Fishing Forum

Okay where to start. First off got to lost creek at 730 at the dam and was on the water by 8 am. Right off the bat a small bow, then another, same for my buddy, then nothing. Stopped fishing at 11 am, decided to go get some lunch and figure out where to go next.

After the drive home and to lunch we decided to stop at a local pond in clearfield where we have had luck before catching catfish. Hit the water about 2 pm and from then till about 430, between 3 of us had landed about 25 cats, 2 keeps the rest 12-15 inches.

Okay the rod holders worked out good, like tubedude said, bottom of the poles did get a little wet, but was thinking of putting something on the bottom holes to keep the water out. The bar across the middle which has the rod holders attached, seemed to help with my seat issue somehow. usually the back slouches after about an hour, but did not happen until we were about to leave, plus it makes a good place to rest your arms, etc. I am not sure about having to make the holders bigger, will have to check on that some more, went in all the up to the reels, but loved it. One of the pics is me catching the keeper I landed, and having another kittie on the other pole. I was using 4lb test line so it took a few minutes to get the one in, then pulled in the other. Last week had a similar situation happen and almost lost a pole, but thanks to the rod holders it stayed till I was ready to reel it in!

Thanks for all the help in the best of the best threads, without all the info I would not have what I have now, so thanks to everyone.

Bean
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Maybe not cap the bottom but make the tubes taller so rods are up higher? That's what I did on mine. I would want to keep it open so it could dry.....
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Nice report and nice pics. Way to go on getting some for the table. Now you just need to go to the recipe board and find some good recipes for the Kitties.[cool]
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Sounds like things went well. One of the things I liked about the ODC over my U shaped tube was not having the bar in front but if it would make the seat more comfortable I may have to put one back in. Would love to hear if it keeps helping.

The bad part about plugging the bottom of your pvc is if water gets in it from a wave or rain it's just there and can build up. I have mine mounted to a board so I raised them alittle and solved the problem. One of the tubes was too short to do that so I just made a new one. Should have just done that with all of them. Planning on starting long and then cutting down when I make my holder for the ODC.
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[cool][#0000ff]Good report. Sounds like you are getting in touch with reality, and finding out what the real issues are. When it is all said and done, you should have something that works for you and with which you are entirely happy. We all have our own styles and personal preferences, and there are no laws that dictate exactly what we have to do. Thankfully.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glad you appreciate the Best of the Best threads. I put a lot of time and work into putting those together and updating them. I do so because I know most of the questions and concerns of newbie tubers...and they are usually the same things. By collecting past threads and info posts into categories, it should make it a lot easier for someone to find what they want without having to feel stupid by asking the same old questions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, my thanks to all the members who continue to post up their questions and comments...and pictures. We have a pretty good group of members who really do most of the "heavy lifting" on our forum. I just try to keep everything channeled and organized.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]So...keep on working on your designs and posting your pics. No matter how "different" some of your ideas, they all serve to help us learn more and to at least eliminate some things that might not work as well...and to know why, before we blow more money on PVC.[/#0000ff]
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