Poor man's dual rod holder - Modified!

Well I guess I suffer from drillaphobia

But here is my solution for mounting foraward rod holders. I plan to do a little more modification.  I figure a couple 45 degree couplers and I can bring it even a little closer. I also plan to do the other side but only had one Scotty flush mount.

In all cost me about $15 to build including the flush mount, but minus the Scotty rod holder.

Its all 1" PVC with 1" T-mounts and couplers. I drilled holes and sunk some stainless screws for support and future mods, you could use PVC cement.

I had to grind the transducer scupper side a little to fit in the hole better. Oddly enough the two front scuppers are slightly differnt sizes. I also ground the horizontal section to fit snug in the sonar area. The shield closes fine.

CHECK OUT THE MODIFICATION AT THE END

Rob looks great!  Clean, simple, inventive, removeable, with no extra holed in the boat.  Nice position reachable, yet out of stroke range.

How does it feel with pressure on it, as if you were trolling with some weight?
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this is with the T-13, right?  the sonar sheield area looks like it lends itself to this design, with the horizontal laying in there sug-like.

I predict stripers on the troll4U


Allen

Yes, its my T13. I would have posted measurements, but am sure they'll vary slightly. Happy to do that though if anyone wants them.

Product testing planned for tomorrow in the Deep Water Shipping Channel! I pulled in several directions and it seems snug. Earlier I only had about a 4" downtube into the scupper holes and it would pull out under pressure, so I increased that to 6" tubes. You can't go any longer w/o it sticking out the bottom. I am sure a 70 .lb striper could pull it out but is pretty snug!

Man, I love the concept! Nice work! Going to work on something like that tonight, tired of the almost vertical rod holders on the outback. 

Pretty cool, maybe cut a couple of holes in the PVC where it meets the deck and the scuppers will still drain your footwell.

Pretty cool, maybe cut a couple of holes in the PVC where it meets the deck and the scuppers will still drain your footwell.

I went out and looked at my T15.  the sonar shield area has the same depressions as the 13 for drainage, an my thought was X-ACT-ly the same....drill a few holes in the horizontal piece and keep your drainage.

I'd say like a 45 angle pointed towards the front along the bottom of the horizontal.  Not too many nor too big so you don't sacrifice strength.

Allen

Let us know how they hold up trolling, and esp strikes (if you are so lucky).  I'l prolly make something similar for my 15, as the factory holder is positioned way too far forward.

Allen

Great adaptation! That looks like it will work well, like Allen said - be interesting to hear how it handles strikes - 20# Lings and such   

Great way to avoid the new yak surgery.
Really shown ingenuity.
Eric

Brilliant 

After trying both versions, I decided to go with the angle approach using some 1" sch40 elbows (90 deg).

Held flawlessly on 4-5 .lb striper strikes, and I forgot to set the drag loose early so I was dragging them, Rod holder held fine.

After I made it a double it feels a little tipsy, but hold tight once in, Bird recommended adding some straps and I think I can do that easily and run it up to the guides near the rear part of the front hatch cover.

It did pull out on me after a good snag with a tight drag, to be expected I think.

Check it out.

..............BRILLIANT!

Hi, Diroblo.
Did you  design your own Kayak Cart?

that's the portable set-up I wanted..good job, now i don't have to go about figuring it out!

I'll probably measure two center sections- for prowler, scupper pro- that'll get me 90% of the rentals out there


i'm so happy i'm squealing like a little girl

Very nice work there Rob. Looks great and simple.

Jedmo