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One-man Top-down Kid-in-a-bubble Rig

This KIB (kid-in-a-bubble) rig is fairly easy to build and can be operated by a single person. Materials:

2 4-foot, 3/8 inch poplar dowels

4 1-inch wooden dowel caps with 3/8 inch holes (2 are drilled through both ends)

4 15/16 inch split rings

4 #7 barrel swivels

About 130 inches of bleached cotton cooking twine (main wick)

About 40 inches of cotton household string (for leaders)

The arrangement of the dowel caps and the sliding of the split rings helps to open the rig when the tips are pointed up, and minimizes tangling of the lower and upper sections when it's dipped in the bubble juice. Each side is 30 inches, except for the bottom section nearest the bubbler, which is 26 inches. It's a little easier to handle this way. Leaders are 8 inches.

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