The Pathfinder Pocket Fishing Kit

Dave Canterbury has a video up about a pocket fishing kit he uses made from a drill bit tube with line wrapped around it and fishing tackle stored inside. It's a variation on hobo style can fishing, that's meant to be a little more permanent and a little more self contained.

In a more recent video, his friend shows him a version he made himself using and PVC pipe, an end cap and a plug. I decided this was the type I'd make, but a little more robust.

I was able to get all the components I needed to build the fishing kit over the weekend. Actual construction of it took less time than I thought it would. It was a matter of sawing the ABS pipe to size, cementing the end cap, and hammering in the plug. I also drilled a hole in the threaded end cap so I could thread a piece of 550 cord through to use as a wrist sling. The final product is shown below.


A complete list of what is included in the kit:

• 1.25" ABS pipe container used for casting and holding tackle /w 550 cord sling
• 5ft Orange electrical tape for marking drop lines
• 8lbs test line wrapped around casing
• 4 floaters, varying sizes
• Variety of jigs and hooks
• Weights/sinkers
• Extra 8lbs test wrapped around 2 nails (used for drop lines)
• Zip-ties (multitude of uses for these!)

Sadly I haven't yet had the change to go out and catch anything with it yet, since I didn't pick up an fishing license this year. I should get one soon, just to play with this.