Need some new idea's for hangin rods, surf/boat. I'ld like to build something so it looks clean has easy access and can hold many rods.

My old set up was: surf rods, 2 2x4 with dowels stickin out the sides at an angle. The problem I found was the distance to set the 2by's. Glass rods had to be placed just right so they would not sag. For boat rods: I hung tuna hooks, grind the barb then with clear rubber hose over them. That was ok but a little pain in the bass to reach, I think them standing up is more practical.

Any brillant minds out there wanna share?

Goose....dang puter crapped out so no pic right now.....picture this..

take some 2" pvc pipe

cut into 1 1/4 wide pcs. like ring's

cut out 1/3 of the ring or whatever thickness u need to slide the rod into. so it looks like a C

drill 1 ,,,,,3/8" hole in the bottom of the C...now drill a hole in the top big enough for a screw.

the bottom hole will allow you to put a screwdriver and screw through..

screw this C to whatever you want to hang your rods from..put up as many as you need to hold the rods from sagging.

my ceiling down stairs have many of these C's..enough for 32 rod's of all sizes.

Here's something simple, made with track shelving without the shelves.

http://members.cox.net/rhstg44/Misc/Rod%20holder.JPG

That's 16 rods, many with reels, on a small section of wall.

I like , these (http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Items.aspx?hierId=rodholders&disp=list) they can go on the ceiling or the wall and the foam pretects the blanks from scratching.

hey uncle pete! whats up?

this is how we keep our rods ,theres more rods in the room like the way there pictured here, but i got lazy and only took 2 pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mattyc2052/boatrods2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mattyc2052/boatrods1.jpg

I use pieces of a fence coated with plastic bent into a j shape then screwed to the floor joists in the "men's dept" in the basement....Ill try to post pictures...

i put two nails in the wall with foam covering to hang my rods i suppose you could get long nails or screws that could hold more than 1 rod

Goose,
I put this together in about 1 hour, went wild with a drill press then ripped in half lengthwise. It works great. It is like a rod rack you see in the tackle shops but mounted on the garage wall. It doesn't hold all my stuff (a lot of stuff was on the boat, truck and some in the attic) but most of my daily needs can be met.;)

taking the pic down...

Instead of contributing your posts last week to the "symptoms/sickness" thread. You could have merely posted that picture. It speaks a thousand words....:D

Thats what I had in mind Jim...plus a motion alarm:D Thanks

So Sandman -

What's on the xmas list? Clearly, you need some more rods and perhaps a reel or two.... Impressive there Sandman....

Sandman thats great i've seen tackle shops with less.

you can just imange [sp] what mine looks like ?????////////////////////////////////////

I don,t know how to get the photos up:smash:

Originally posted by The Iceman 6
So Sandman -

What's on the xmas list? Clearly, you need some more rods and perhaps a reel or two.... Impressive there Sandman....

I dont know MR Sandman.....I have suspicions that your only showing us half of your rods... I dont see any surf rods in there...:eek:

Honestly, it is not that many rods. that pic was taken in the summer when I finished the rack, it had about 2/3 of my stash. But you have to remember its not just me; I have two young kids and a wife who fish too, and we fish a lot as a family. Some of the stuff is not that high end either and some of the stuff is pretty old that I don't fish with anymore but could never part with it.

I knew it :laughs: I only have a few rods:(