Was just out at Marine West and saw some bait boards/knife holders that fit into a rod holder. This looks like a pretty good idea, i just was using a cutting board from home on the deck. Has anyone got one or used one, any pros or cons?
I’ve used them for cutting bait (bottom fishing) offshore, and that particular model worked pretty well. Just like anything else, the quality will vary by manufacturer. On a small boat, I prefer to just keep a small cutting board in the cooler to save space.
I took one of those cheap-ish cleaning tables from academy and put on the back of my boat and it works great. has a nice cutting board, has “bowls” built in that have drain holes(works good for holding lures when site casting) and also holds a trash bag.
Berlins on Rivers sells used restaurant stuff. I found a big used cutting board for reasonable money there a little while back. Cut it down and made a custom bait station for my boat plus a fish cleaning station.
Those west marine type brands are expensive and never seem to be exactly what I need.
I made one out of a piece of starboard and an aluminum downrigger rod holder mount I bought on here in the classifieds. I think I’ve got $30 in it and it’s always with me on bottom fishing trips.
We made a cutting board out of starboard and mounted it on our leaning post around 4 rod holders. Used heat gun to form the corner trim attached by stainless bolts. Put a knife sheath under the knife slot to keep the blade hidden.