When I am ice fishing, I have 5 tip-ups set while I am jigging. I have all of my tools in a bucket: long needle nose pliers, scale, ruler, lip-gripper, etc.. This simple bucket allows me to be ultra-mobile. At a moment’s notice I can be at one of my holes with tools in hand. 🙂
Making your own DIY Ice Fishing bucket is easy and fast. Cut 6 4″ long lengths of 1/4″ diameter vinyl tubing via utility knife. Flatten each vinyl tube length via pliers. Insert a zip tie into each of the vinyl tubing lengths. Close each zip tie to form a loop and cut off the excess via utility knife.
Drill 6 equidistant holes along the top edge of the bucket using a power drill with a 7/32″ drill bit. Pass a zip tie through each of the 6 equidistant holes. Secure the vinyl-zip-tie loops to the top edge of the bucket via zip ties. Cut off the zip tie tips.
TOOLS
- Power Drill
- 7/32″ Drill Bit
- Utility Knife
- Tape Measure
- Pliers
MATERIALS
- 2 Gallon Bucket
- 1/4″ Diameter Vinyl Tubing
- 16 Zip Ties
- 6 Lanyards
- 12 Carabiners
