Rod holders for pontoons

[CBR]

I am not a handy man, but am in need of a rod holder that will mount to my pontoon with ease. I usually take 3-4 rods with me and I have lost a couple because of the lack of a proper holder for the rods.

Any clean-easy home built designs or even ones I could purchase would do. I don't mind spending money since I know it will get its moneys worth of use.
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[mateo]

I know what you mean. I've ALMOST lost a couple of poles. I made a couple of holders out of pvc pipe. I just cut a couple of one foot lengths of 1 1/4" pipe and glued them into "T"s. To mount them all I have to do is remove the foot rests and slide them on. Depending on rod size you might want to adjust the size of the pvc. I painted them black to match my frame. I wouldn't go with the 4-way connectors, because the extra plastic hanging down whacks into your leg when you kick.
If you're interested in pics, I can post them or send them later.
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[CBR]

Any pics would be great! I am not a handy man and have zero experience with building my own designs. What kidna man am I you are thinking? One who spends money usually. *grin*

HELP!

Thanks again.
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[Jedburton]

Talk to petty, I bought his pontoon from him last year and he has a regular boat rod holder mounted to the pontoon. I think he just drilled some holes and used U bolts for it,
jed
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[CBR]

Hopefully he will see this post and reply. Thanks for the tip chief.
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[Theekillerbee]

This is one I built from PVC. It's construction details are over in the Float Tubing forum, but here are the pics. There are a ton of good suggestions over there on other designs as well. It's well worth the effort to check them out.


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[petty4life]

the rod holder jed is talking about is just a single scotty rod holder, if you are looking for one that hold 2-3 rods. go over to the float tube fourm they have lots of ideas, the rod storage racks on my boat are store bought and i have 2 to store 6 rods. i can have 12 rods in my boat with the storage racks 4 pole holders and the 2 downriggers
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[senkonate]

Wow. I expected to tune into this post and see a novel written in a blue font. Guess he hasn't seen it yet. []

Senkonate
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Hey, I resemble that remark.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Craig has already been slumming over on the "official" float tube board. We have archives of several different designs over there. However, if you want some "store bought stuff", Craig, Cabelas and other online tackle outlets have quite a few different designs available at reasonable prices. Here's a pic from the boating section of Cabelas.[/#0000ff]
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Rod Holders and Racks
Injection-molded, UV-inhibiting, high-density polyethylene rod holders have a deep slot to allow locking in most conventional rods and reels, eliminating rattle. 12" high with 1-11/16" hole diameters. Made in USA.
Colors: Black or White.
Available:
[li]Six-Rod Rack, 24" wide. [li]Four-Rod Rack, 18" wide. [li]Three-Rod Rack, 12" wide. [li]Individual Tube Rod Holder. [/li]
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[CBR]

Damn, I am lazy. Im buying one of those. Again, the TubeDiety has struck again.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Just so's ya know, I have bought and tried almost everything out there, in the eternal quest for the perfect rod holder. The commercially made jobs are designed for mounting on boats, and accomodating rods and reels up to tuna size. I found the deep grooves to be a nuisance when rigged for tubing and wrapped the top with duct tape. Where would we be, without PVC and duct tape? [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As you will notice in the second pic (ROD RACKS 10) I also took the factory job apart, redrilled the tubes and fitted them for a higher ride above the mounting crossbars. Just cain't leave nuttin' alone. Gotta mess wit it.[/#0000ff]
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[CBR]

Excellent. I just placed my order so I should have my rack by next week. I am sure I will be doing the same and raising the rod tubes so they are up and out of the water after I mount this to my toon. Or maybe I will build my casing for my batteries and mount the rack to that. Either way, good info to know, I am sure after I used it for the first time I would have gone the same route, but now I don't have to use the trial/error approach.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]I just PMed you my phone number and address. Feel free to come over and I will help you get everything mounted up. I have lots of bits and pieces in my box of "previous experiments" that might be useful in shortening the cycle. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You don't have to bring any hamburgers or hot dogs this time.[/#0000ff]
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[CBR]

HAHA! Cheers. Will be in touch once I have everything in my hands.
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[hustler898]

Hey Craig,

I guess this reply is a little too late but if you go down to sportsmans they have some cheaply priced rod holders that would do the job.
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