03-28-2008, 12:41 PM
Thanks Everybody,
I liked the swepted design of ATFISHING's rod holder, so I went with it. The main thing I did different is made its frame to "hug" the tube and make it lower profile. I plan on cementing the rear two holders into place and leaving the front one loose so it can rotate 360 (based on ATFISHING's design).
Flygoddess, you cant really tell from the picture because I cropped it, but they are not really staggered. You are right about that because when I was on the water I rotated them all out about 10 degrees which gave them a stagger (and better clearance for a spinning reel). This got them further away from me while I was casting. I plan on rotating them permently.
TubeDude, my first trip taught me a lesson about controlling my tubes position. You can be sloppy without anything attached to your tube and still be forgiving, as soon as gear is attached its a new ballgame. Last night I started looking into fins, to replace my outcast plastic fins that I bought with the tube. I bought a set of neoprene felt bottom wader/tubing boots from cabelas, and a set of the Mares Plana Avanti X3 fins from Diver Supply. I am hoping that this combo will give me more control over my rotational position. After all that it is just practice, practice, and practice.
- Rob
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I liked the swepted design of ATFISHING's rod holder, so I went with it. The main thing I did different is made its frame to "hug" the tube and make it lower profile. I plan on cementing the rear two holders into place and leaving the front one loose so it can rotate 360 (based on ATFISHING's design).
Flygoddess, you cant really tell from the picture because I cropped it, but they are not really staggered. You are right about that because when I was on the water I rotated them all out about 10 degrees which gave them a stagger (and better clearance for a spinning reel). This got them further away from me while I was casting. I plan on rotating them permently.
TubeDude, my first trip taught me a lesson about controlling my tubes position. You can be sloppy without anything attached to your tube and still be forgiving, as soon as gear is attached its a new ballgame. Last night I started looking into fins, to replace my outcast plastic fins that I bought with the tube. I bought a set of neoprene felt bottom wader/tubing boots from cabelas, and a set of the Mares Plana Avanti X3 fins from Diver Supply. I am hoping that this combo will give me more control over my rotational position. After all that it is just practice, practice, and practice.
- Rob
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