color of choice I think.

Steve

Larry G
01-21-2005, 03:47 AM
White jugs on a cloudy day are hard to spot until ya get up close. I'm always worried about high flying boats not seeing them until it is too late. When there is choppy waves, it is much worse. Then again, if the sun is hitting them just right, ya can see them from a mile away. I used orange for the top cap and orange duct tape, one turn, just below the cap and above the foam. Helps but next go around will be yellow. :idea:

dwaynez
01-21-2005, 08:23 AM
Larry G

Good info on the ability to spot the jugs on cloudy days. I have seen several boaters run over lines because they were either not watching or because they could not see them.

dwaynez
01-21-2005, 08:24 AM
Steve

I always like to tinker with something to try and find an improvement I have an idea I am working on and as soon as I test it out a little more I will make a post on it. It's a way to make the jugs more visible.

flatcats
01-21-2005, 08:31 AM
I'd sure like to see it. On the river there's alot of huge boat traffic (small freighters, large barges) and it's real easy to loose sight of a jug if you're not right there on 'em.

Steve

dwaynez
01-21-2005, 08:35 AM
I have a few different Ideas that I am working on and if I can get it to work properly it would be really beneficial, just not sure if it is feasible just yet, but a little more trial and error and I will post it.