Rod Rack

[lunker-lander]

Well, it's about time for Bass Season here up North, and with the three rods I've accumulated this Winter, I need a rod rack in my boat. With me and my Dad, and eight rods in a 14' Sea Nymph, it can get tricky. I'll post a few pictures later. Please see if you can help me construct or buy a rod rack.

Thanks,

-Lunk-

[lunker-lander]

And I thought I'd throw in the South-Eastern Michigan sunset.

[bamabassman]

lunker the best place i see is where your paddles are . go to wally world and get 2 rodmans and screw them on the braces holding your paddles. you have the paddles under the braces. you only need 2 sets, costs under 50 bucks. holds 6 rods apiece, that's 12 rods in all. good luck pal.

[boater]

I'd think about mounting 1.5 "pvc down the sides to slide the rods into and keep em from tangling

[lunker-lander]

That's a good idea, Boater! Thanks!

-Lunk-

[Nitro911]

What is all of that white stuff on the ground?

[WTL]

With 8 rods, its probably gonna be tricky no matter what you do.

Here are some things you need to consider. First, should you not be talking about 2 racks, since there are two fishermen, I would think 1 in the front and one in the back? You want the rods to be easily accesable without moving around too much, so work from the premise of having 4 handles, to the rods you would use, within reach of you at the front, and 4, the ones your father would use, in reach of him in the back.

Next, this isn't gonna be like a fiberglass boat. Forget it, not enough space. The most important thing, then, that yall will need to remember to keep from getting tangled up is to have hook keepers on all the rods and use them. When you have lures dangling at the end of a rod with other rods close by, your gonna get hung up. Use those hook keepers and wind the line around the guides to prevent line from wanting to get hung up. The extra 15 seconds that will take you (more time than it will take for me to explain it) will save you the biggest mess.

Now, you have a rudimentary fron deck which will make the style of rod keeper pretty easy. What I would do is build this:

The brown lines represent rods. All it is is a divider, carpeted over there in the corner of the fron deck, where you are able to stash the handles of your rods. You just lay them down together, and since you take a couple seconds to wind that line around the guides and use the hook keepers, you can keep them together. Same deal in the back of the boat if you can imagine.

Its not really even a rack, I've used racks before and they are a hassle to, its just an area to accumulate your rod handles so that they stay relativly put. You just grab a rod when you need it and drop the one you were using right there in that corner.

[lunker-lander]

That is what we normally do, WTL. It seems to be a hassle after a while; plus, I don't want tips stepped on...


-Lunk-