Made my own Spider Rigs

I go speck (crappie) fishing every year and never do very well. I am determined to catch them this year! I have never spider rigged and finally have the equipment to do it. I am cheap and won't pay $120+ for a set of rod holders. I made two of these, which screw into a 3/8" base, and they cost me $44 each in parts.

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I have a bay boat and didn't want to drill a bunch of holes into it for the rod holders. I made a template of the front of the boat with cardboard and cut it out of 3/4" wood. I made a hole for my seat base, and it holds everything in place. I cut out a hole for my minnow bucket and screwed some 3/8" bases and my sonar into it. I put some window sealing rubber on the bottom for paddng. I think it is going to work well, but haven't gotten to water test it yet.

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Looks good!

I'm in North Lakeland, we'll have to link up sometime this fall/winter.

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Originally Posted by sunshine

Looks good!

I'm in North Lakeland, we'll have to link up sometime this fall/winter.

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Definitely!

Looks good. Very neat. :ThumbsUp

You sir have skills

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Did you include the cost of all the tools needed? lol

I had all the tools and some of the other stuff. The biggest cost was the individual rod holders. I got those off of eBay for $45 shipped, which was included in the cost.

Looks great- good job!

Look good

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Great job. Good fishing :fish

Color me impressed. I modified the ones I bought but nothing as nice as your set up.

Could you put together a parts list, specifically, the bases and clamps that fasten the rod holders? That looks really clean, I'd like to use the same construction to make a trolling rod rack in my boat.

Great idea and implementation!

Nice job!:highfive

Very well done sir. I have heard that frugality can be quite the mother of invention. You have obvious skills!!! Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Atimm693

Could you put together a parts list, specifically, the bases and clamps that fasten the rod holders? That looks really clean, I'd like to use the same construction to make a trolling rod rack in my boat.

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Will do! I think I got most of it from Lowes.

Crappie fisherpeoples iz the most creative humans I know ...

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Rickie

I don’t say it often, but well done! I can tell you that when folks ask how to mount rod holders without drilling the boat, this is going to be the number one answer. Very nice work.

Very nice setup,great job!

Nice job, I appreciate your ingenuity!


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Hills makes good rod holders!

6 of the individual rod holders are Hills!

I have been looking to buy a boat for a few months now. I'm still trying to decide which one. I was thinking last night of different ways to to do a rod holder set up without drilling into a brand new boat oat if I buy one. Then I get on here and see this which is somewhat like I had in mind. You did a fine job. I like the rail accessory side rails on some of the boats, but the boat I want does not have it, hence the reason I was brainstorming ideas like this. You might have just helped me out. Thank you