Fishing Rod Racks

Fishing rod racks might be sturdy enough to snare prize catches of fish, but they’re vulnerable to suffering all kinds of damage on land. You the fisherman value your fishing rods for all the obvious reasons, so you’ll want to keep them somewhere safe. One of the safest places you can put them is on a fishing rod rack.

Fishing rod racks contain double rows of holders through which you slip your rods when you’re done using them for the day. You’ll find them in some sporting goods stores in the form of wall-mounted units, sealed rod cases, or canvas rod bags. Some fishing enthusiasts purchase custom fishing rod racks that incorporate special layouts of woodwork for enhanced storage capacity.

You can go simple or go complex with your fishing rod racks. Some deluxe racks can hold as many as 10 fishing rods. A lot of racks include built-in storage boxes for your fishing gear. For a large model like this, you might pay as much as $175 to $200. A more modest wall mount for holding up to five fishing rods and nothing more, on the other hand, can be yours for as little as $16.

If you have a very high number of rods and very little space for keeping them, then a round rod rack might do you the most good. This type of rack arranges the rods in a circular swivel that you can rotate around at the base. Some round racks fit as many as 24 fishing rods.

Rod cases are the fishing rod racks that will probably afford the rods the most protection. You take each rod’s components apart and lay them inside the case. Rod bags are most helpful, though, if you’re travelling a lot in airplanes and cars. They are very easy to store and take up the least amount of room. (Either a rod case or a rod bag will work well for fishing trips, provided that you like it. It will beat your car’s roof rack, for sure).

You might even make your own rack. Gather together two pieces of wood, three or more brackets, a saw, measuring tape, some screws, a drill or screwdriver, and sandpaper. Drill holes into the wood, screw in brackets at the holes to bind the wood together, and then mount the arrangement onto a wall of your choosing by driving more screws through the wood into the wall surface.

Posted April 24th, 2010 in Fishing Rods, Shopping.

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Fishing Rod Racks

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