Transporting rods

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cruiser
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Transporting rods

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Looks like Im housebound for most of the easter break[bung knee-self inflicted] so instead of sitting idle decided to tackle a small problem thats cropped up of late when carrying rods here there and everywhere.What was happening the rods would fall out of rod holder mk 1 when going over rough roads or on long trips :evil: and being graphite rods its only a matter of time before one breaks :roll: so I would like to introduce rod holder mk 2.Its very simple and consists of a piece of timber and some plastic pipe and should not be hard for anyone to knock up ,must also say that I like to arrive with all the rods fully rigged to go so thats why I am persisting with this setup .This could also be another storage solution in the shed,anyway time to throw a pics and they will explain it a bit better

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An overview of the setup
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Good stuff, PVC would nearly be as handy to a yak fisho as pool noodle :D :D
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nice work, make sure you leave the car locked.
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looks pretty neat cruiser, well done.
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Nice.

I know what I'm doing over Easter now since the car is in the panel shop for 2 weeks.
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Post by PAINKILLER »

Nice work there Cruiser, a bit like mine !

Can you just drop the rack in and out if you dont want the rods in the back?

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Thanks justin
PAINKILLER wrote:Can you just drop the rack in and out if you dont want the rods in the back?
no I have a hook at the top and one screw at the bottom ,just takes a few secs with the cordless drill to take them out

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Re: Transporting rods

Post by Boz »

Nice job there. 8-)

I had the same problem not long ago.
This is what i done.
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