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wtretrievers · #21 03-23-2010, 02:54 PM

Left mine in the rod holders on console coming back from west cove launch on hwy 27 in the evening twice, the mosiquitos were caked on my rods & even the line. Took a week of cleaning them to get it all off with WD-40! Put 'em in my rod boxes now.

Ray · #22 03-23-2010, 03:03 PM

I keep them in the truck passenger seat or in the center console rod holders.
I usually fish by myself. I don't have anyone in the passenger seat.

Jonathan Allen · #23 03-23-2010, 03:05 PM

I usually just leave them in my rod holders as long as i wont be driving under any low trees and i have never had a problem

cabwiz2 · #24 03-23-2010, 03:14 PM

I look at it this way, you take a chance of breaking them no matter where you put them. If you had rod boxes that would be best. Since you don't then back of truck, laying on floor in boat, in the cab of truck or in rod holders in console there are risks to be had anywhere. So if I am not stopping long at a store then I leave them in the console. That is just because it is easier for me. I know people will say they had them in console and this and that happened to them, but having them in front or back of truck they never had any problems. Well I used to keep them there and I have broken more rods than I would like to count. I now let them ride in the console and for 4 years now not one broken.

meaux fishing · #25 03-23-2010, 03:20 PM

yeah mine ride in the console...no problems

SULPHITE · #26 03-23-2010, 03:28 PM

I've seen the pvc rocket launcer type deal in guide boats at spicers...

fishinpox · #27 03-23-2010, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamsfence

so yall think they would fall out if i left them in the rod holders on the console

i ride to venice 3 hrs one way with rods in the cc rod holders and in the back trolling gunnel holders no problems except a few bugs just make sure yer drag is real tight so your lures dont come un hooked by the wind pullin drag or else you will have a mess on yer hands espc. if you got topwater tied on

Salty · #28 03-23-2010, 03:50 PM

Car washes = hell on standin' rods.

ROOSTER · #29 03-23-2010, 03:50 PM

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billystix custom rods · #30 03-23-2010, 03:59 PM

now let billystix add some thought this thread, i have read each thing posted and most likley over the years i have tried each thing that you all have done.
now the one thing that no body has given thought to , a rod in the stand up postion in your boat "yes it will fly out trees and such also tangle"
but here is a thought that no body has ever given thought to and i as the rod builder i know a little about ""rod stress"" traviling down the highway 6o to 80 mph guess how much whip and whip and whip and whip you put on your custom billystix at that speed or your other rods then when you are out fishing one day and you pick up your favorite rod with #60 or#30 and you go to make a long hard cast or you go up and set a hard set ""snap"" yep you guessed it dam, frigginnn wortheless rod broke the first cast

wonder why

stress on the roasd and over rated line test for said rod.
now i am not trying to preach but it is a fact that i learned many years ago, a rod will whip itself to pcs in a stand up postion in a traveling boat and then i hear " aw man i take dang good care of my equipt and yes you do take good care of your equipt, but you just failed to know that you placed your valuable equipt in harms way by traviling down the highway at 60 to 80 with that rod whiping in the wind putting undo and unnatural stress on said rod.
just some good rod advice from the rod man.

stix

longsidelandry · #31 03-23-2010, 04:06 PM

Where you been Billy?

billystix custom rods · #32 03-23-2010, 04:20 PM

working like a sawmill !!!! man, in all the years i have been building rods i have never been this busy, i have been getting up as early as 3 am trying to catch up but they just keep on placing orders

but i love it.
stix