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[kcritch]

Originally Posted by Fish n Jeep

That's an awesome idea, thanks for the tip.

To make a bucket easier to retrieve (5 gallons of water weighs 40lbs) Drill a whole in the bottom of the bucket and insert a heavy eye bolt through it with the eye on the outside. Use a large washer and nut on each side of the bolt to secure it place...the washers will give your more support on the thinner bucket bottom and prevent it from breaking through the hole. Tie one end of a 12ft rope to the handle of the bucket and the other to the eye. When retrieving pull the bucket in by the end tied to the eye bolt...this flips and empties the bucket and makes it much easier to pull in....especially in a stronger wind. Basically this make it work just like a drift sock.....and Home Depot 5 gallon buckets are only 3 bucks each.