The Hook Keeper(No special elastics needed)

Overview

The Hook Keep is a simple attachment for the side of your fishing, so you can quickly store the hook/lure, all while keeping the line in tension, preventing the need to attach the lure to the eyelet of the rod, potentially damaging it. To use The Hook Keeper all you need to do is put the hook through the hole and then make sure the line is in tension. 

Rubber Band Choices and Install

Simple version

Find a rubber band with a diameter of 1¾ in, which is the most common size. I was able find multiple of them lying in a drawer. Then after you have the rubber band, fold it so you have two smaller circles on top each. To do this twist the rubber band so it makes a figure 8. After that fold the two circles in the figure 8 on top of each other. Now you have a  smaller rubber band. Then take one side of the rubber band and hook it onto one of the ears on The Hook Keeper. After that stretch the river band around the pole and hook it onto the other ear. Now you have a working hook keeper. Note: make sure the hole on The Hook Keeper is lined up with the eyelets for best effect.

In depth version

To effectively secure the hook keeper you just need to find any rubber band with a diameter of 1¾ in(It's the most common size and you should be able to find one around the house). Then take both sides and rotate it 180 degrees so it makes a figure 8, after that fold the two circles on top of each other to make, effectively one loop half the size. You can also use a rubber band around 7/8 of an inch in diameter, but you may want to go smaller because it won't be as tensioned as the folded rubber band. You can also use what mass-produced hook keepers use which is a one-inch O-Ring. If you have none of those options you can also use TPU filament, cut it around 3.14 inches(the diameter you want times PI), and then melt the ends together using the nozzle of a 3d printer. I attempted this with 95A TPU, it worked however the filment wasn't stretchy enough to keep the hook keeper as secure as the other options. I wouldn't recommend this unless you have a filament softer than 95A. Now with the elastic loop, put one end around one of the ears, and then put it around the pole and attach it to the other ear, so it looks like in the photo. Make sure the hole in the Hook keeper is aligned with the eyelets of the rod.

Print Settings

• Print with PETG for best outdoor durability, however, PLA will work as well.
• Max perimeters, so the model is solid.
• Print with organic or regular supports with a 0.1mm separation from the part.
• Part is already in best print orientation
• For the rest, use these of your normal settings.
• PLA supports with the PETG part would be best, unfortunately, I was unable to get it to work on MMU3 before I left on a trip. If you can get it to work I would love to know how.

Note

While fine-tuning the model, I saw that another user uploaded another type of hook keeper. I still consider this an original model because it's a distinctly different design, and was designed independently of the other model.