Needed a better way to transport fishing rods back and forth. This is what I came up with:
I mounted rod holders (PVC pipe) on the underside of my rear seat. So when the seat is flipped up, the rod holders are aimed up and at a great angle to throw rods in and out of. This is the somewhat final product for now. I added that bungee just to hold the rods a little more sturdy as I was going on the highway on this trip. One caveat is obviously the soft top has to be down as most rods will stick up above the roof line.
Build process:
I started by removing the rear seat and pulling back the fabric to see what kind of structure I was working with. I installed two aluminum supports and just used self tappers into pilot holes of the frame of the seat.
Then, I flipped the fabric back around the rear seat noting the location of these aluminum supports. Then I cut the PVC pipes to size and attached them to the supports. A little black spray paint and they were good to go... Or so I thought. It turns out my plan of running the pipes in between the seat and the release bar of the seat would trigger the release when the seat was put back into its seating position.
So, I just notched out the PVC pipe until it had the clearance needed.
Now the seat can be down and the holders are hidden - you would never know they were there until the seat is flipped up. I mounted four holders but I think with the right spacing, you could easily fit 6, maybe more depending on the size of your reels.
I mounted rod holders (PVC pipe) on the underside of my rear seat. So when the seat is flipped up, the rod holders are aimed up and at a great angle to throw rods in and out of. This is the somewhat final product for now. I added that bungee just to hold the rods a little more sturdy as I was going on the highway on this trip. One caveat is obviously the soft top has to be down as most rods will stick up above the roof line.
Build process:
I started by removing the rear seat and pulling back the fabric to see what kind of structure I was working with. I installed two aluminum supports and just used self tappers into pilot holes of the frame of the seat.
Then, I flipped the fabric back around the rear seat noting the location of these aluminum supports. Then I cut the PVC pipes to size and attached them to the supports. A little black spray paint and they were good to go... Or so I thought. It turns out my plan of running the pipes in between the seat and the release bar of the seat would trigger the release when the seat was put back into its seating position.
So, I just notched out the PVC pipe until it had the clearance needed.
Now the seat can be down and the holders are hidden - you would never know they were there until the seat is flipped up. I mounted four holders but I think with the right spacing, you could easily fit 6, maybe more depending on the size of your reels.
