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lonehunter Offline
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08-25-2003, 10:48 PM
You can make your own rod case from a 3" pvc pipe, a end cap, two pieces of foam for end caps and a screw on cap. Glue on the foam end pieces before gluing on the end cap. Drill a small air hole in container to allow for air pressure release. For further protection make yourself a cloth bag to put your rod in before placing in the case.[size 1]

[/size][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]I use a couple clamps to mount one to the roof rack on my jeep .The rods are safe from breakage going back and forth .[/size][/font][size 1]

[/size][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]A small key lock can be mounted inside the end cap and a notch inside the tube wall for "some" saftey . but i leave the extra rods locked inside the car . the empty tube is easy to replace , the rods aren't .[/size][/font][size 1] [/size]
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the tubes store your rods safley in a closet during the off months .
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08-28-2003, 06:57 PM
[cool] Hey there Lonehunter,

That looks kind of like the setup that I have. What do you mean by off months??? Is that when you are off from work long enough to fish all day. We don't have an off season here in CA. [sly]
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08-28-2003, 10:25 PM
ha , ha , ha ! [cool]

i'm good but casting from shore into a 8" hole in the ice , well i'm not that good . [unsure]

and before you go there , no i'm not dragging the boat out onto the ice , drilling a hole and giving jigging for walleye a try . not this year at least .[Tongue]

poor guy , sunshine and bikinies day after day all year long .[cool][cool][cool][cool]

now , for the fishing aspect of the conversation , us northern guys are so religous about our fishing we actualy "walk on water " about half the year , lol ![Tongue]
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08-29-2003, 05:38 PM
[angelic] well holy art thou!!!! The best we can do here is chest waders. But ya gotta be carful for occasional sink holes in the rivers. They will fill yer waders in a hurry. yeeeeeeeooowwww.[pirate]
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08-29-2003, 07:44 PM
BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT ! GOT STUCK IN A QUAGMIRE PIT WHILE DUCK HUNTING ONCE , ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT . A GUY GOT ME PULLED OUT IN TIME AND HAS BEEN MY FRIEND AND HUNTING BUDDY EVER SINCE .
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08-30-2003, 01:30 AM

Hey there lonehunter,

Sweet setup! I had two on my jeep in Japan. A couple more things I did to mine:

I locked the tube(s) on my roof rack with lockable fire extinguisher wall holders. Easy to mount, and to remove and hand carry the tubes.

I put a handle on my tubes because........
(On that one, just make sure you find the balance point with the rods that you plan to carry in that specific tube. Oh ya and make sure they are in the right direction...I screwed that one up before! ha ha on me!

Those screw-in male plugs as end-caps work great. With the plug screwed in, I drilled a hole at a 45 degree angle through both the plug and the wall of the PVC pipe and used a long shanked bicycle lock to finish it off.

Nice finish on the Torpedo launcher! A guy asked me in Japan, are those for tohmahawk missles? I replied yea for the guys going 40 in an 80kph lane.

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08-30-2003, 02:13 AM
i like that clamp idea . i can still use my set up by securing the f.e. clamp to my clamps , another great idea ron , thanks !

angler sent me the tube and the stickers , i've gotten quite a few admirers about it at some of the fishing holes and saw one guy writting down the web address .

pretty cool set-up all the way !
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09-02-2003, 04:13 AM
ya gotta pratice on your casting, I found the best way to catch fish is from someone elses pre drilled holes. just cast in when they aint looking.

I beleive you said you like to nudge up close to see what the other guy is usin. lol
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09-02-2003, 04:25 AM
hey I reconize that tube any where.

it comes surounding the clasic bigfishtackle.com 20 pound troline rod.

the tube is hard yet flexible. wont grack and break like the white plastic.
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09-02-2003, 05:15 AM
man...if that thing came with a 20# trueLine rod.... you wouldn't be able to find those anywhere in the world. well....if you fly to lakewood, CA. and you sneek into my bedroom, you probably will be able to find a few.



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09-02-2003, 11:28 PM
YEP THATS THE TUBE WITH THE GOOD ROD IN IT !

YOU CAN ONLY GET THEM HERE AT THE BIGFISHTACKLE SUPERSTORE !

DON'T SHE LOOK PURDY WITH THE LOGO'S ON IT ? THE BIG GUY MADE SURE IT MATCHED THE JEEP , JUST FOR ME !
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