Revo dilemma

[GregAndrew]

I have seen a few sweet looking PVC combo arm rests/ rod holders that could also support the type of crossbar that Bob mentioned.

Does Lowrance make a thru hull transducer for the Elite 5? (not a shoot through, but a drill through).

[robmandel]

josh, I have the mad frog gear liberator which I use on my prowler 13.

http://www.madfroggear.com/liberator/liberator.html

actually works really well. not a permanent mount or anything though.

[mrJB]

You don't need a crossbar or have to worry about bait tank access if you make a pair similar to one of these. On one I cut slots in the PVC so it would fit, on a better version I ground down the tube. They work great, are fully adjustable, don't get in the way, and give you two options on each holder.

[Adam12]

What size pvc is that? How long is the longer tube?

[mrJB]

The PVC is 1 1/2" which must be slotted or ground down to fit snugly.
1 1/4" is too loose for my liking.

The length is personal preference and would depend on your rod's butt length, and also how close you want the end of the holder to be by your side.

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by mrJB

The PVC is 1 1/2" which must be slotted or ground down to fit snugly.
1 1/4" is too loose for my liking.

Add a few wraps of Gorilla Tape and the 1 1/4" pipe works perfectly.

Bob

[StinkyMatt]

Made my rod holders today, the simplest, most useful thing I did to my kayak. Thanks so much for this post.

Do not go too short on the rod holder pipes, try and try twice.

Buy the black pipe at Home Depot.

Used a plastic Perrier bottle to flare the ends.

I used the 1.5in pipe. It is wider and can accomodate a big wide rod blank easier. There is a large amount of material you need to sand/ grind away from the 1.5 pipes, use very coarse paper on your sander (50 or 60) then finish with something finer.

Make sure you sand the PVC if you plan on paining it. Flat black came our bitchin!

[Vikingj]

I made one of Bob's PVC crossbar rod holder extensions that fit into the revo rod holders. Thanks for sharing!
see http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=3583

It worked well but I never used the left side since I had a lft front mounted rod holder and the baitbarge guy had trouble accessing my bait tank.

JB let me use his single arm rod holder (seen above) and I really love using it (don't expect to get it back, John!). It's more simple, takes less space, easy to watch rod tip, and is more accessible.

Wayne

[mrJB]

Of course it yours.... now about your secret hali-holes....

[RedSledTeam]

MrJB,
can you share with us how you flared the pvc pipe?