Hobie Adventure Rod Rack

Well I have been brain storming a bit on how to add in some more rod holders on the rear of the kayak.  I no longer take a plano box with the hobie as it does not fit well and my tackle boxes are put inside the kayak for an open tank well.  I have missed the extra rod holders which were on my box, as they were great for holding nets, gaffs, ect.  I have seen some neat ideas on the forum.  PVC really was made for kayaks it seems!  I was seriously considering the roll bar rod holder many of the guys use, similar to Halibut77's design.  It is the PVC holder which inserts into the existing rod holders on the sides of the tankwell.  I like the look of it, but did not like that it would sit right in the middle of the tank well.  Where would I put my huge fish? 

Well in reality, that is where I stack my crab pots  .  I wanted to keep most the tank well open for my traps, gear, and catch and make it easy to pull the fish stringer in and out.  I have always liked where   Otobepelagic mounted his ram mounts behind his seat for trolling.  I felt that location was very versatile and settled on something similar using scotty gear, mainly because I had so much of it already on hand.

I had gotten one of the new scotty lock mounts with my rocket launcher holders a while back.  This works perfect in the tank well as you simply slide and lock the rod holder or scotty bar in place, you don't need to turn it to slide over the locking stub anymore.  This lets me mount the holder very close to the end of the tankwell.  I mounted it with stainless hardware and a starboard backing plate to add stiffness and strength to the mount.  I used 1/4" stainless hardware and goop to seal it up.

I like the position as it is behind my seat, making it easy to reach.  The real trial will be on the water.  Without anything mounted it takes up very little room leaving the tank well open for dive gear.  I can add a single tube in it for when I go lite, or put in the scotty bar to add up to 3 rocket launchers, my camera, my light, my crab davit, ect.  The tubes adjust outward or forward to be used for trolling, or back to be used for rod or net storage.  I think this system will give me several options on the water.

Thanks for the inspiration Otobepelagic!









Matt

Cool, low profile, removable.  Genious! 

Hey Matt, how do you like the set up?  I have been trying to figure out how to mount tubes behind my seat and this looks perfect!  Does the Scotty Mounting Bar hold sturdy or is there a little play in it?  Is that a Scotty #241 mounting bracket that it mounts to?  Thanks!

Jeff

Hey Matt, how do you like the set up?  I have been trying to figure out how to mount tubes behind my seat and this looks perfect!  Does the Scotty Mounting Bar hold sturdy or is there a little play in it?  Is that a Scotty #241 mounting bracket that it mounts to?  Thanks!

Jeff

On mine the mounting post was loose I think I got a bad one but I run mine on a Mimi riser which it will always be.So I just epoxied it A good one should be just as tight as any Scotty mount.

I did a similar mount using a ram ball behind the seat.

I freakin love it this much!!!looks like I got save some pennies and get to head waters and get another thanks

Thanks Mike, I think I'm going to do it.  Got any pics Eric?

I will have to look. The boat is with sin coast now. I put the ram mount on the wall between the seat and the tank well. it basically they same just mounted vertically vs horizontal