Down-east rod holders with Lund Sport Trak
saumon
Posted 7/4/2016 10:50 AM (#822664)
Subject: Down-east rod holders with Lund Sport Trak




Posts: 27


Location: Montreal, QC
For those who want a cheap and easy way to mount Down-east rod holders onto a Lund boat with 90 degrees Sport Trak, here's what I've done: I turned the bracket upside down and cut a 4" lenght of 3/16"x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" of aluminum angle, that I placed against the exterior face of the bracket and on top of the gunnel.

The angle serve 2 purposes: it fill the voids behing the bracket to give the rod holder a firm base to clamp, and, resting aginst the gunnel, it prevent the bracket to move outward. You can hang yourself, literally, onto the rod holder and it won't flex, at all.

http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae327/saumon4/1_2.jpg
http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae327/saumon4/2.jpg

Edited by saumon 7/4/2016 10:52 AM
wkeegobbler
Posted 7/7/2016 9:57 PM (#822990 - in reply to #822664)
Subject: RE: Down-east rod holders with Lund Sport Trak





Posts: 324


Location: Waukee, IA
Great idea! Thanks for sharing....I have been frustrated with not being able to use my Down Easters!!!!
saumon
Posted 3/28/2017 12:05 AM (#855165 - in reply to #822664)
Subject: Re: Down-east rod holders with Lund Sport Trak




Posts: 27


Location: Montreal, QC
Up for those wanting to use Down-east with 90° SporTrak!