Hobie rod balancer sail mount DIY.

How to build a rod balancer for bait fishing at anchor that fits in your Hobie sail mount. Mainly it will be used by me for sturgeon and striper fishing. To a lesser extent for catfishing.

I know this has been done before, but I was bored and took some pictures when I made this over the weekend.

You will need 1/2 inch pvc pipe, two 1/2 inch pvc 90 bends, one 1/2 inch PVC tee (T) fitting, pvc glue (optional), and #67 O rings.

The Hobie sail post is just slightly too big for 1/2 inch PVC, and too small for 3/4 inch. By using the O rings stretched over the pvc they create a solid fit. The height of the rod holder is also adjustable by sliding the O rings up or down the PVC pipe!

Here is what it will look like finished. Alternatively you could build it into a double rod holder by using a more T fittings on the cross bar, but that’s too much paying attention for me!

Now I just have to get a few more sturgeon tries in!

Another way to make the PVC pipe fit snugly in the mast mount is to wrap some duct tape around it. The picture below shows a telescoping wind direction indicator for use when jigging which I install in the mast mount on my Revolution.

Nice. And if you get bored while fishing, you can practice kicking a few field goals...

good idea, gonna try that .

I was using my peddles last week when I forgot my rod holder in my car

Do you need to remove your peddles to used it

Do you need to remove your peddles to used it

Nope. The crossbar is high enough that the pedals don’t hit it and the upright bar splits the pedals.