DIY Jawjacker

[Ezpz13]

Finished making a couple jawjacker/auto fisherman for my daughter and wife. Just a 2x4, old rod holder, some paint, glitter and resin. They turned out pretty good and they are excited to try them once the ice is ready. What ever it takes to get them to go fishing I guess
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[Kent]

Looks like you did great.
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[Hawkez]

Those look really good and I like the simplicity of the trigger. I have made a few with my son, nothing that looks as clean as yours. I had to add a support that runs perpendicular to keep it from tipping, especially when a fish sets it off. Let us know how they work.
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[Fishheads]

Very nice job, I'm impressed with the craftsmanship.
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[gaardvark]

I have wanted to make one of these for my kids, but still haven't done so. I like how clean yours looks, but was hoping you might be able to post another picture of the trigger or perhaps describe it's anticipated function? Thanks for taking the time to post.
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[Ezpz13]

The blue arrow shows where the trigger sits in the tip of the rod. The green shows how the fishing line will sit on the trigger and as a bite occurs, sets the hook.
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[oneal]

Nice work! I'm also building some auto's for ice fishing this year.....I will post my idea I came up with in a few day's.
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[Kent]

As I already stated they look great. A couple of thoughts. You may need to put a V in the trigger where the line sits directly over the ice hole so that it doesn't blow off of the trigger too easily when it is a little windy. You may find that it tips over too easily, to the side, and you may need to add some support to prevent that.
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[Ezpz13]

Thanks for the comments. I was thinking about having to bend the trigger into a "V" and figured it was an adjustment I could make on the fly. Because I used a 2x4 it is pretty balanced. I've tried tipping it over and it doesn't want to tip. The real test will be once the fish is on!!
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[The_Red_Leaker]

I would to take heed to Kent's advice of adding some side supports. Flat surface testing at home doesn't do justice to a hard, icy, uneven surface in the field.
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[WingNutt]

Great job! thanks for sharing
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