12-17-2003, 01:46 AM
[cool][size 2]Hey, Dryrod, I have experimented with a wide assortment of attachment methods. On my early round tubes, I used plastic coated clothesline to wrap around the tube and then air it up tight. As technology improved, the covers came with more D rings and made it easier to just hang the setup off the two outside D rings. [/size]
[size 2]At one point, mainly for salt water fishing, I made a rectangular frame, which I lashed to the tube, and then slipped the rod rack down inside the frame when I launched. More weight, but highly efficient.[/size]
[size 2]I am in the middle of scanning and organizing several hundred "pics from the past". I had planned to do a timeline pictorial on some of the contraptions I have used. I laugh when I look at some of them, but they all worked to some extent.[/size]
[size 2]My current system incorporates the use of a length of parachute cord...run through holes drilled at the approximate width of the two outside D rings. I use a snap hook on one end and a ring on the other. These are pushed through the D rings and snapped together. If you leave enough cord, you can adjust the tension to allow your rods to ride vertically...or slanting slightly outward.[/size]
[size 2]Oh, yeah, the final step in this setup is to have a piece of stretch cord attached to the bottom of the rack and which stretches around under the craft to hook on a D ring either underneath or on the inside. [/size]
[size 2]This rig snaps on and off your craft quickly, and holds firmly during use. I haven't shot pics yet, but will be glad to shoot pics and/or make one of my infamous diagrams.[/size]
[size 2]When TubeN2 and Tubentoo were over here, we rigged them up like that and it seems to work on almost any make and model. All you need to do is make final adjustments the first time on the water...or in your swimming pool beforehand...and you are good to go.[/size]
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[size 2]At one point, mainly for salt water fishing, I made a rectangular frame, which I lashed to the tube, and then slipped the rod rack down inside the frame when I launched. More weight, but highly efficient.[/size]
[size 2]I am in the middle of scanning and organizing several hundred "pics from the past". I had planned to do a timeline pictorial on some of the contraptions I have used. I laugh when I look at some of them, but they all worked to some extent.[/size]
[size 2]My current system incorporates the use of a length of parachute cord...run through holes drilled at the approximate width of the two outside D rings. I use a snap hook on one end and a ring on the other. These are pushed through the D rings and snapped together. If you leave enough cord, you can adjust the tension to allow your rods to ride vertically...or slanting slightly outward.[/size]
[size 2]Oh, yeah, the final step in this setup is to have a piece of stretch cord attached to the bottom of the rack and which stretches around under the craft to hook on a D ring either underneath or on the inside. [/size]
[size 2]This rig snaps on and off your craft quickly, and holds firmly during use. I haven't shot pics yet, but will be glad to shoot pics and/or make one of my infamous diagrams.[/size]
[size 2]When TubeN2 and Tubentoo were over here, we rigged them up like that and it seems to work on almost any make and model. All you need to do is make final adjustments the first time on the water...or in your swimming pool beforehand...and you are good to go.[/size]
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