I’m trying to figure out fly fishing here in Montana and it’s a nuisance having to assemble and string the fly rod if I want to fish. I see the roof-top storage units on lots of vehicles, but I wanted something cheaper and kept under my Dodge’s topper.
Here’s what I came up with for under $10 (schedule 20, 2” pvc 10’ stick).
Marked and made 2 parallel cuts the width of my fly reel.
Heated the pvc with a propane torch and bent it up.
Slid-in rod and reel for a test fitting.
Removed rod, heated pvc until it softened, put in the rod/reel and formed the plastic around it. I had a couple minutes it remained pliable.
Trimmed off the excess to it’s easy to pry up to insert/ remove the rod and reel. Not shown cut the tube to length on both ends and rounded the corners.
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Here’s what I came up with for under $10 (schedule 20, 2” pvc 10’ stick).
Marked and made 2 parallel cuts the width of my fly reel.
Heated the pvc with a propane torch and bent it up.
Slid-in rod and reel for a test fitting.
Removed rod, heated pvc until it softened, put in the rod/reel and formed the plastic around it. I had a couple minutes it remained pliable.
Trimmed off the excess to it’s easy to pry up to insert/ remove the rod and reel. Not shown cut the tube to length on both ends and rounded the corners.
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