altoids fishing kit "catfisher"

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The Altoids Fishing Kit "catfisher" is my new ultra light fishing rig. I wanted to design another little fishing reel that is a bit more practical than my first one. As the name suggests... you guessed it, the reel can be packed down into a standard Altoids tin and have some room to spare. I added some metal hardware including nuts, bolts, and a 624 bearing so this one will not qualify as 100% printable. However, this should improve the usefulness and practicality of the design. With this new rig, mounting is simplified to use only one zip tie and there are fewer parts to print. This reel is a basic hand crank spool with no drag or break for the drum (you need to use your thumb when casting) but I might upgrade that after I get a chance to do some more field testing. Due to the addition of the ball bearing this little reel can cast baits and lures that have a bit of weight so it should be well suited for back county catfish dinner on the open fire. Use a 7" zip tie for the reel and 4” zip ties to fix the eye guides to a long flexible branch or piece river cane, and away you go!