Osprey 1700 rod storage
Splashman
Posted 4/2/2008 8:20 PM (#311418)
Subject: Osprey 1700 rod storage


Hi gents,

Looking for some suggestions on rod placement (musky rods) when zipping from spot to spot. Although I like the center rod storage, I don't want to have to store them away. The side rail is not really wide enough and deck itself is a bit short.

Looked at mounting a 4-rod vertical rack along the side console but the console width is too narrow.

Also looking at maybe finding a seat-post rod holder system, but thought I'd solicit the experts first. Any suggestions?


Thanks in advance,

"Splash"

By the way, I'm sold for life on Tuffy!


sorenson
Posted 4/2/2008 10:18 PM (#311436 - in reply to #311418)
Subject: RE: Osprey 1700 rod storage





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Location: Ogden, Ut
Here's a trick that lambeau did to his last boat. I found it to be incredibly handy.
The pics are about 3 or 4 messages down in the thread.

http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9...
curleytail
Posted 4/2/2008 10:32 PM (#311440 - in reply to #311436)
Subject: RE: Osprey 1700 rod storage




Posts: 2686


Location: Hayward, WI
Now that is a good idea! I wonder if you could mount two of the biggest Ram mounts on that narrow ledge (say 5 feet apart or so). Then maybe you could store 4 rods on that side in a horizontal position. I haven't seen these boats in person to know exactly how well that would work, but it might be worth thinking about.

Saying this, I asked a question about these boats a while ago and was told you could lay 2-4 rods along each side (on a tiller). Have you tried this and they really don't fit very well?

curleytail

Edited by curleytail 4/2/2008 10:33 PM
Splashman
Posted 4/3/2008 8:22 AM (#311465 - in reply to #311418)
Subject: RE: Osprey 1700 rod storage


Wow,

That looks like the ticket!

I also like the way he used the nets to optimize storage.