Thread: Rod Storage

I'm having trouble finding an 8 ft. hard sided Rod carrier for multiple 7 and 8 ft. rods to bring down to the beach. If anyone knows of a good one can you let me know.

Get ya a 10' piece of drain pipe cut to length and a couple of end caps. Less than $20.

I am assuming you are not flying and therefore don't care about air-line acceptability. I've had some luck with a large ski-bag from "Play-it-again-sports" where the main purpose was concealment and convenience and not damage resistance from kids or pets playing cargo leapfrog. For two-piece rods breaking down to sections of 4-5' each a golf bag cover or large duffle works too.

Thin-walled plastic pipe is much lighter than heavy duty (schedule 40) and lacks the holes of drain. (Although any rod damaged by water leakage was no loss, you don't want the curious to get a free view of the goods.) An empty carpet core is priced right (1 dumpster-dive) and standard pipe-caps fit and can be recycled.

Put rods in a sleeve inside the tube or otherwise separate the parts -- rubbing other rods or continually vibrating against another part of the same rod is not healthy for finishes. Do not stick the little section through a large guide on another section for the same reason -- plus don't damage a large guide by repeated impact to the inner rig. Do alternate rods nose-to-tail to fill the tube evenly.

Piece of PVC pipe and couple of caps

I've made one of the PVC carriers, and stuck pieces of foam rubber (cut to fit) inside the caps. Works like a charm!!!

Flambeau 6095 Bazuka Pro Rod Tube | Sportsman's Warehouse

This is what mine comes in......many rods will fit when placed with the butts oposite including a few with the 70mm guides

With a name like BAZUKA, I think it is: "Problem Solved"

Ah what the heck just do like Carl basically said I should do when I asked about reel protection..just chunk them in the back of the truck..only kidding. The end capped pvc is the economical way to go, plus effective.

Originally Posted by FinChaser

With a name like BAZUKA, I think it is: "Problem Solved"

Unless you take it on a plane!

TSA: "Sir, do you have anything to declare."
Fishman: "No, just my BAZUKA."

LOL

no plane for me, but that has made many trips full of rods, especially when I was going offshore too.....it is amazing just how many will fit in it packed right....drilled one extra hole for the 9fter to fit ....been working on 2pc for the future.....downsizing a little

I have a couple others not so big and long