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Location: Angola, IN | I've never used this style of rod holder before, but I always see them on boats. How do they work?? How does your rod stay in the holder?? ....looks like the butt of your rod just slips into it. Are they safe for musky fishing??
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Steve,
Quit screwing around and get the Down East Salty, best rod holder money can buy. |
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Location: Angola, IN | Florio, I am getting the Down-East rod holders....believe me. I know they are the best. But I've always been curious how something like this even works....seems like the rod would pull out and go into the drink so easily. Does anyone know how these things work?? |
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Location: Edina, MN | The fact that this ad says right on it that this rod holder is not designed for Dipsys tells me that it would likely not hold up to the rigors of large baits and higher speeds involved in musky fishing. Many rod holders of this style are however more than adequate for muskie fishing. I have Tite Locks, Cannons, Big Jons all of which are basically this style and would be more than adequate for any musky you would hook. The drawback would be that you cannot angle the holder down for shortline trolling. I spent years bobbing around trolling for Salmon and trout on the Great lakes and never lost a rig. Most trolling rods have either a gimble on the end of the butt or the less spendy ones have foam handles which stick more firmly in the rod holders than the cork handled casting rods most of us use. |
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| with 90 degree rotation this rod never is less than a 45degree angle to the plane of the water surface, add another 2 feet of boatside elevation and it probably has the physics to stay in the holder without much difficulty. It would take a highly unusual set of circumstances to unseat one particularly when you add say anothe 3-5 feet rod elevation to the tip above that. I would like to see the jump that could bail one out of a holder like this. |
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Location: oswego, il | this rod holder would only be good for planer board rods. You need holders you can put the tips of the rods in the water. Get scotty's or down east holders. |
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Location: Suspended | Hey Stevie Ray, I mean Phishin, just stick it in!
They're mostly used with downriggers or boards and as long as they are angled up about 45 degrees the rod won't slip out.
Basically they're like the rod holders built into hulls of boats where the rod just sits in it.
Edited by Webguy 6/5/2003 7:34 AM
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Location: Red House WV | Musky Fever I am curious as to how you have the Down East holders mounted on your Crestliner. Does a mounting peice screw in to the upper side then the actual holder slide into it. Thankyou |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Maximas,
I can clamp them to my side rails all the way down the boat.
They don't fit over the gunnel (back) though.
I also have a 2x10 that I put about 20 coats of a marine waterproofer on that I bolt to my two back cleats on my boat. I can clamp the Down Easters anywhere I want off the back of the boat. |
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