07-08-2003, 11:15 AM
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I am impressed by your rod rack creation. It looks like you like PVC too. My only concern would be the weight factor, if you needed to carry your setup any distance to the water. And, by the way, where do you do most of your fishing and for what species? Living in Riverside, I'm guessing you hit Perris a bit. I used to live in Riverside myself, back in the late sixties. I also spent time on Arrowhead and Big Bear...and the Salton Sea.
On that rack you made, I might suggest that you include a length of "fun noodle"...that floating stuff they sell for kids to play with in swimming pools. It would not add much to the overall weight, but could help offset some of the weight when you have the unit strapped on and in the water...kind of like an outrigger. Otherwise, I can see a potential for pulling your craft over to the right.
That brings up another question. How do you like that "Water Skeeter"? Some folks love them. Others say they are not too stable, with their banana shaped air chambers. You sit up very high out of the water and this sometimes creates the potential for rollover, if you do not pay attention to maintaining your center of gravity.
I'm predicting that after working with your nifty creation that you will do as I have been doing. That is to try to scale back in terms of bulk and weight. Let us know how your maiden voyage goes.
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I am impressed by your rod rack creation. It looks like you like PVC too. My only concern would be the weight factor, if you needed to carry your setup any distance to the water. And, by the way, where do you do most of your fishing and for what species? Living in Riverside, I'm guessing you hit Perris a bit. I used to live in Riverside myself, back in the late sixties. I also spent time on Arrowhead and Big Bear...and the Salton Sea.
On that rack you made, I might suggest that you include a length of "fun noodle"...that floating stuff they sell for kids to play with in swimming pools. It would not add much to the overall weight, but could help offset some of the weight when you have the unit strapped on and in the water...kind of like an outrigger. Otherwise, I can see a potential for pulling your craft over to the right.
That brings up another question. How do you like that "Water Skeeter"? Some folks love them. Others say they are not too stable, with their banana shaped air chambers. You sit up very high out of the water and this sometimes creates the potential for rollover, if you do not pay attention to maintaining your center of gravity.
I'm predicting that after working with your nifty creation that you will do as I have been doing. That is to try to scale back in terms of bulk and weight. Let us know how your maiden voyage goes.
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