WX2100 rod storage

  • brentbullets
    Posts: 308
    June 15, 2009 at 9:03 am #1319963

    Anyone have a way to store rods in the bow compartment to avoid all the tangeling? Thanks in advance, Brent

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    June 15, 2009 at 9:09 am #784070

    Rod Socks.

    They’re cheap and they protect the blanks from scratches and dings while completely solving issues with tangling.

    Rod tubes, in my opinion,…. blow. I’m not sure how else to put it. They take up an enormous amount of space and limit the total number of rods that can be stored in a locker.

    Use the rod socks and you’ll be able to put twice as many rods in a center rod storage compartment as you would if you had tubes.

    Did I say they were cheap?

    Bass Pro Rod Socks – $4 / Each

    jhalfen
    Posts: 4179
    June 15, 2009 at 9:18 am #784072

    I use socks to keep the rods separated in my 1880, which has a smaller locker than the 2100.

    Last time I loaded up for an FLW event, I put 10 rods (in socks) in there. The only ones that I didn’t put in there were my 10’6″ Wild Rivers.

    No tubes = no bent or busted rod guides that invariably catch the open ends of the tubes.

    brentbullets
    Posts: 308
    June 15, 2009 at 9:46 am #784077

    Thanks James, I just ordered 8 of them. Will give them a try. Brent

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    June 15, 2009 at 9:53 am #784080

    I’m confident you’ll like them. I keep my high end rods in socks all the time, in the boat and out. I’ll have to do a test to see how many rods I can get in a 1950 Skeeter locker one of these days. I’m confident I could safely store 15+ rods.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    June 15, 2009 at 10:23 am #784086

    You can usually fit 2 in each with ease.
    For $2.97 at Walmart you can get 6 velcro straps with a slot on one end. You wrap it around your rods tips and butts, and it holds two rods together and keeps them from tangling. I also do this with rods that break down.

    deertracker
    Posts: 8967
    June 15, 2009 at 11:51 pm #784182

    I prefer the drift control sox. They are more length precific and if you buy the right ones they will wrap around the handle also. I had the bass pro ones but the elastic would always stretch out. I also store mine out of the boat in them.

    DT

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    June 16, 2009 at 12:49 am #665632

    Thanks for the info… I wasn’t aware of the Drift Control socks.

    deertracker
    Posts: 8967
    June 16, 2009 at 12:50 am #784196

    About 5 or 6 bucks a piece at Fleet Farm.
    DT

    nic-habeck
    Lake Mills, WI
    Posts: 831
    June 16, 2009 at 1:04 am #784201

    +1 on the drift controls, they come in different lengths as well. The only thing I don’t like is when I get my cranks tangled in them.

    camodm
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 167
    June 16, 2009 at 5:01 am #784270

    Check out http://www.rodslick.com We do have the product for sale here at the Skeeter Boat Center.

    Here are some benefits to this product:
    Easy “Push on-Push off” Application

    Convenient loop for easy hanging and storage

    Tangle free removal from rod lockers

    Protects line, guides, and rod

    Remove hooks with ease

    Durable polyethylene monofilament

    Non-absorbent breathable mesh

    Let me know if I can help. Dan

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    June 16, 2009 at 5:03 am #784272

    Dan

    I saw those at the last Ride and Drive. What’s the price?

    Jami Ritter
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 3065
    June 16, 2009 at 9:09 pm #784385

    From their site it looks like $10 a piece.

    Jami

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    June 17, 2009 at 12:00 am #784432

    They even have your color Ritter, PINK!

    SkeeterBoats
    Posts: 59
    June 17, 2009 at 5:05 am #784529

    9.95 or 3 for 30.00, just for you James. Dan

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    June 17, 2009 at 7:47 am #784567

    Man… do I feel the love.

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