Making one tomorrow great idea, I'm just going to make one change, on my end I'm going to use a retractable dog's leash never have to wind ...just pull the trigger...awesome!!
Awesome video. I really dig it as well as your reel cover up video. Do you think you can do a short video on the spreader bar you built for your decoys? That would bring it all together.
It would be sweet to see how you set up the decoys... I'm not quite understanding how you are getting those decoys to swim the way that they do and that's one of the coolest parts of this set up!
Good idea using the dive reel and laundry reel, but I hunt in very rocky ground so I can’t drive a stake. Instead I use a 1-lb kayak anchor and 15’ of black stretch cord and get over 20’ of movement. I will try the dive reel!
I applaud your creativeness..... I did discover a flaw. The clothesline retractor....it is not a very strong spring....if the line or a decoy hangs up on a weed, its not powerful enough to retract especially given the overall weight of 5 decoys and wet cord. Given where I hunt or where others hunt, it might be a hinderance rather than a benefit over some type of bungee.
I guess since you put this out. I been using one of these about 25 years. Here’s a couple things. An anchor with just 8-10’ of string past the pole helps stabilize it in muck so it don’t pull over. A couple in line helps too. Couple versions but more importantly. If you put a 1/2” pipe 5’ inside a 3/4” and get a 1/2” clamp you have an adjustable pole. Also a yo-yo or Cuban real works best cause what we do is pull all the tension out of the puller and lock it in one of those cheap kayak anchor clamps. The one Where it’s got ridges backwards. Or just put a loop in main line and put it on somewhere a cleat or bolts or whatever ready to release. Then if you got interest just release it and let it go back on its own. Put the yo-yo on or in something where it just spools out. Milk crate with towel in it etc. If you want to be fancy… since they are adjustable, use two off the same main line. Kayak I use 1. Boat we use 2. And often no other decoys…
The spreader bars we make are just pvc + with bungee in just one direction so it pulls apart and folds up quickly and goes in the same bag as the poles, reels, anchor, yo-yo everything. Get a pop up canopy replacement carry case… they are like 15$ everything two full sets 2 anchors poles everything goes in one bag with wheels on it…
Thanks for the idea and the video. I will definitely give this a try. Really like the reel action and not having to wave my arms when trying to jerk the traditional set up. I also hunt out of a skiff and the waves and ripples sometimes draw attention to my hide and not to the decoys
Mate this is awesome, I'm from New Zealand and shoot on a small creek so any movement helps the duck spot the creek and this is ideal thanks. I will have to modify it a bit to make it work but looking forward to whipping this we treat up and giving it a go this weekend!
Can you please make a video showing how you put the set up together out in the field, also a shot showing how you use it using the yellow real? I am just confused with how exactly I would set this up.
Wow! What a great video! Thanks for that, and thanks for not seeking to get rich off it! But I wouldn't blame you if you did. I sent for the parts from your website so I hope you make a little from it! Can't wait to try it!
That's awesome! I want to make one now with some tackle hanging off of it. That would work great for those 'hard to cast' places. It would be perfect for fishing in streams or narrow parts of a lake. Tie it off to a tree, toss it across the water with a weight hooked on it, run around and hook up my tackle. Then I could fish all day and not get my lures stuck in the tree above me! 🤘😆
this is great, nice job. I think a uni to uni knot might work used in fishing to join 2 lines of similar diameter might work and would be really solid. wouldnt have to use shrink wrap or that thread....just a thought
It might work. I was trying to avoid having a knot in there because Im not sure how much room is inside once the line is all coiled. having a knot might bind the cord or not make it work as smoothly.
I used a similar rig and only got a couple of uses out of it before it rusted and stopped working. It's a great idea but it's going to need constant repair or parts replacement.
You are a genius. I have always thought of how to make something with this motion, glad you did because mine would have been pretty awful haha. Awesome creation
@@KainOutdoors I picked up this project again .. for some reason the retractable cord unit I picked up from my hardware store seems pretty weak, or at least doesn't seem to have the pull strength to want to retract just the cord I connected it to. I haven't tried it in water yet, just have it in the air. I used PVC cord, I'm thinking maybe the line is too long and so is too heavy?
Take a crab pot buoy paint it flat black , run a piece of 2 or 3 foot schedule 40 PVC or three-quarter inch EMT through the top and bottom of the crab Buoy, let The conduit hang down about 2 feet below your buoy, take whatever length of rope you need for your depth tie a 10 or 15 pound weight to one end , then run rope through conduit through the bottom and tie a knot once you’re through the top, adjust the rope for whatever depth you’re at and then Clamp it , attach your clothesline rig to conduit below the buoy make sure your rope is tight and your weight is heavy. Play around with length of PVC or conduit and how heavy your weight is until you’re happy with it, bouy we will move a little bit but it will just look like a black duck or a diver. Good luck hope this wasn’t confusing
Man, this is genius but that reel linked to on Amazon is really weak. Couldnt pull my decoys back across in a lazy river. Might need to find a stronger reel. Am looking at using an air hose reel.
That sounds like a good solution. The best retractor i have found so far is the homedepot one. I cut off about 10 feet of line and it seems a little stronger. Let us know if you find something better
Tried it. I think the cord has enough synthetic in it that it doesn't take the dye well. I used a really dark green, but the finished product is only about 1/3 as dark as it should be given the strength of dye I used. (I used about twice as much dye per unit of water.) I think I'm going to use #36 bank line for mine.
I bought one of the Idiomum retractors from the Amazon link. I haven't tried it in water yet, but the pull seems super anemic to me. I'll be really surprised if it is sufficient to drag a spreader full of decoys through the water. Once I get a chance to test it, I'll post an update. I hope I'm proven wrong.
well? I bought one and the retractor seems pretty weak to recoil with 5 decoys and the spreader. How did it work for you? seems a weed could snag on a decoy or cord and stop the recoil pretty easily.
Big dog!! Awesome idea!! I ordered all the items off your Amazon links. I do have a question? What was the original clothes line reel you used. The reel off Amazon is junk. The spring is very weak and very loose when it returns back into the housing. Thank you sir
I concur. I bought the Amazon reel, and it's WEAK. I might be able to use it to move a small string of teals around, but that's it. I'll post an update once I have a chance to test it.
Is the carabiner that’s hooked to the reel also hooked onto the outside decoy arm so it spins back towards the reel when you let slack out of your dive reel?
@Tyler Stanfield @Stephen Hendrickson Just to clarify, the line i have to the dive reel has a loop on the end. I attach that to the carabiner on the retractor. About 3-4 feet up the line I tied a loop that has a spring clip. Thats what attaches to one of the outside decoys. That way when the line is fully retracted the decoy spreader is still 3-4 feet away from the retractor reel.
@@KainOutdoors thank you for the response. That clarifies it for me. I made a decoy spreader last year and didn’t get as much movement as I wanted. But the way yours spins looked incredible. You should figure out how to patent this. Yours is different than most I’ve seen.
@@KainOutdoors can you explain the leader connection a little more from the reel to the spreader? You book the drop loop clip to the outside decoy, but where do you hook the very end with the loop and also where do you hook the carabiner from the clothes reel to the spreader? Thanks!
i bought the clothesline from your description and didn’t get to use it last year but this year whenever i went to use it it felt very week, haven’t actually gotten it in the water yet but it doesn’t feel like it’ll pull a single decoy back let alone 5, any suggestions?
Sorry I dont have any suggestions other than to try a new one. I replace mine every year. That one worked for me but eventually stopped working. The first one I bought from Home Depot was really strong also. It didnt last any longer however. There is just no good water proof one that I have found. Some guys have siad they had luck with a retractable dog leash.
@@KainOutdoors i dont know if its pvc exactly. I used that plastic electric conduit. I think you uses it also. Im taking about the cross that folds and holds the decoys
@@KainOutdoors gotcha that was the only thing that was unclear in the video. That clears it up. Thx and great idea. Any ideas on automating this? I hate holding the jerk rig while hunting and calling
