A few weeks ago we had a discussion going on one of the posts about pre-tying and storing cat leaders. Most of us are looking for ways to organize our terminal tackle and rigs so that they are easier to handle in the dark. I was surfing on another catfish forum website and found this tip from a catfisherman that he uses to store his pre-tied leaders. It looked like a cheap and easy way to organize your leaders. Most of us are going nuts waiting for spring so you’ve got some time in the next month or so to organize your gear and I thought you might find this useful.
He made this caddy out of a piece of 2″ PVC pipe about 24″ long. He uses paper clips and rubber bands to secure his pre-tied leaders to the PVC pipe. He takes the paper clips and unfolds them in half so they have 2 hooks. He then tapes all the paper clips to one end of the PVC pipe. When done taping you should have an open loop showing from each of the paper clips. He ties his leaders to his desired length with a swivel attached to each leader. He then takes the swivel end of the leader and runs a rubberband through the swivel and loops it. He then hooks the rubberband to the hook on the paper clip and then just pulls the hook end of the rig down to the other end of the PVC pipe and hooks the hook on the edge of the pipe. You can put as many different hook sizes and leader lengths on the PVC pipe as you like. He has about 2 dozen on his caddy. He finds it super handy and that it saves a lot of time. He recommends trying to keep it out of the sunlight because the UV rays will break down the rubberbands.
