Thread: Rod holders for transport

That should work

Cant wait to try it out

I'm still trying to muddle through my idea. I can see that if you had a 16' rod and an 8' rod on the same bar, raising the 16' rod tip a foot would raise the 8' rod less distance. Kinda the reverse of firing a rifle at 100 yards and missing by 2" would be a greater miss at 200 yards, and would increase at a greater rate with distance out. But if you had all rods the same length, say 14' foot rods, wouldn't rotating the bar to raise one rod to 6" higher from the water raise all 14' rods attached to that bar the same distance? Seems like that would be true, regardless of it's angle to the water? Seems like the rotation of the rod should produce the same effect at the rod tip of all rods of the same length attached to that bar? But hey! What do I know! Never was accused of being the brightest bulb on the tree when it came to math, geometry, etc.! Just sayin'.....

Originally Posted by ski trip

I'm still trying to muddle through my idea. I can see that if you had a 16' rod and an 8' rod on the same bar, raising the 16' rod tip a foot would raise the 8' rod less distance. Kinda the reverse of firing a rifle at 100 yards and missing by 2" would be a greater miss at 200 yards, and would increase at a greater rate with distance out. But if you had all rods the same length, say 14' foot rods, wouldn't rotating the bar to raise one rod to 6" higher from the water raise all 14' rods attached to that bar the same distance? Seems like that would be true, regardless of it's angle to the water? Seems like the rotation of the rod should produce the same effect at the rod tip of all rods of the same length attached to that bar? But hey! What do I know! Never was accused of being the brightest bulb on the tree when it came to math, geometry, etc.! Just sayin'.....

You are correct. I understand what you are saying and that is why I have always adjusted mine one at at time when changing between pushing and pulling because when I rotate the top bar it changes all my holders (kinda hard to explain). I think some of the folks are talking about having a different weight person in the back of the boat at different times thus changing the height of rod tips from trip to trip. If you have them set for the length rods, then rotating the one bar will not get you exact but should get real close. Plus, I do not know many people that push with a combination of 16' and 8' rods.

Should have said "rotation of the bar", not "rotation of the rod" near the end of post.

I think it will work as all rod tips are same distance from water. Rotating bar all are attached to should raise all same distance .

I don't either, Scott. I was just trying to make the point, and agree, that all the rods on a bar would have to have the same length for rotation of the bar to have the same effect of each rod. Also, I like your clamp on the top as opposed to my original post about a sleeve with a set screw. Your clamp would appear to be not only easier but more effective. Also, I finally got it through my thick skull, I think, of what Steve was saying about the angle of the rod. If a rod was sticking almost straight sideways, raising the rod tip of the one sticking straight forward 6 inches (by rotating the bar) couldn't produce the same 6 inches raise on the sideways rod. I think that's the angle he was talking about, and I agree with him. Well, I feel like I'm so I'm gonna shut up! Enjoyed the discussion.

That's exactly what I was talking about Ski Trip. My side rods are straight out and almost parallel to the t-bar where the inside rod will be perpendicular to it. The further I go out to the side, the more adjustment I have to make for the same rodtip distance. BTW, I keep my rod holders just snug and I am able to raise, lower, or go side-to-side without using the wrench 95% of the time. You have to make sure there are no burrs or slivers of aluminum on the rubbing surfaces and that everything is really smooth (almost like being lapped) but once you get these holders to that point of being "broke in" it is really easy to adjust them individually without a tool. It helps to deburr all the edges and making sure everything is really clean when first assembling the holders.