Tried to figure out how to take a one piece 8 foot surf rod to my fav beach...IN THE VAN ....sooo bought a 2 piece 8 foot and found a great place to store it safely ........make it slide out of the bumper ............. ....pics attached
Fishing Rod Storage
- Thread starter wally
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Great idea but I don't have to worry as, even though we carry rods, we don't catch fish.
We do try.
A shame....the rods, however, are carried in a special pole carrier on the draw bar.
We do try.
A shame....the rods, however, are carried in a special pole carrier on the draw bar.
The ends are the plastic caps that were on the RHS steel bar ..i just put a handle on them and a bolt and wing nut to hold it there...works a treat
And the base is a piece of 42x19 timber (painted white ) with 2 pieces of plastic angle screwed to it ...simple as
Most impressed with that idea.......................I went to the same fishing school as @Dobbie , if you catch a plump fish I probably fed it.
What a great idea. I bet you were sitting back having a cold one and admiring the van then, "bing" I will put my rod inside the rear bumper. That's gold!
Agree.
Our rods, in a special pole carrier, have done lots of distance without being used. We were tempted but refrained because it was a pain to retrieve rods with no real hope of catching fish.
If readily available I might just improve at fishing!
Our rods, in a special pole carrier, have done lots of distance without being used. We were tempted but refrained because it was a pain to retrieve rods with no real hope of catching fish.
If readily available I might just improve at fishing!
what a great concept. My fishing rods generally sit on the overhead cupboards and when the poptop goes down, the poptop walls prevent them from rolling around.
I use the bumper to store my short water hose. I like how you have mounted the handle and have the bolt through it to keep it secure. I noticed my end cap is starting to get loose, will do this to prevent it falling out.