Sea Witch storage solution

[birdhunter]

As a thank you to BOX and all the members of this site that have taught me so much through the years I would like to make a small contribution back.

For the past two years I have been tying sea witches and my biggest problem has been a way to store and travel with them. Since I do not have the luxury of running a big boat with endless space it always seemed that my beautiful witches would be destroyed after a couple of trips. So, I think I have finally devised a simple and cheap solution.

Materials:
1.5" PVC cut to the length of your choice
2 end caps
2 .5" SS screws
Copper or monel wire
7" arrow shaft
drill with a .25" and .125" bit
1 #64 band



Take the two end caps and drill a 1/4" hole in the center of each. (If turned over there is a nub in the center to make finding the center easy.)



After you have drilled the holes in the center of each cap, flip them over and drill a 1/8" hole slightly to the side of the center and screw a screw in each cap.


Now, cut your wire to about twice the length of your pipe. Next, thread your arrow on the wire and twist a loop on the end of the wire. From there, thread the loop through the hole of one cap and loop it over the screw. Then place your witches UPSIDE DOWN on the wire. Once you have them threaded on the wire, place your #64 band tight against the last head. This is what it will look like being held from the bottom cap.

From there, thread the loose end of the wire through the pipe which will pull the witches upside down through the pipe until the the end cap is seated on the pipe.


Once the bottom cap is seated firmly on the pipe, thread the wire through the top cap and seat it firmly on the pipe. Next, you can pull the wire tight and wrap it around the exposed screw.


By pulling it tight, your witches will be held suspended in the pipe and will not lay against the walls causing them to form flat spots or wrinkles.

This little pipe will allow you to transport your 10-20 witches to and from the boat without them getting wet or torn up. Then, when you are ready to use them, they can be pulled out of the pipe and will look as good as the day they were tied.

I hope you will find this as useful as the many things I have seen on here in the past.

[WAHOONBOX]

FIVE STAR..........

ABSOLUTELY FIVE STAR.....

[gottaflylee]

I like it, great tip. Thanks so much...
I have trouble getting them to the boat, this will work...

[hunt4fish]

Dang good Tip...

[mikelpl]

Great Tip

[Jared D]

I am pretty sure most people on this board would die if they saw how I stored my witches. Flat spots you say..... I think mine are so knarled and knotted that a flat spot would be welcomed.

Great tip! I guess I should put more care into mine!

[offshore]

Great Idea!! I have all mine stored on different strands of mono for the few colors we use... Cant hang them on the boat that way because someone might get knocked out. You coud just wire tie the PVC holder somewhere on the boat!! Great Idea.......Mark

[saltwaterbucks]

Let's see, anglers have been fighting this problem for say.....40 years.

Great job and my vote for tip of the month.

[offshore]

Carefull now sort of looks like a pipe bomb!!!!

[Nauti Natured]

Carefull now sort of looks like a pipe bomb!!!!

Good point

Dont know if that would be my plane travel solution/