Fishing Rod Storage in a Caravan?? Where do you keep them?

only because they wont fit with the reels on in a 40mm pipe. as i said i cant be bothered pulling the reels off them and then having to refit them when on holidays. thanks

I didn't see any mention of reels in your original post. If I had I wouldn't have suggesred that size pipes. Sorry.

no problem. good idea if i wasnt so lazy

thought of that but i have to take three bike also which i fit on back and tie down on bumper. the pvc pipe along back would be in the way of the straps for securing the bikes. i have a bracket on the bumper rails that run to underside of van for these straps. i may revisit the idea though. thanks mick

Disco ,
If people can avoid telescopic rods , they should . They are easy to store , but have poor actions and are easilly broken .
Willie .

i said we will get some magic suggestions. if i could be bothered taking the reels off the inside the bumper idea would be clever.

thanks everyone for your input. i will be down in the garage staring at the van for a bit longer now with these ideas in mind and i am sure i will come up with something.

any other ideas out there? i am sure most of us take them with us on holidays. where do you all keep them?

i currently have them in a drawstring type bag made of some waterproof type material that used to be used by someone for part of his sailing gear. it is about 5 foot long. i reckon i will end up tying this bag to the bumper, bikes or pvc annexe pole storage at front.

thanks for your ideas ... mick

hi willie as your an ex tackle guy who obviously can catch a fish or two just wonder in what are the 2 x baitcasters and rods to suit and the 2 x spin reels and the rods you take away with you to cover your needs
see you greg

Greg ,

Depends where I am headed but usually , the two baitcast rods are made up of an 8kg barra rod and a 4kg bass / flathead rod .

The two 6 ft spin rods are made up of a 4 kg bream rod and a ball tearer 10 kg spin outfit for casting to pelagics out of the boat with a high speed eggbeater and gel spun .

I have a light 10 ft beach rod and a heavy 10 ft overhead spin rod .

I can handle most situations with those .

Cheers ,

Willie .

thanks willie for the feedback appreciate info from guys who know what there doing i will follow your lead to round out my fishing gear - i assume carbon fibre rods g loomis or similar and shimano calcutta or ABU baitcasters and maybe with stradic or baitrunner spin reels
see you greg

Silstar rods , Okuma spinning reels and Shimano high speed overhead and baitcasters .
Willie .

cheers willie thanks greg

hi Nige - i fixed 4 lengths of 40mm pipe ($15 ea from bunnings) running front to rear underside of van. they are held in place with metal saddles screw fixed directly to metal floor framing. i have started with 2 pipes at the rear as close as possible to the large outside floor supports. these two run parallel up to my water tank where they then curve and run to the front and finish under my gas bottles just inside the A frame. i then ran 2 more up the other side. looking at the rear of the van they look like i have fitted a dual twin system exhaust. to stop the pvc pipes sliding in the saddles i have used 1 zip tie at the rear wrapped around the saddle and pipe by going in the pvc from 1 side and straight out up against the inside of the pipe and back around to the beginning of the zip tie.

i then push the normal drinking water hose up one of the pipes from the rear and when it gets to the front i curve it over to the other side and run it to the back. when it goes out the back i link them both up with a click in hose joiner. i do the same with the sullage hose. i have 20 meters of each. i use the 40mm as it allows for the sullage hose to fit in either pipe and gives enough room without taking up too much room under the van. it actually gives no problems with clearance as the main floor beams ar all lower. My van is a Jayco Swan Camper. Good Luck... Mick

thanks, I'll poke me head under ours (a Goldstream) and see how that will work out

have a look at thread 51399 for some photos to give you an idea. i took Dunco's ideas and photos one step further and fixed with the screws and saddles not zip ties so i didnt have to keep checking them. i used screws similar to roofing screws so they wont snap off or break along the way. just remember to pre-drill them first.

i also ran my hoses down one side and across to other to stop the kinking. any problems let me know your email address.

i like your thinking and will now work on something soon - hopefully works out. thanks mick

I didn't realise you wanted to leave the reels on. If you come up with a solution, post it on this forum and let us all know. Good luck.

Yeh ,
I got caught out by that too ! I never leave reels on .
Willie .

i would be happy to leave the reels off and sit down and relax and put them on while on holidays. only problem is when the kids wants to go fishing they want to go now!! also when the mrs wants me to take the kids fishing she wants me to take them now!! so i guess if i want to keep the peace and not stress i am better off keeping the reels on. i think you all know what i mean ;)

thanks fred but as i have a swan camper i need to keep access clear for the bed support stays which limits what i fit in certain places. thanks anyway mick

Higgo, you are a dead set legend. Perfect solution.