rod holders

[christopher quinn]

hey i was thinkin about putting some rod holders in the bed of my truck along the sides has anyone tried that ?

 

[Mike Dziubina]

thought about it for a while but i mostly use bait casting set-ups that are 6' so it was not an option...the length of the bed is the killer

 

[Andy Chase]

I miss my 8' bed w/ a topper. After breaking a rod when some of my gear fell onto my brand new rod on the way up north, I installed a rod holder in the roof of the topper. I used a rod holder that was designed to span across the gunwales of the boat. It was nice cause I could have all my camping gear in the bottom and could grab a rod and it usually wasn't tangled up. Too bad I can't do that w/ the trac. I've been thinking about getting a luggage box or making my own and cross bars that would be long enough to hold my rods. i have a muskie rod that is 7'2" so i'd need a long box.

 

[christopher quinn]

i was thinkin about pickin up the rod holders them selfs and somehow screwin them into the side of the bed ? ???

 

[ray moyer]

i thought about...



then i got a rod that breaks down all the way to the handle and store it behind the seats with extra line, bobbers, sinkers, hooks and even a spare reel

 

[Bill Barber]

A ronco?

 

[EddieS'04]

:lol: Bill :lol:

 

[A Morrow]

the other day i was driving to the lake to do some fishing and i saw a guy who had rod holders on his roof rack and thought it was a really good idea. Looked all over online and havent found them yet. has anyone else seen these?

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Millions and millions of Ronco's have been sold..



What a great invention...

 

[Jenn D]

Chris, we didn't do that due to the length of some of our poles and the potentional of whacking them on trees and such in our neighborhood. We did however, make a "fishing cart" [box] with rod holders on the side. On the opposing side, we placed two triangular pieces of wood, sort of like kick stands, so that the cart would lay at a 45-ish degree angle in the truck bed, and the rods would as well. It was sort of like a rocket launcher for the bed. You can also use the box itself to store your gear.



If it's something you're willing to design and make, it definitely worth it.

 

[Andy Chase]

redneck185, could it be this system you saw?

 

[Darrel Chaney01]

How about making one out of PVC pipe. Get a size big enough that the reel will fit in use screw on caps, that way they are all inside. Mount several on a board and have some type of a handle in the middle of the side. with the handle you can carry the whole thing to where ever you are going to fish and mount the whole thing on a wall when you get home.

 

[christopher quinn]

well im gonna try a few things out on sun n let everyone know how it gos

 

[Dreman]

Pocket fisherman!:lol:

 

[Rich Stern]

Harbor Freight bed extender.

 

[A Morrow]

andy that isnt the one but very similar in design, i may have to look into that one