Crazy Cyclist

I am planning to go fishing this weekend, and as you know, I hate the bus with a passion, I need to carry a 7 foot rod ( it comes apart) and also a tackle box as well, any ideas on how to do this? I have no racks or panniers.

Raiyn

Here's a suggestion Link

Crazy Cyclist

Raiyn, that is pretty cool. I would be scared to use one of those, if I caught a fish bigger than 3-4 lbs, I don't think that that rod would have the power to bring it in.

rykoala

Some coworkers use their motorcycles when they go fishing, and one of them bought a backpack that actually has a tube built in for fishing gear. You might consider something like that :-)

pinerider

Fishing rods and hockey sticks get the same treatment - Lash 'em to the crossbar!
A small tackle box can go in a backpack and your net can be stuck in your backpack or vertically lashed to the seatstays/seatpost so it wafts in the breeze as you pedal along.
Not sure how to carry a bunch of fish home, though, I've never had that problem.

funbun

Use hose clamps to secure the rods to rack or top tube. Use bungies to secure tackle box to rack.

twahl

If there's a Performance store near you, they have a rack for $20, which will handle a small box. I have actually seen a rod carrier made for bikes advertised somewhere, but I can't think where I saw it. It basically had 3 wire loops with a mounting point to attach at the drop out.

I did find this one: Cabela's but it's not the one I am thinking of. Looks sweet though...I might have to get one!

khuon

Just remember that it's frowned upon if you decide to carry any Shimano rods or reels on your Italian frame bike.

dobber

Somewhere (Fixedgeargallery?) I saw someone pics of a bike they'd outfitted specifically for riding down to the fishing hole.

Basically they had a nice rear rack. The top had been modified to secure a tackle box. To the rack stays (those that go from the rack itself down to the dropouts) they had affixed some PVC pipes to carry the rods.

It was very nice looking, only wish I could find the pic's again.

funbun

Yeah, PVC pipes are cheap and they could realy work well for protecting rods .

dobber

Found it

Fishin Hole Rider

funbun

Here's a guy that rigged his trike for hunting.

https://www.scarabtrikes.com/

phillybill

I do alot of Fly Fishing and often use my MTB to on the trails to get to the fishing locations. Orvis and Cabelas have backpacks that allow you to pack a rod tube on the side. The other alternative (assuming the rod can be brokendoen into 2 or 3 peices) is to put it into a pvctube that you then strap to your rack, or stuff in your backpack. Otherwise traveling with a 7ft one pc. will be difficult on the trails.

Lufty

Wholy crap! that's friggin' cool!

pinerider

Wait a minute - great ideas for getting the tools to the fishin' hole, nothing on how to get the fish home!!! I saw a 5 pound dead carp on the bike trail on my commute in to work this morning, maybe some poor unfortunate bike fisherman dropped it because he didn't know how to get it home. Any ideas???

funbun

Clean and fry'm at fish'n hole

coney

Yeah, holy crap! Now that's using the ol' noodle!

vrkelley

See MapTester's Tacklebox Page 11 of this tread. Looks like he can run lights AND fish'n tackle in his setup!

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...559#post589559 (PAGE 11)

twahl

Get fish home? Ack! Catch & Release!....well the carp though, nobody with any taste eats carp!

*ducks from the Europeans and carp connoisseurs*

I guess a creel could be modified to be a handlebar bag.

vrkelley

A 5lb carp fits nicely in most any backpack. You also have the added benefit wacking drivers that get too close. Car gets to close-just reach over your shoulder and let him have it at the next light! Just kidding!

khuon

You need to be cycling in an old suit of armour when you do that.

(10 points to anyone who got that obscure reference )

froze

I Fly fish off my bike everyonce in awhile too. My fly rod comes apart in 5 pieces (these are not as sensitive as a one or two piece rod though, but they work) so I strap it on to a CamelBack; I can also strap that to the underside of the top tube-but I don't like doing that. I carry about 40 assorted flies in one small tin box made for flies, and that goes into my seatbag. You can find a backback with a waterproof liner so you can put fish into it and ride on home or just carry plastic bags for containing the fish in the backpack; though when I fly fish off the bike I catch and release...unless it's a garbage fish then I'll wack it!

If your rod is a two piece, you should easily be able to strap it to a backpack or CamelBack. If fishing with a spinning reel, I would go with a ultralight setup; the reel is small and the rods are a bit shorter, and you can carry smaller lures since the ultralight system is design to cast ultralight lures which means smaller packing stuff.

dobber

Monty Python?