07-23-2006, 12:06 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I'll respond to that question, since I installed the thing and I don't think P4L took any closeup pics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been experimenting with several different designs on my float tube, using half inch PVC screwed down to a piece of wood inside the pocket (see pics). I used an adaptation of that, screwing the half inch PVC directly to the metal frame. If you drill carefully and bolt it together, it is a sturdy base. Then you glue the other connectors into place, choosing the angle of elevation you want.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In the pics, I show both a vertical and an angled holder. That works on a tube, but not on a toon, when you need to row. It is there strictly to hold your rod upright while you rig or deal with fish...or to hold your rod out and at an angle while you are dragging bait. I call it a "baitrigger". You leave the bail open on your reel and put a loop of line under the rubber ring. When a fish takes off, it pulls the loop free and it can run line off the open bail until you close it and set the hook.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am in the process of doing a complete pictorial, including components, gluing, etc. If you need more info than the pics provide, let me know and I will put more up...or finish my writup and pictorial.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been experimenting with several different designs on my float tube, using half inch PVC screwed down to a piece of wood inside the pocket (see pics). I used an adaptation of that, screwing the half inch PVC directly to the metal frame. If you drill carefully and bolt it together, it is a sturdy base. Then you glue the other connectors into place, choosing the angle of elevation you want.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In the pics, I show both a vertical and an angled holder. That works on a tube, but not on a toon, when you need to row. It is there strictly to hold your rod upright while you rig or deal with fish...or to hold your rod out and at an angle while you are dragging bait. I call it a "baitrigger". You leave the bail open on your reel and put a loop of line under the rubber ring. When a fish takes off, it pulls the loop free and it can run line off the open bail until you close it and set the hook.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am in the process of doing a complete pictorial, including components, gluing, etc. If you need more info than the pics provide, let me know and I will put more up...or finish my writup and pictorial.[/#0000ff]
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