Thread: Internal fishing rod holders

Looks good mate. Does the job for short rods, I prefer for long rods the rod rack off the bullbar to the roof rack. Just a matter of choice, but you've done well.

I think theres a reason he wants them inside Bob,,

I like that setup
I being a basically lazy bugger just chuck the rods in the back and put the tips of the rods between the front seats.

I have carried rods all over aust, never damaged one. I always demount the reels and carried the rods in pvc pipes with screw on caps, had various diameters and lengths. always put a piece of foam in before capping them. Some of my rods were custom rods and worth (well at least cost) as much as some of my vehicles
cheers
blaze

In my van I had rods mounted down the centre of the roof inside. At the back I had a small piece of timber with holes big enough for the handles, then at the front I had some roller catches on a mount to hold the tip end up. Worked a treat, I'd wrap an ocky strap around all the handles to hold them together and stop them sliding. Some roller catches you can bend open a little if you don't wanna scratch your rod.
Cost all of $3 and I could carry 6 rods, easy to make in a van.
Cheers Jim

Thanks for replies, the PVC tubing was a thought but then it's a box for reels somewhere, I'm a lazy bugger and like them there ready to go so to speak, if wife and go out somewhere and we end up near water least I can have a fish and Michelle can read, also once packed for travelling the rods are out of the way and easily accessible, trying to work out how to mount last 9 foot 2 piece rod, so maybe the PVC tubing but I will continue to ponder and look around. I did see on you tube a guy using 2 oky straps twisted together but I reckon that would bounce and rattle against roof maybe.
The wood with holes would be ok, how would that be attached to inside of d2 I wonder, or make up brackets off rear seat belt holders.
Never a dull moment being human

Originally Posted by RobMichelle

Thanks for replies, the PVC tubing was a thought but then it's a box for reels somewhere, I'm a lazy bugger and like them there ready to go so to speak, if wife and go out somewhere and we end up near water least I can have a fish and Michelle can read, also once packed for travelling the rods are out of the way and easily accessible, trying to work out how to mount last 9 foot 2 piece rod, so maybe the PVC tubing but I will continue to ponder and look around. I did see on you tube a guy using 2 oky straps twisted together but I reckon that would bounce and rattle against roof maybe.
The wood with holes would be ok, how would that be attached to inside of d2 I wonder, or make up brackets off rear seat belt holders.
Never a dull moment being human

I should have added I'm not fussed about covering the 2 back windows with ply oe similar, I have the HF radio main unit mounted on a home made shelf on right hand side and use a cut sun visor to keep sun off etc, left has fallen down probly should tint windows one day .