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The Craft of Fishing Gear => Fishing Accessories => : Latimeria June 22, 2020, 07:36:48 AM

: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: Latimeria June 22, 2020, 07:36:48 AM

So my cool fish billy I made years ago finally busted on a Yellowtails head last year.  My other billy's were quite lame compared to that, so I figured I would try and restore it and make it look like the gaffs I just finished.

(https://i.imgur.com/11CnQlC.jpg)

My original issue, was I used a pine dowel to slip into the bill as a handle and wrapped that handle.  This time I wanted to use something a little bit more sturdy. 
Unfortunately after digging out the old rotten pine inside, I couldn't find a new hardwood dowel to fit in it, so I decided to use a good hardwood tool handle and modify it.

(https://i.imgur.com/10yGw2r.jpg)

It fit like a glove!

(https://i.imgur.com/lEPyvUw.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EgbYWC8.jpg)

Ready for a paracord wrap...  This time I used epoxy to water seal the loose seal spots.

(https://i.imgur.com/L7hcT0S.jpg)

My Turkshead knot was not really coming out well, so I stuck with the style I used for my gaffs.  More functional than fancy, but it is starting to look good!

(https://i.imgur.com/hTfPWF2.jpg)

Time to really seal out any water getting inside the handle.

(https://i.imgur.com/eIo13il.jpg)

Sealed the cap with some black eposy and added the wrist strap.

(https://i.imgur.com/0NQG1aa.jpg)

Done.  Now it's time to give some fish some serious shampoos to test it out!

(https://i.imgur.com/HLi8QIq.jpg)

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: sasquatch June 22, 2020, 10:01:20 AM

Looks good. How does it work?  ::)

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: Latimeria June 22, 2020, 10:36:17 AM

: sasquatch  June 22, 2020, 10:01:20 AM

Looks good. How does it work?  ::)

1.0 was great....

I was hoping to use 2.0 on the huge 30# halibut you hooked on Friday, but it will just have to wait until another day I guess.   ;D

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: sasquatch June 22, 2020, 10:37:37 AM

Those new gaffs would have worked great. If I wasn’t a farmer.  :-\

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: 1morecast August 10, 2020, 12:20:24 PM

Nice, let’s see it in action! ;D

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: Latimeria August 10, 2020, 01:20:54 PM

: 1morecast  August 10, 2020, 12:20:24 PM

Nice, let’s see it in action! ;D

I've clubbed a 38#, 44# yellowtail... 4 double digit lingcod and a big butt just this year. It's broken in in the small amount of time I've gotten to use my boat. Lol

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: Tim524 October 09, 2020, 07:08:17 AM

https://youtu.be/2yf7bbgL_XQ

: Re: Remaking a Broken Fish Billy - AKA Aluminum Shampoo
: Latimeria October 09, 2020, 11:28:46 AM

: Tim524  October 09, 2020, 07:08:17 AM

https://youtu.be/2yf7bbgL_XQ

How many Lumps was a classic!