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RLLigman

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I currently use a "liberated" barn bucket for my longlines. I am looking for plans to construct an extension cord-like longline reel to hold around a dozen 150-200' 3/8" diameter longlines.
 
Check these out I use similar at work on our service truck it's a good start

http://www.weldingleadreels.com/Electrical-Cord-Reel.html

http://m.ebay.com/itm/400581753440 this is a little more wallet friendly
 
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We use the cord reels and I think we get 5-6 100' lines on each. It might be a little heavy but maybe a wheel rim and hub with a base and crank welded to it. Just model it after the cord reels, adjust the rim size for capacity.
 
Not sure how much rope or cord you can fit on a cheap rim from Harbor Freight but they are somewhere around 7-8 and are nice and small.
 
John, that is more along the line of what I am after; one unit to deploy, retrieve, and store my longlines. I suspect, since you state that it sits out of the way in a recess in your boat, that you have a system to minimize clutter and maintain order amid the "organized chaos" of setting and retrieving 7-10 dozen decoys. The barn bucket works fine and can be used as a receptacle for dead birds. Mark Ronger always maintained that he had fewer issues with frozen lines on a reel. Up until this winter, I never thought extreme cold could be an issue while hunting open water anymore...

So far, I found a hose reel that has a large round nob on the spool and its dimensions are about right... The first hose reel Yash posted is really nice, but a little too small in diameter for my needs. Do you have a picture of your unit or a manufacturer and model number for it?
 
John, that is more along the line of what I am after; one unit to deploy, retrieve, and store my longlines. I suspect, since you state that it sits out of the way in a recess in your boat, that you have a system to minimize clutter and maintain order amid the "organized chaos" of setting and retrieving 7-10 dozen decoys. The barn bucket works fine and can be used as a receptacle for dead birds. Mark Ronger always maintained that he had fewer issues with frozen lines on a reel. Up until this winter, I never thought extreme cold could be an issue while hunting open water anymore...

So far, I found a hose reel that has a large round nob on the spool and its dimensions are about right... The first hose reel Yash posted is really nice, but a little too small in diameter for my needs. Do you have a picture of your unit or a manufacturer and model number for it?
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We use alot of conductix retractable cord reels on our taglines on our cranes and hoists. Not sure what's on the truck. Everything would be application specific. Welding leads, s/o cord, air line etc. Check out Grainger, McMaster carr. And such also but you're going to be paying a good price. I've also delt with stainless cord reels but that's big bucks
 
Google: "mini longline reels" and look at the images. There are some ideas there. A company out of NZ (Nacsan) makes an interesting plastic and alloy reel and mount that has my attention, or at least the design does.
 
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