Thread: Mounting Rod Holder Bases to deck

I had the mounts that came with the driftmaster. They did not cut it for me. I had Hamilton machine make me some and mounted them. You could hang upside down on one side and not pull free of the boat. I also used epoxy to make sure I had a good fit and used 6 srrews instead of the 3 that come with the system.

Good question Oldwun...I too am ready to purchase rod holders (leaning towards Perotti) and have 2 concerns: 1) How tall will the base plate protrude when the vertical rod is removed...I'm afraid it may cause a triping hazard when I'm trying to bass fish and 2) will the hardware that accompanies the rod holders provide enough stability without mounting the base plate to the bassboat deck without underneath access to place a bolt.

look at http://www.hitekstuff.com/

It looks like some like Driftmaster, Hi tech and a few others have bases that are thin and should not be a tripping problem. In other threads I see where fishermen are having bases made thicker so the vertical post is solid. But I still have not heard from anyone who has mounted the bases on a bass boat deck. I cannot get under my front deck that far forward. I guess I will fire an email to a couple of those companies and see what they recommend. I will let you know what they say.

Good fishing!!

oldwun look at your pm

Guys,check this fella out,Maynard makes a neat deal to attach bases to bass boats,no drilling,I dont know how to post the link,,his website is,,,,extremefishingconcepts.com....hope this helps you out...sam

We have mounted bases in several bass boats. Get the correct stainless, sheet metal type screws, and either mix up some epoxy or fiberglass resin to dab in the pilot holes and on the screws and they will be there for a good long time. I like the Tite-Lok holders. The base is small, and flat and they offer a rubber pad that can be put in the base when not using the holders. Makes a nice, neat installation.

See above post from 22footer about using screws and epoxy to mount the bases on our decks. Booger1 left me his phone number as he has mounted his under the same deal as ours. Driftmaster sent me the same recommendation as 22footer.