Fishing rod holders

I put mine in the cab... passenger floorboard to backseat behind the driver....

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-plus-tie-down-and-fishing-rod-holder.366047/

 

Made this today..works really good. Holds 6 rods

 

I like that. PVC I presume?

 

yea..1 1/4" PVC painted flat black..Also ran a wire to the back into the bed compartment for my winch. Wire stows away nice in there.

 

Actually just made this today. stuck the rubber pieces to the side of the bed with 3m double sided tape.

 

I've always just put mine in the bed

 

Rods longer than the bed costing a few hundred dollars each (stupid fragile) really dislike being abused like that.

 

Fair enough. Come to think of it a locking rod holder would be sweet. I like to keep them out of sight.

 

It doesnt move around in the back when you drive? Is it bolted somewhere?

 

Nope..doesn't move an inch..the rods apply downward pressure..plus the bed mat keeps it from sliding. Actually I drive around without any rods and it doesn't move.

 

Here's mine. I've had it for quite sometime. I swap it from truck to truck when I buy new.

 

I was thinking of a set up like that can you post better pictures please?

so far, what I did was buy a case from sports authority broke the rod up and stuck it in there inside the cab. it looks like a riffle carrying case here's a reff pic . I was a bit curious and was able to fit to two 2-piece fishing rods with a spincast and spinning reel as well as a 4-piece rod with another spinning reel, however I only recommend 1 or 2 in the case.

 

where did u order it from? Do you have a link?

 

Thanks! and they are Dick Cepek Matrix wheels and its just a leveling kit 2.5/1.5

 

From Cabelas....loooong time ago. Like 20 years. But, lots of places have them.

 

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I built these for my wife's Tahoe as breaking down flyrods to move only a mile or so is a pain in the keester. I'm going to get the factory roof racks with some type of padding to accomplish basically the same thing

 

I also fish a ton and have always had a small car and not able to car my rods. If you have a roof rack you may want to consider getting the older style ski rack attachment. I can carry 8 to 10 rods on the roof and with my rack everything locks.

I would post pictures of them on my previous car, but I am have complications adding photos

 

Get a portarod if you dont mind spending the money. They're really not all that expensive and they look and function much better than a lot of the do-it-yourself hardware store stuff that people are throwing together.

The only critique I would have with mine is that it doesn't handle large offshore rods very well. Works great for my light tackle inshore/trout setups, but doesnt hold offshore rods with penn internationals well.