Well I couldnt catch any fish Sunday… so on my way home I noticed again my rods arent how I lef them when I left the hill, that got me thinking. I needed a way to transport my rods without them sliding and bouncing all around the bed of my truck. So I threw together a little rod saver system. Constructed from 5 1/4 deck boards ( two at under $4 each) and a roll of weather stripping for padding!
looking at it now I see a few field mods I need to do like, do away with the part for supporting the handles and making it the entire width of the bed and about 8-10 inches off the tailgate so I can run more rods the adjacent way…prolly do that before pool league today! Just food for thought for you guys who carry gear in their truck like I do!
“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”
I like that idea was contemplating doing something similar especially with my surf gear. Them spinfishers aint cheap I want to keep mine protected as well!
Wicked fishing
175 CC Pioneer Bay sport
90 Yamaha 4 stroke
Made a few changes to the set up when I got home…
still need to get a little more foam weather stripping(which is tacked down with tiny nails)to keep the handles from sliding around on the wood. Oh yea the entire thing can easily be lifted out the bed liner grooves if/when I need to carry thing other then rods!
“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”
Nice setup. Now you won’t pull a Bill Dance and snap the rod tips off in the tailgate.
Sport-Craft 241
Suzuki 225 EFI
If you dont have a bed cover you would need it to be the other way so the rods couldn’t bounce up
“Just one more cast”
Key west 196 bay reef
That’s pretty cool. Nice being able to cover them up and keep them safe.
I don’t have a bed cover for mine, but made this cheap and easy rack to carry them. I can run a cable through all reel frames and padlock them to the truck when needed. Bungee cord keeps the tips from bouncing much. I put some felt strips across the top of the tailgate where they might hit there.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
Nice set up as well! Good point reel… But I knew I wasnt the only one! lol Simple and effective! Probably a million dollar idea here!
“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”
When i get my new truck, im getting happy bob on here to weld me up a nice set of rodholders
14’ Skiff-“Redfish Reaper”
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Originally posted by yakman72
When i get my new truck, im getting happy bob on here to weld me up a nice set of rodholders
14’ Skiff-“Redfish Reaper”
Let me know when you’re ready, Yak. I’ll be “happy” to help you out.
Bob Van Gundy
Marine Designs,Inc.
Custom Aluminum Fabrication
803-727-4069
When u pull into Walmart or any store you better have a guard.That stuff will all be gone.Guy will sit on a bank and yell at his buddy"New rods" where you get them? The answer will be “WALMART”!!
Stonoman
My avalanche was parked at a store.I clicked the key and locked the door.Came back later and tail gate down.Nothing in truck so i was lucky.I now double click.
Stonoman
“Happy” to help! LOL:clown_face:
and I agree stono, looks like Larry said he can run a cable thru his and mine can actually lock the tonneau, and they are tipically only there to and from the hill
“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”