I make these weights for fishing at the beach but you can get them at any tackle shop. They go by lots of names; sputnik, satellite, spider etc. Epoxy a strong magnet on the bottom and attach rope/cordage and its done.
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Cheap-O grapple hook
- Thread starter Weldabeast
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Picking up things you drop
Good for throwing around small limbs just out of reach to clear shooting lanes
I seem to always drop my thermacell....i add a ziptie so the hooks have a nice big loop to catch
swampsnyper
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I bring a grapple on every hunt for the last 10 years or more. Its on my pull up rope and I use it to pull my backpack and bow up, plus dropped items or pulling in branches just out of reach that needs trimming.
pilgrimhunter
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Is that just copper wire you bend out for the hook?
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Yes....it cant handle anything heavy....but it cost me 0 dollars. The store bought fishing weights are under 3 dollars and anybody can epoxy. Not for everyone but just an idea for poor boys like me
swampsnyper
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I welded together popped bungee s hooks. Very strong.
I liked your idea about a hook with enough strength to pull up heavy items ( luckily I've never dropped anything real heavy) but not seeing your hook i just imagined that may be hard to pack. i made this at lunch. Lays down flat to keep in a cargo pocket or pouch on the saddle. Not the prettiest thing I've ever made, working with a limited timeframe, but function before form. I just need to find a magnet to epoxy to the bottom. Some 1/4 nuts, 1/4 allthread, and some 1/8 tig filler rod
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Great. I can see it now...
"Hey yall. I recently began riding my bike into remote areas to get away from the masses. I'm wondering if a Qlipter on a hammock strap would be an acceptable hanger since I started pulling my bike up into the tree using the @Weldabeast method. Anyone have experience with this?"
Quick! Who's going to start producing bicycles in Realtree EDGE, Mossy Oak Breakup Country, and Sitka Optifade? ;-)
Bike that converts into a treestand
BOOM!!!!!! We need to collaborate @Weldabeast!
Tell me this wouldn't hide well in Optifade!
Maybe integrate a JX3 as the bike seat and haul that sucker right up with you as you SRT!
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If you're gonna put your john deere bike in a tree crotch always deploy the kickstand
Couldn't you just leave your gun/bow in the truck and just hunt with that?You guys need to go full shark rig like I did last season. 14/0 stainless.
Makes a good bow holder as well.
Edit.....i just looked at the regs..you have to file the barbs off to be public land legal
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swampsnyper
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I have pics on other threads on the site. I can’t find one now but I keep it tied to a 3/8 pull rope. I hate skinny ropes because they get tangled and catch branches while trying pull stuff up of dropping the hook down to fish up the next item. Plus it’s easy on the hands with heavier items. So this is how I store it and it goes on every hunt. It’s always good to have rope while in the woods.
