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| I have a 2006 ford explorer with a factor installed roof rack. currently no boat.
transporting the 8'6+ rods is tough inside the vehicle. looking to try and do something on the roof.
i have searched high and low for transporting on roof. tough finding something that works without breaking the bank. thinking about doing something custom
anybody have any creative ideas that they have used, tried, or other products available to transport rods, safely  , on the roof of SUV with a rack?
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| 10" piece of PVC pipe about 10' long. A cap glued on one end and a threaded cap on the other end. Can't get too many in there without taking reels off, but it works great.
Some towels to prevent the rods from rattling around and you are set
I've made a trip to Vermilion with it ratchet strapped to the roof of my Buick Regal. |
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| For about the last five years when I would fish with friends and I didn't need to bring my boat I would use my thule ski rack on my car. It is almost like its made for muskie rods and lockable as well. You can get the fit kit to put one right on your factory rack. here is a link to the rack I use I recommend placing the rods backwards in the rack and I remove the reels on long trips because of dust off the road. I have been from cave run to vermillion with this set up.
http://www.thule.com/en-US/US/Products/Snowsports/SkiCarriers/92724... |
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| go to menards or home depot and get a piece of 4" PVC or sewer pipe. Buy the end caps and stuff them with a sponge in case the rods shift. done. Costs about $8 |
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| cant figure out how to post a picture... but scroll to the bottom of this link. It's a rod buckle system hooked on the garment racks. just a thought..
http://www.stripersonline.com/t/795623/berkley-or-rapala-rod-racks-...
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| Second the PVC tube. Cheap, effective, and pretty much indestructable. |
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Location: 31 | esoxaddict - 7/24/2012 12:19 PM Second the PVC tube. Cheap, effective, and pretty much indestructable. x3...They make two different kinds of PVC. The heavy stuff is pretty much overkill...unless it falls off your car.
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Location: South-Central VA | I'm in the same situation. I drive a 1994 Ford Ranger regular cab long bed. I can easily fit a 7' bass rod in the bed and up to an 8' if I lay it diagonally. I have a camper top on my truck so I've been looking to find a way to haul my rods on top of it. I have a buddy that has a metal fab shop and they specialize in custom stuff. He's offered to make me a rod rack but I'm having trouble coming up with a design I like. I'd prefer to keep the reels on the rods. No matter how I haul them, my rods have protective sleeves and the reels have neoprene covers on them. I thought of buying a rod rack like the guys use out west for fly rods- the kind that attach to the hood and roof with magnets. I'm just nervous about having a rock fly up from a passing vehicle and busting a rod! It just got a crack in my windshield from a passing truck tossing a stone.
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| PVC pipe or Bazuka tube attached via bungey cord to my roof rack has always worked fine for my annual 400 mile trip up north. Nothing fancy but it works. |
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