Fishermen should be familiar with fish cages, which are mostly flat cylindrical shapes. They are mainly filled with bait, and then put into the water to sink to the bottom. One end is fixed with a rope to avoid being washed away by the water, so that it can be used for fishing in a few hours. There can be good gains. There are many types of fish cages. The basic principle is to prevent fish from getting in and out, so you can also DIY them. This article will share how to make a homemade fish cage from an oil drum, let’s learn about it together.
How to make homemade fish cages from oil drums
1. First, prepare oil drums, mineral water bottles, scissors, pliers, electric drills, electric soldering irons, and iron wires for use;
2. Then completely cut off the mouth of the mineral water bottle and remove the cap. Unscrew;
3. Then take off the lid of the oil drum and use an electric drill to drill holes in the lid until it can be firmly screwed on the outside of the plastic bottle cap;
4 , then tighten the two bottle caps and use gel to stick the two caps together, and then use an electric drill to drill the cap of the other mineral water bottle. After doing this, you can re-screw the cap of the oil drum to on the oil drum;
5. Then use a similar method to drill holes at the bottom of the oil drum with an electric drill, and cut off the second bottle cap Beverage bottleTighten the bottom of the barrel,
6. Then separate the mouths of the other two oil barrels Cut it off, make two holes on the side of the large oil drum above, and screw the mouths of the two oil drums in;
7. This basically completes the assembly of the floor cage, and you can drill at both ends. Tie the wire through the small hole to serve as a handle.
The above is the method of making a homemade fish cage from an oil drum. I hope it can give some help to fishing friends who are interested in fishing. You can try it yourself.
