stripping basket

[was]

Have started to do more boat fishing. Tired of my line tangling around my feet. Anybody use a stripping basket? Any recommendations on particular one?
Thanks-
WAS

[icthus]

Mike and Thumper both have great ideas for baskets.  Stay away from William and Josephs basket.  I bought one five years ago and have been cussing it for five years.  I dont like stripping into a basket on me, I would rather hit a can or nothing. 

Pal

[gaspergou]

I think Mike had a photo of his rig on here somewhere. It's a good one at 1/10th the cost of a commercial rig; had been looking for a similar trash can for a while and finally found it at Walmart. Right size, right height. I had a couple of extra pegs from a Mangrove HipShooter (a GREAT basket if you're traveling, fishing surf or off jetties) that I attached to the bottom of mine. An inch or two of water in the bottom to keep your running line wet and lubed and you're in business. Mike's got his bolted to a solid base; there's pros and cons both ways -- mine won't ride in the boat while trailering.

Some folks have complained that the HipShooter doesn't ride right for them; if you're wearing light shorts it may tend to pull them down (particularly in surf). I use a 2" cordura SCUBA weight belt (no weights, of course) and let it ride low enough that my fingertips don't clip it on the strip.

[Glenn Hawkins]

I have two diffrent styles that I have made.  One design is using a heavy duty colaspable reusable leaf bag (Rubbermaid).  It is kinda spring load once you relaese the velcro in the bottom.  It's really esay to store when not in use or during transport. 

The other is a round kitchen trash can.  For weight in the bottom of both designs.  I like to use a section of garden hose filled with lead shot.  I fill with shot and connect both ends together in an endless circle.