DIY tackle

Ive made myself some lightweight bobbins and Ive adapted some banksticks for use on wooden platforms. Has anyone else made some of their own stuff or adapted/altered/bodged a standard piece of angling kit?

iv got my uncle to design and build me a rod pod at the minute were still drawin plans up at the minute though he owns a big cnc business so gonna use his high tec machines to do it, Danny Farbrass if you read this step aside theres a brand comin to take your place

with your pukka new pod you will catch lots of carps...

Made my own floats before after being inspired by an old Go Fishing programme with John Wilson. Made them out of quills of feathers but bullrushes were the best to use. Old dead ones in the winter cut them between 2 joints, cover with a few layers of varnish, paint the tip then attach to line using a float rubber.

Cut down the buzz bars on the rod pod, as it looked far to bulky, have also converted wheels to fit a old barrow i owned, have a few things in the back of the mind at the moment, once a bit of free time comes up, i'll be in the workshop, milling and turning.....

make my own banksticks and buzzer bars and also made some snagears from stainless steel at work

Made a couple of controller type floats out of bucks fizz plastic corks. Not as good as the real thing though.