# Broken pole tips **URL:** \ **Category:** Utah Fishing General\ **Created:** [December 8, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885 "2013-12-08T20:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rwelitegt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@rwelitegt](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/rwelitegt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/1 "2013-12-08T20:03:38Z")
Anyone have any good ideas or pics for me to mount my poles to my sled? Last year I broke way to many pole tips. ---
**Author:** ![DKStroutfitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@DKStroutfitter](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/DKStroutfitter)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/2 "2013-12-08T22:07:18Z")
I got bracket from the hardware store that is made to hold brooms and mops on a wall. 4 or 5 Spring steel clips on a bracket that screws to the back of your sled. It worked fine but I wound up keeping my rods in an ice rod case instead. ---
**Author:** ![sinergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sinergy](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/sinergy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/3 "2013-12-09T00:55:39Z")
You can try PVC pipe Use a saw or dremel to cut a slit down the side so the reel foot slides down then attach to your sled. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/1/8/180926762da1240f76b2aed5515c2fc9f63c17e0.png) [@system](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/4 "2013-12-09T01:13:25Z")
Install one of Berkeley’s 6-pack rod holders inside the back. Only way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Hookinup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hookinup](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Hookinup)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/5 "2013-12-09T01:24:04Z")
That looks nice and organized! I like it. What’s the cost to buy those? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/1/8/180926762da1240f76b2aed5515c2fc9f63c17e0.png) [@system](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/6 "2013-12-09T04:10:35Z")
$12 or so. Have had mine for many a winter season. Still in great shape. Width is 12", and mounting screw-holes are at about 13" apart. ---
**Author:** ![CoyoteSpinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@CoyoteSpinner](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/CoyoteSpinner)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/7 "2013-12-09T05:39:12Z")
I don’t have a picture handy, but I slapped a board and some PVC holders to a rubbermade tub. Fits well in the sled. But for travel I mostly tuck them into carry bags. But while out on the ice, I enjoy the easy access, switching up. I also have some mesh wrap/sleeves that’ll cover a rod, and lure. ---
**Author:** ![wyoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e57/32.png) [@wyoguy](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/wyoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/8 "2013-12-10T17:37:48Z")
I have one similar to Perchinski, only mounted on the outside rear of the sled. I use a short bungee cord stretched over the reels to keep them from bouncing out of the rod holder. ---
**Author:** ![Charina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Charina](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Charina)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/9 "2013-12-12T01:46:40Z")
1.5 or 2 inch pvc pipe, almost as long as my sled, bolted to the sled horizontally along the side rail. 1.25 holes drilled vertically to receive rod handles (hole saw works best) . Covered with a length of pipe insulation to cushion the rods. [inline 20131211\_183352.jpg] [inline 20131211\_183343.jpg] ---
**Author:** ![WiperMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/db5fbb/32.png) [@WiperMac](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/WiperMac)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/10 "2013-12-13T02:53:16Z")
This is how I opted to mount rods to my ice sled. Just a bunch of PVC tee’s and a couple elbows with threaded end fittings secured with jam nuts on the inside. I went this route because I prefer to travel with a cover and that’s simply not an option with your rod holders placed on the inside of your sled. You’ll also lose a lot of storage space if you mount on the inside.I pull my sled with four wheelers or snowmobiles so having a permanently mounted bungee cord to secure rods is also a must for this kind of application. ---
**Author:** ![rwelitegt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@rwelitegt](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/rwelitegt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/12 "2013-12-17T23:21:33Z")
Thanks for all the intel and ideas everyone. ---
**Author:** ![WiperMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/db5fbb/32.png) [@WiperMac](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/WiperMac)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/broken-pole-tips/228885/13 "2013-12-13T02:53:16Z")
This is how I opted to mount rods to my ice sled. Just a bunch of PVC tee’s and a couple elbows with threaded end fittings secured with jam nuts on the inside. I went this route because I prefer to travel with a cover and that’s simply not an option with your rod holders placed on the inside of your sled. You’ll also lose a lot of storage space if you mount on the inside.I pull my sled with four wheelers or snowmobiles so having a permanently mounted bungee cord to secure rods is also a must for this kind of application.