Ram mount ? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

echo1er · 08-03-2013, 10:55 PM

It broke while on the water today in oceanside. Lets say rod combo is on the ocean floor . Tried to bring it back up but it's a lost

alanw · 08-04-2013, 01:13 AM

This looks like a job for Superman!

That stinks man

makobob · 08-04-2013, 09:46 AM

Another donation to the bank of the Pacific, forgot your rod leash?

echo1er · 08-04-2013, 10:10 AM

It was on the mount. The whole mount fell off. The (ram tube)

bus kid · 08-04-2013, 10:12 AM

What ram tube, the one on the ball mount, or the one that locks in?

CR Yaker · 08-04-2013, 12:50 PM

Yeah, I would never attach a rod leash to a rod holder. I've broken those Yak track inserts off of the Scotty Mounts. Luckily I caught the mount with a quick dive into the water.

LOL.
I've never been happy with Scotty or Ram rod holders.
Now I'm using the Railblaza mounts with the new AI. When they bring out the new rod holder, game over. But I still would never trust them 100%, always a rod leash attached to the kayak.
Sooner or later you can assume your going to end up tipping over in the drink and anything that doesn't attach with a leash or float will be lost. Just a matter of time, when your most vulnerable. I never assume anymore.

Sorry to hear of your expensive mistake, I'm sure it will never happen again.

easyday · 08-04-2013, 03:48 PM

That sucks man was it a tube or just the rod holder. I have an extra ram rod holder with no mount if you want you can have it.

echo1er · 08-09-2013, 09:17 PM

What ram tube, the one on the ball mount, or the one that locks in?

yeah its the ball mount.

thanks for this info it is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icg8tqMEido

easyday

thats okay. I don't need another ram holder. Oceanside Dive & Kayak (Rik) got one on order for me.

ful-rac · 08-09-2013, 10:20 PM

I have never had any of my scotty products fail me...at least not yet...they make good stuff. Ram makes excellent products as well, but the rod holders....are just not heavy duty enough in my opinion. Sorry you lost a rod...hope you got the gps #s.

echo1er · 08-09-2013, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

I have never had any of my scotty products fail me...at least not yet...they make good stuff. Ram makes excellent products as well, but the rod holders....are just not heavy duty enough in my opinion. Sorry you lost a rod...hope you got the gps #s.

true ram lasted for almost two years now. Yeah that rod really meant a lot to me for conventional reel from my wife's uncle when I came back from Afgan. But hey I learned a lot from this lost as well.

Lipripper92592 · 08-10-2013, 10:02 AM

Check out Cisco Fishing systems http://www.ciscofishingsystemsltd.co...od-holder-5126

the cradle mount is pretty sweet as well. All aluminum and Stainless construction, torque band is similar to the ones on bike seat posts, so if it can hold over 200 pounds of direct pressure, I'm sure these will last a lifetime.....they are not cheap, but 100% quality.

08-03-2013, 10:55 PM	#1
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	Ram mount ? It broke while on the water today in oceanside. Lets say rod combo is on the ocean floor . Tried to bring it back up but it's a lost

08-04-2013, 01:13 AM	#2
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08-04-2013, 09:46 AM	#3
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08-04-2013, 10:12 AM	#5
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	What ram tube, the one on the ball mount, or the one that locks in? __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

08-04-2013, 12:50 PM	#6
CR Yaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Jaco, Costa Rica Posts: 119	Yeah, I would never attach a rod leash to a rod holder. I've broken those Yak track inserts off of the Scotty Mounts. Luckily I caught the mount with a quick dive into the water. LOL. I've never been happy with Scotty or Ram rod holders. Now I'm using the Railblaza mounts with the new AI. When they bring out the new rod holder, game over. But I still would never trust them 100%, always a rod leash attached to the kayak. Sooner or later you can assume your going to end up tipping over in the drink and anything that doesn't attach with a leash or float will be lost. Just a matter of time, when your most vulnerable. I never assume anymore. Sorry to hear of your expensive mistake, I'm sure it will never happen again. Last edited by CR Yaker; 08-04-2013 at 01:11 PM.

08-04-2013, 10:10 AM	#4
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	It was on the mount. The whole mount fell off. The (ram tube)

08-04-2013, 03:48 PM	#7
easyday Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,470	That sucks man was it a tube or just the rod holder. I have an extra ram rod holder with no mount if you want you can have it. __________________

08-09-2013, 09:17 PM	#8
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	What ram tube, the one on the ball mount, or the one that locks in? yeah its the ball mount. thanks for this info it is awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icg8tqMEido easyday thats okay. I don't need another ram holder. Oceanside Dive & Kayak (Rik) got one on order for me.

08-09-2013, 10:20 PM	#9
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I have never had any of my scotty products fail me...at least not yet...they make good stuff. Ram makes excellent products as well, but the rod holders....are just not heavy duty enough in my opinion. Sorry you lost a rod...hope you got the gps #s. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

08-10-2013, 10:02 AM	#11
Lipripper92592 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 516	Check out Cisco Fishing systems http://www.ciscofishingsystemsltd.co...od-holder-5126 the cradle mount is pretty sweet as well. All aluminum and Stainless construction, torque band is similar to the ones on bike seat posts, so if it can hold over 200 pounds of direct pressure, I'm sure these will last a lifetime.....they are not cheap, but 100% quality.