way to protect the rods

[Lets_Fish]

Depending on the type of yak you are using will determine if and where you can store your rods. My 1st yak was a Hobie Quest and I could store them inside, but was just as comfortable lashing them to the side using the paddle keeper on one side. I also had a Malibu X-13 that I could not store rods in through the front hatch since it had a wet well there. I did the same thing on this one.

Now I have a Hobie Outback and the front hatch does not give one much room to slide the rods through with the mirage drive in the middle, so I plan on doing basicly the same thing. The few changes that I will make are:
1) Use a rod wrap to hold all my rods together.

2) Bungee the front and rear of the roads to the yak just to keep them close without to much pressure so they do not spear anyone next to the yak.

If you store them this way you may want to place the rod butts towards the front of the yak with the tips to the rear and remove your reels and store them in a dry bag in the front hatch. This way the butts (typical stronger end) would hit the ground/object first reducing any damage to the rods and the tips.

I will try to post a pic of the rod wrap that I have later. I did a search but could not find a pic of the one I have. It also comes in handy carring the rods any distance as it's like a sling.

Here's the pic of the rod wrap sling.