How Do You Make An Ice Fishing Rod?
Ice fishing rods are often a lot shorter than regular fishing rods because you’re fishing through a small hole in the ice and are usually sitting in an ice hut. You can buy an ice fishing rod if you don’t mind spending the extra money but it’s easy to make one using wood that you may already have lying around. Follow these steps to make an ice fishing rod. Take a 2-ft. long wooden dowel that’s 3/8-inch thick and secure two guides to it using electrical tape. Break off the snap of a safety pin then bend the wired portion a small amount. Tape it to the end of the dowel. This will be the tip top of the ice fishing rod. Cut off a small amount of a closet rod or something with similar thickness to be the handle of the ice fishing rod. Use a drill and make a hole in the end of the handle about 2 inches long and 3/8-inch in diameter. Secure it to the wooden dowel. Make two small holes 1/8-inch in diameter in the handle. These should be at a slight V angle 2 inches apart. Glue small pieces of
