I Know this is talked about a lot, and i love to troll. so i came up with a inexpensive setup that worked well for me last week in the Q with a prisim solo. I bought some brackets off eBay(2X 19 to 25mm 1" inch BULL BAR MOUNT BRACKETING CLAMP FOR SPOT LED LIGHT BAR ATV
( 301820870182 )) and attached them to a PVC (I used 1.5") they were versatile to where I could turn any way i wanted and very durable. just some food for thought for those looking for ideas.
not computer savvy on link yet yet but will get there :)

Slick!

Dude, you are handy as a wrench!! Looks good!!

Looks great! ... wait for it...

quote Grizzlyman: "Looks great! ... wait for it..."

Wait for what ;-)

I like it.......lightweight, stays with the canoe, no hassles.......Beats no rod holder by 100%

Nice set up...

Griz and MT thanks for the laugh!

T

That looks awesome! I'm sure this is a dumb question but how did you attach the pvc to the clamps? Please be as thorough as possible otherwise my rod will end up in the lake : )

Nice work.

Here's the bracketing clamp, in case anybody needs another visual. Looks easy enough to run a bolt through the PVC and attach to the bracket's tab.
Edit: oh, yeah... 3rd picture. Missed that at first...

I could see myself attaching a quick-release safety cord/hook of some sort to the tube to keep my rod from flying off.

quote tarnkt: "That looks awesome! I'm sure this is a dumb question but how did you attach the pvc to the clamps? Please be as thorough as possible otherwise my rod will end up in the lake : )"

Tarnkt, I used a 5/16-18 flush carriage bolt and a wing nut to tighten. if put some washers between them it pivots eisier. Keep check on every once in while to ensure tight. I never had a problem of it getting loose like I thought I would. It actually worked better than I thought. Most of my ideas usually have flaws:)

quote mastertangler: "

quote Grizzlyman: "Looks great! ... wait for it..."

Wait for what ;-)


I like it.......lightweight, stays with the canoe, no hassles.......Beats no rod holder by 100%"

LOL. That didn't take long.

Very nice setup you made here, I like the GoPro camera ready for action too.

Very nice!!

I am totally impressed with your clamp idea! I just followed your lead and purchased 4 of these; two for each of my canoes.

Thanks for the great idea!

Dave

quote Ohiopikeman: "I am totally impressed with your clamp idea! I just followed your lead and purchased 4 of these; two for each of my canoes.


Thanks for the great idea!


Dave"

YW Dave, I had hoped ?it would help someone on their fishing experience, if you have anymore questions you can email me at rmarr@fpatterns.com. glad to help any way I can.