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    Default Inside the Truck Rod Holders

    I had a chance to see the missile rod holders that Kaboom1 (Brad) and Jack Hise featured in the FAOL article "New Rod Holders" ( http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?50173-New-Rod-Holders&highlight=missles) during the 2014 Michigan Fish-In. I talked more with Brad and he shared some photos of rod holders he did for the inside of his truck bed.

    Well, I got inspired and finally build a set for my truck (2010 Ford 150 SuperCrew Short Bed) using Brads basic concept. The heart of the system is 5 foot lengths of 2" schedule 40 PVC. The inside of the PVC is padded with 1" water pipe insulation. I used a hole cutter on my drill to get a nice radius in the PVC and a jig saw to cut the clearance for the reels. 3/8" bungee is used to secure the rods and reels in place.


    I used some scrap 2x4 I had in the garage and mounted the PVC on the wooden frame using plastic joist hangers held in place with the 2 ring nails supplied and a #6 bolt. The joist hangers allow the pipe to pop in and out when I remove it from the truck. This makes for pretty compact storage. A couple of inexpensive 2x4 bar clamps holds everything to the bed rail of my truck. Total cost for materials, not counting the 2x4's since they were short scrap pieces I had laying around and the 12 dry wall screws used for assembly, was $13.60

    Because I only have a 5 1/2 foot bed and because of the location of the tire well I had to turn the rear wooded support around in order to get a solid and level attachment point. This really had no impact on the PVC tubing as it still allows for a straight and true alignment of the PVC with the joist hangers. Everything is solid, stable and secure. This is big enough to hold a 10' rod broken down and a much better system than just putting it in the back of the truck and hoping for the best.


    Thanks Brad and Jack for the inspiration and help with this!










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    Joe Bertolini

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