How to make a Quality sand spike

Just a tutorial on a quick and easy but high quality sand spike for about $18 plus a couple of rockfish I caught using them tonight.

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

Great build! Easy and well made! You can take a heat gun on the end the rod goes in and then slide a wine bottle in to give you a lip on the pipe

[@michaelparsons3192]

Good video for a good DIY sand spike. I would only suggest using a longer bottom bolt, going through both sides of the PVC, to create a "stop" for the but of your surf rod. This alteration to not allow the but of the rod to go beyond the bottom of the PVC will avoid a hang up trying to retrieve the rod in the excitement of a strike or "fish on" situation.

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

Thank you for the suggestion. And I do agree

[@ubreakitirepairit3569]

You should make a collapsible one using wing nuts. The aluminum angle could over lap where the wing nuts would go. Would be good for someone who carry's just a backpack.

[@rexarthurramos1642]

Good tutorial

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

aluminum angle. if you look online it will come up also under aluminum angle iron just to find it. the bigger you use the more sturdy it is in the sand. i go to ace Hardware to get mine but you should be able to find it at Home Depot or Lowe's also

[@heathschwab]

Awesome great job. Keep catching them fish. God bless

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

Thank you

[@markmingo6794]

What is the thickness of the aluminum angle? Thanks!

[@mogtrader8]

Awesome, vid. Sorry, but do you know the name and size of those bolts? Also, will a hack saw work for the aluminum angle? Thanks!

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

mogtrader8 i used stainless bolts so you wouldn't have a rust problem and in all honesty as long as you have the correct length 4 the bolts to go through the PVC and the aluminum angle then you should be perfectly fine size really doesn't matter they're just there to hold it and as for a hacksaw yes it would definitely cut through the aluminum angle

[@mogtrader8]

thanks man.

[@gravewalker1632]

Sand spike at the end of the video didn't match the project. ??

[@joelcrabs1067]

I made one.its great for fishing and bashing my missis

[@stanguevara4722]

not funny

[@jerryjones1959]

how long was the angle piece

[@jamesdang3291]

What is that aluminum bar called? I tried looking for it at the home improvement stores? Thanks

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

i go to ace hardware and its just aluminum angle iron. its in the same section as the steel at my store. you can use steel angle but you have to coat it for rust protection. sorry for not getting back to you sooner. computer has been down.

[@PatriotMango]

where do you buy the metal spike piece?

[@liemh9290]

Part # for bolts?

[@cristobalhernandez43]

what’s size ‎Aluminum angle you used

[@mogtrader8]

i used small bolts and they snapped one day when hammering the spike. now, i gotta drill bigger holes, get bigger bolts. maybe thicker bolts what are locking nuts?

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

Lock nuts are the ones with the teflon ring inside them so they dont move on you. Wont shake loose

[@chrisr3204]

Why would you describe the size of the pipe but not describe the size of the angle? Length, width and thickness?

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

I will do a revised video to fix that

[@cgreg6474]

What about a foot push

[@sharkbiteoutdoors2498]

I can do a revised video if you would like. But a foot push shouldn't be to hard for me to figure out. I use a rubber mallet tho