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tlapinski · 01-19-2021, 03:46 PM

I've been looking at the commercially-available versions and can't justify the price "just for a fly rod." There are a lot of DIY options online which incorporate PVC tubes and ammo dry boxes which I may pursue, but I'm not sure it could easily be applied to a surf rod in the same way. The closest I've seen for surf rods was that one made by Thule many years ago and it had its flaws. Honestly, I think it's tough to beat a good old ski rack for carrying a surf rod and I've owned just about every surf rod rack out there at one time or another.

01-19-2021, 03:46 PM	#2
tlapinski All up in the Interweb! iTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house. Posts: 5,215	I've been looking at the commercially-available versions and can't justify the price "just for a fly rod." There are a lot of DIY options online which incorporate PVC tubes and ammo dry boxes which I may pursue, but I'm not sure it could easily be applied to a surf rod in the same way. The closest I've seen for surf rods was that one made by Thule many years ago and it had its flaws. Honestly, I think it's tough to beat a good old ski rack for carrying a surf rod and I've owned just about every surf rod rack out there at one time or another.
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