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| I am buying a new boat and am interested in the best set up for rod holders. Because I cast most often, I prefer to have my rod holders stored or out of the way (ie Net issues, etc) when I am not trolling. I have been looking at Tite Lok system and using the track to slide the rod holders into and then remove when not in use. Is there a better system? The boat I am buying is a Ranger 620 Fisherman. Thanks for any advice |
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Location: South Central Wisconsin | I personally like the rails. I'd also put them up front. They are nice to help protect the boat from the net. As far as rod holders, Folbes or down east are in my opinion the best. |
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| Check Cisco Fishing Systems small cradles w/chicken rings. I basically cast but troll a little too. The cradles are top quality one piece air craft aluminum. Best of the best Imo. I've been using them for five seasons and love them. The Ranger will have the track system option and these will work with the track systems. Also Fat A-Z out of Pa. makes a base that fits the Down East design. I have a pair of them as well. They work well also. You have to see the design to appreciate it. The holder is and upgrade for the Down East design using a track system. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | I put rails on my boat when I originally got it. And while they work just fine, every time I have to take the rod holders off to put the cover on if I'm traveling, it's a pain. If I could do it all over again, I'd go with a track system. Much easier to remove the holders, especially if you take them off when casting.
Then just pick your favorite holders to put in the tracks. I've been using downeasters for years and never had a problem with them (for both salmon and muskies), but some like the Folbes, and yet there are other options. Overall though, go with a track system for ease of use. |
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Posts: 61
| Cisco makes a mount just for rangers that allows you to pull a pin and slide the rod holders off, they also make a thumbscrew mount which allows for easy on and off, I have a set of single cradles, double and triples they come off in 1 second flat so I can put my cover on my 621 |
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Location: 31 | The cover will not fit over the 620-621 rails with the Down Easts mounted and it would have been a pain to take them on/off everytime so I just had the travel cover revamped to fit over them… piece of cake. |
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| This mount can be added to the Ranger rail mount with quick disconnect or thumbscrew mount, https://www.ciscofishingsystemsltd.com/shop/down-east-salty-bolt-on-... |
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| If you are at any of the musky shows this winter stop and check out the Traxstech display in the Muskie Train/ Stealth tackle booth. They can show you a ton of options.
I run Traxstech tracks on my boat with Downeast rod holders they have been great.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskieguide.com |
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Location: 31 | I checked out the link and although they appeared to be excellent quality, I honestly do not see an advantage over simply mounting the DE on the rail, especially if you use a vinyl tube between the DE and the rail so you can adjust rod position in a blink. We’ve found that a low-profile rail mounted DE does not get in the way for casting, and they work great to hang the hoop of the net on while unhooking fish. |
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| I see your point no doubt, I'm doing some re-riggin on my 621 right now, I have 4 tube style rod holders, two cisco cradles and 2 ram rod holders which are weak so I'm getting rid of them, I did borrow of set of DE rails at one point in time but since the boat sits so low to the water I couldn't get the rod vertical enough it was more pointed down at the water not IN the water
My thought was to add two of the mounts with DE or Cisco Cradles with chicken rings on my side rails so I can run the rod in a true down rod position, I would add the Cisco risers to get some more height, I'll be running 7 ft Ugly stik tigers with an 18 inch riser this should put about 2-3 ft of the rod tip in the water. I actually am going to go to Ciscos shop with my boat with rods and check the heights. No solid plans but at least my train of thought.
I just got a new Ranger cover 2 years ago I'm not going to modify it so whatever I do will be easy on and easy off. Lots of options but since Rangers sit so low to the water coming up with the perfect rigging isn't as easy for musky IMO |
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| I bought the Fat AZ rod holders to fit a track system at the suggestion of Gregg Thomas. Works fantastic! The holders just slide in and out easily. |
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Location: 31 | Kgonefishin - 12/30/2016 8:58 AM I see your point no doubt, I'm doing some re-riggin on my 621 right now, I have 4 tube style rod holders, two cisco cradles and 2 ram rod holders which are weak so I'm getting rid of them, I did borrow of set of DE rails at one point in time but since the boat sits so low to the water I couldn't get the rod vertical enough it was more pointed down at the water not IN the water My thought was to add two of the mounts with DE or Cisco Cradles with chicken rings on my side rails so I can run the rod in a true down rod position, I would add the Cisco risers to get some more height, I'll be running 7 ft Ugly stik tigers with an 18 inch riser this should put about 2-3 ft of the rod tip in the water. I actually am going to go to Ciscos shop with my boat with rods and check the heights. No solid plans but at least my train of thought. I just got a new Ranger cover 2 years ago I'm not going to modify it so whatever I do will be easy on and easy off. Lots of options but since Rangers sit so low to the water coming up with the perfect rigging isn't as easy for musky IMO The 621 being low to the water is actually an advantage on several fronts because you can get more of the down rod into the water. A picture is worth 1000 words... you can see that the down rod could even be tighter to the boat.
If you set the tension correctly on a non-rubber vinyl or plastic type sleeve on the DE/rail interface it will stay put but you can still rotate the DE using the rod for leverage. I always rotate the rod out of the water before removing it from the DE because otherwise it's a bit of a needless struggle with that much of the rod dragging in the water at 4 mph.
I found a picture of the revamped cover for you too, good luck with your rigging.
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| Gotcha, looks good, the Cisco mount that holds the DE would be perfect, (I already have the rail mounts) and I can still use the DE but pop it off in a mere second, it would be stationary but the Cisco's lever would do the same (to get the rod out of the water) as your setup. I've been looking for pics of other rangers without much luck so thanks for the upload gives me some additional thinking to do. I have 10 Cisco's already so want to keep everything the same, keep in mind too I'm more of a walleye fisherman that just recently caught the musky bug I also salmon fish so I'm trying to rig the boat for everything. You are right though, some of my rigging does get in the way while casting, well at least for whoever is in the rear of the boat, I don't have a deck extension. |
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| For the guys who are looking for rail mount options check these out.
https://youtu.be/GD4Lnwje5qU |
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