Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 28, 2024, 03:51:36 PM

Login with username, password and session length

Recent Topics

[March 27, 2024, 12:49:04 PM]

[March 27, 2024, 07:37:59 AM]

[March 26, 2024, 09:10:45 PM]

[March 25, 2024, 05:15:36 PM]

by Spot
[March 25, 2024, 02:39:54 PM]

by PNW
[March 24, 2024, 07:14:07 PM]

[March 23, 2024, 10:59:04 PM]

[March 21, 2024, 06:23:10 AM]

[March 17, 2024, 06:42:23 PM]

[March 17, 2024, 08:44:53 AM]

[March 15, 2024, 06:45:09 PM]

[March 10, 2024, 05:55:18 PM]

[March 10, 2024, 11:20:08 AM]

[February 29, 2024, 07:05:43 AM]

[February 26, 2024, 01:31:23 PM]

Picture Of The Month



SD2OR with a trophy fall walleye

Topic: DIY Halibut Harpoon  (Read 14516 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

demonick

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Domenick Venezia, Author
  • Date Registered: Apr 2009
  • Posts: 2835
A few minutes to collect the parts at Home Depot and 30 minutes at home in assembly.  Parts will build 2 harpoons.  You could find the tube and rod cheaper.  Stainless would be best.

$10.67  Aluminum tube (36") 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD
$05.97  Aluminum rod (36") 3/8" OD
$04.89  Wood Handle
$01.37  Crimp sleeves
$01.24  Vinyl coated wire rope (4')
$01.18  Pipe insulation
--------
$26.69

These are the dimensions I used:
Wood handle 22"
Aluminum Rod 17" jammed 3" into handle
Tip 4.5"

Smashed 1-1/2" of the tube in vise, then pounded flat.  Ground the tip.  Grinding heated up enough to weld the tip together.  Final sharpening with a hand file. 

Drilled hole 2-1/2" from tip.  You want it balanced.  Note the hole is drilled parallel to the plane of the arrow tip.  This will hold the flat of the tip against the fish.  Cut tip off at 4-1/2" and clean up the cut.

Cut the wood handle at 22".  Drilled a 5/16" hole 3 " deep in cut end of wood handle.  Repeated drop the wood handle on hard floor and rod drives itself into hole. 

Loop wire rope through tip and crimp.  Crimp other end in another loop.

Finished.
« Last Edit: May 10, 2011, 08:53:49 PM by demonick »
demonick
Author, Linc Malloy Legacies -- Action/Adventure/Thrillers
2021 Chanticleer Finalist - Global Thriller Series & High Stakes Fiction
Rip City Legacy, Book 6 latest release!
DomenickVenezia.com


The Nothing

  • De nihilo nihil
  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • De nihilo nihil
  • YakFish@IOL
  • Location: NE PDX
  • Date Registered: May 2009
  • Posts: 1132
~Isaac
Blog 'YakFish
ProStaff NRSJackson Kayak | PK Lures | YakAngler


craig

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: Tualatin, OR
  • Date Registered: Jul 2008
  • Posts: 3814
Now we need a video tutorial of it in action!


Scott

  • Lingcod
  • *****
  • High Desert Fun
  • Location: Powell Butte, Oregon
  • Date Registered: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 368
That is a nice piece of work.  I have not used one before, so do you attach a cord to to 2nd wire loop or is it for a float?  I may try something similar for carp.
-Scott


demonick

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Domenick Venezia, Author
  • Date Registered: Apr 2009
  • Posts: 2835
That is a nice piece of work.  I have not used one before, so do you attach a cord to to 2nd wire loop or is it for a float?  I may try something similar for carp.

You can tie a line or floats to the second loop.  I am going to use two crab floats on about 12' of line.  I figure with my fishing line still attached and the floats creating mucho drag, I can wear-down a good-sized halibut until I can slit gills and let it bleed out and/or reliably bonk it.  I do not think it is a good idea to tie off the line to a cleat. 
demonick
Author, Linc Malloy Legacies -- Action/Adventure/Thrillers
2021 Chanticleer Finalist - Global Thriller Series & High Stakes Fiction
Rip City Legacy, Book 6 latest release!
DomenickVenezia.com


 

anything