Fishing Float

Pretty much everyone, except PETA, agrees that eating fish is good for you. It is a lean source of protein that can have beneficial compounds like Omega-3 fatty acids, which can help keep your ticker ticking longer. Catching your own fish is both a more sustainable way of providing protein for the table and can have the added benefit of bringing one closer to understanding the complex way that energy is transferred up the food chain. Plus, it's fun.

Take a kid fishing, and teach them how the world really works. Patience, wild things, good food.

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This is a simple fishing float for use in hand-line fishing. The cap is optional, and is designed to be printed in a contrasting color and fit over the top of the float to aid in seeing movement at a distance. It is designed as a separate piece as an easy way to use multiple colors without buying one of those fancy dual extrusion printers. Friction should hold it well, but use glue if needed.

To attach the float to your line, insert a loop of line into the ring on the float, then loop the line over the float to tie a simple lark's head knot. If you don't know what a lark's head knot is, look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_hitch. The float is designed hollow and to be printed without supports.

This was designed to go with my "Handline Fishing Spool" (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3739008).

Notes:

1. Always follow local regulations when fishing.
2. It does float, and has been designed with thick enough walls to hopefully seal against water incursion. But, 3D prints are notoriously porous. It may leak over time. Printing in ABS and vapor smoothing would likely fix this problem, but that's a LOT of work for just a fishing float.
3. High print bed temperatures may result in the dreaded "elephant's foot." If that happens, your cap may not fit over the end of the float, as happened in my first print. Fortunately, a little time with a file fixed that problem. To avoid this, lower your print bed temperature.