Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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04/18/22 05:53 PM
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If you where to rough up the two inside surfaces of your fender washers so the would give you more friction perhaps. Or cut some matching washers out of sandpaper and glue them to the fender washers? I do like you usage of castle nut.
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Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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04/18/22 06:03 PM
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Nice choice of a reel. I like the opposing u's to hold the rod. Can just grab it and pull straight up for a for a hook. my pole holds are built with a slight upward tilt. I adjust how the pole orients by the way I stick it in the ground. Your design is interesting.
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Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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04/18/22 06:22 PM
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We always just used a Y stick stuck in the ground.If you wanted to walk away for a bit,,just lay a rock on the end of your rod handle.All equipment was found on sight.
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Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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I solved this by simply creating 2 separate rod holders. 1 for the front and one for the back. Easy to adjust for any rod and if you want to angle the tip up you just don't use the rear one
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Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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04/18/22 07:11 PM
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So I put this little deal together the other day after having the idea in my head for the last year or so. Basically was trying to improve on my last version by making something lighter and would still also me to position my my rod at different positions. Sometimes I want it straight up , somtimes straight ect. Problem is the last one dint have the best locking mechanism. Was more of a friction thing then a positive lock. Anything over about a 10lbs fish would end up moving it if I tight lined but I let them take it with the clicker or light drag 60% of the time. Anyhow this is what I came up with Now the way it works is theirs two different sized castle nuts ,one in the actual holder and one on the stake. I welded a nut on the back side of the one on the stake and drilled it out to work as a center guide bushing deal Problem is the number of teeth kinda limited my angles I could get. I think it will give me like 3 right now max. Want to know if anyone knew of something that would work better in place of the castle nuts for a positive lock The old design was basically the same but used to fender washers and anything over 10lbs with a tight line would move it. Ideas ? Thanks the bike seat washers could definitely work for you you could also make up a setup with 2 big fender washers and drill a series of holes around for the favorite angles the a hair pin cotter wood give a positive stop , and the nut would keep it from flopping there are actualy several ways 2 big fender washers could work my other thought is turn your rod holder part that rotates 90 degrees get that weight over the stake rather than off to the side it would require changing the front bend but not the back you say it moves when you tight line anything over 10 pounds , but like you said most of the time you let the cliccker tell you when you have a bite weight reduction , portability , storage , transport and not needing to drive stakes would be my other thoughts you fish mostly waters with dirt or clay banks it sounds like , not sure if your goal is to make these to sell or not weight reduction could happen a few ways a pvc tube with a bracket that mounts to the stake could reduce weight and probably steel cost another thought if you want to be able to really hold big fish with pounds of drag how about a pvc tube with a set of legs at the front that take the weight and basically a double stake plate at the back of the tube to use crossed stakes to hold that down , you could still adjust angle but you would have 3 points of contact rather than 1 and that back would be seriously anchored the front legs could even be made of painted fiberglass rebar to cut your weight since you don't need to drive them in
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Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE]
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04/20/22 07:30 PM
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So I put this little deal together the other day after having the idea in my head for the last year or so. Basically was trying to improve on my last version by making something lighter and would still also me to position my my rod at different positions. Sometimes I want it straight up , somtimes straight ect. Problem is the last one dint have the best locking mechanism. Was more of a friction thing then a positive lock. Anything over about a 10lbs fish would end up moving it if I tight lined but I let them take it with the clicker or light drag 60% of the time. Anyhow this is what I came up with Now the way it works is theirs two different sized castle nuts ,one in the actual holder and one on the stake. I welded a nut on the back side of the one on the stake and drilled it out to work as a center guide bushing deal Problem is the number of teeth kinda limited my angles I could get. I think it will give me like 3 right now max. Want to know if anyone knew of something that would work better in place of the castle nuts for a positive lock The old design was basically the same but used to fender washers and anything over 10lbs with a tight line would move it. Ideas ? Thanks the bike seat washers could definitely work for you you could also make up a setup with 2 big fender washers and drill a series of holes around for the favorite angles the a hair pin cotter wood give a positive stop , and the nut would keep it from flopping there are actualy several ways 2 big fender washers could work my other thought is turn your rod holder part that rotates 90 degrees get that weight over the stake rather than off to the side it would require changing the front bend but not the back you say it moves when you tight line anything over 10 pounds , but like you said most of the time you let the cliccker tell you when you have a bite weight reduction , portability , storage , transport and not needing to drive stakes would be my other thoughts you fish mostly waters with dirt or clay banks it sounds like , not sure if your goal is to make these to sell or not weight reduction could happen a few ways a pvc tube with a bracket that mounts to the stake could reduce weight and probably steel cost another thought if you want to be able to really hold big fish with pounds of drag how about a pvc tube with a set of legs at the front that take the weight and basically a double stake plate at the back of the tube to use crossed stakes to hold that down , you could still adjust angle but you would have 3 points of contact rather than 1 and that back would be seriously anchored the front legs could even be made of painted fiberglass rebar to cut your weight since you don't need to drive them in Very interesting as usual GP. The only reason I have it off the the side and not on the top is Soni can happer the stake in and not mess with the holder. The last ones I made like that ended up breaking them hammering them into a baked red clay bank. Also really like the drilled hole washer idea,the problem is I really don't wanna have to have a cotter pin I gotta keep track of.
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Re: Locking Rod Holder Design ..Ideas ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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04/20/22 07:43 PM
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A short lamp chain tacked to your cotter pin would solve that
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