Homemade Rod Racks

[Gavin]

Here is one I made several years ago...not hard if you have some hole saws. You could easily adapt it to hold casters and spinners.

[RSBreth]

I made one like Gavin's but it runs the length of a garage wall for all of the rods I don't use all the time but rotate in when the season for them is on. It's not pretty but works. I do have couple of these in my office/tackle shop:http://www.cabelas.com/product/Berkley-Horizontal-Rod-Racks/700061.uts?productVariantId=1191566&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=00007192&rid=40&channel=GoogleBaseUSA&mr:trackingCode=705284C8-958E-DF11-A0C8-002219318F67&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=38095789871&mr:keyword&mr:match&mr:filter=57964760591&gclid=CPWo-Pe72rsCFaxr7Aod12IAag&gclsrc=aw.ds

But I mount them both side by side to the wall to hold 8 rods vertically with the butts on the floor instead of 4 horizontally. I have two so I have 16 stored like that - I need another one now after Christmas - ran out of room.

[fishinwrench]

Wrench:

What is that -- Elf on the Shelf there at the bottom?

Old Plug nailed it. It's a Jack Bushacker voodoo doll.

[fishinwrench]

It's probably not a big deal, but if you're wanting to store rods that are one piece and not in tubes, it is better to have them sitting vertically rather than horizontally and supported only near the ends. You don't want the weight of the rod to put any kind of a bend in it that might take a set and become more or less permanent.

It's always been my motto that if they are gonna sit there long enough to take a set then you should give them away.

[Old plug]

It's probably not a big deal, but if you're wanting to store rods that are one piece and not in tubes, it is better to have them sitting vertically rather than horizontally and supported only near the ends. You don't want the weight of the rod to put any kind of a bend in it that might take a set and become more or less permanent.

It's probably not a big deal, but if you're wanting to store rods that are one piece and not in tubes, it is better to have them sitting vertically rather than horizontally and supported only near the ends. You don't want the weight of the rod to put any kind of a bend in it that might take a set and become more or less permanent.

It's probably not a big deal, but if you're wanting to store rods that are one piece and not in tubes, it is better to have them sitting vertically rather than horizontally and supported only near the ends. You don't want the weight of the rod to put any kind of a bend in it that might take a set and become more or less permanent.

In the entire time I have known him Al I can assure you they will not set long enought to take a set.

[Pat Magee]

Great designs guys, very inspiring! I am working on mine this week and if I get it done I will post someone pictures. Thanks for all of the tips.

[fishinwrench]

I agree though, one piece rods need to be stored vertical, or left in the rod box of your boat.

My "system" for THEM is a freakin mess!

[Pepe]

I am a lousy carpenter so made a very suitable rack using only my cordless screwdriver and a hand saw. I bought a 1" x 4" pine board, cut it and assembled to resemble a capital E. I screwed some PVC end caps onto the boards about 6" apart all along the boards. Then I cut some PVC pipe just long enough to hold a rod & reel upright (about 8-10") and pushed them into the caps. No need to take the reels or baits off the rods as they are seperated just enough.

[MOPanfisher]

I was even more of an untalented cheapskate. I bought a couple of the cheap foam insert rod holders that are made to hold them horizontally and mounted them vertical so that provide twice the rod holding ability. Ended up with a length of 2x4 on the floor with holes drilled in it big enough to hold the butt of the rods.

[Old plug]

Iambot a cheap skate, and i have the abilitty,just to lazy. Mine are just standing in a corner.