Halibut leader tube upgrade
After sharing the idea of the leader storage tube with Russ, he added a great feature. It was nothing more that a stick placed in a rod holder for the tube to slide over. All those years I've been letting it roll around on the table and all I needed was a stick so I you store it up and out of the way in a rod holder. Brilliant my good man, simply brilliant.
After a couple months of using Russ's idea I kicked it up a notch.
For the latest up grade you will need a hairdryer, a foot of 1"PVC and a 1" slice of 1 1/4" PVC. Slide the 1 1/4" ring over the 1"PVC then flair the ends by heating them with a hairdryer or small torch.
You will need to file down the 1 1/4" ring so it will fit in the 1 1/2" main tube. When you get it filed down to fit, glue it in the main tube and you're ready to go.
Tip the learder tube one way and the stick slides out 11" and back in when you tip it back.
p.s. I made 5 extra inserts, if you need one let me know
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