Really took my time as the bits will want to 'walk'. I used a 3/16' drill bit for those after predrilling with the 5/32' bit. The flat stock is placed at a 90 degree angle to the center channel and carefully used to drill the holes out for the channel and then bolt it in place with the smaller screws. These two screws hold the center channel in place. one of the smaller screws is drilled to fit behind the elbow and one is drilled to fit under the elbow. The aluminum plate (flat stock) is cut to 4.5x2' and the elbow is placed in the center and at the furthest forward edge possible. All holes were gently beveled by hand to remove any burrs. Holes were drilled in the legs exactly 1.5' from the furthest tip of the angle and centered with a pilot bit of 1/8' to 3/32' and then finished with the 1/4' bit. Another leg was made and the angle was reversed so that I had mirror images of the legs, one for the left and one for the right side. Then the leg was then cut to 9' total from the furthest point of the angle to the end of the leg. I sanded down the far end of the angle so that the aluminum didn't come to a point but was blunt or flat. The end of one leg was cut at an angle of 31.5 degrees.

The hole for the leader and trigger is centered and drilled 1/4' from the end with a 9/64th bit. The main aluminum channel is cut to 16.5' and then the ends are sanded to take away any burrs. 6'x30lb wire leader with ball bearing and snap swivel 3.5' thin walled drinking water PVC pipeġ. #10x1/2' stainless button cap screws and matching lock nutsġ. 1/4x3/4' stainless button cap screws and matching lock nutsĢ. All the hardware is stainless but that was just my preference.Ĥ. I also used button socket cap screws so that they would have a low profile and you can insert a hex key bit into them for tightening inside of the PVC elbow. 5/8' would work if you wanted to go slightly smaller but some dimensions would have to be adjusted. It will most likely work just fine but it's always worth improving! I used 3 feet of 3/4' aluminum trim channel. You might want to experiment just a little though if you are using something longer or shorter. Basically, for a 25 to 28 inch rod my design should suffice. The length of your ice rod will determine the length of the middle leg. Good old copy and paste from a email he sent me. I can't take credit for this device, I got the instructions for it from a gentleman off of another website.

Home made automatic fisherman