fishing tackle repair

Home Storage of Rods
Rod storage at home is important, because that is the place where we hear many of the breaks and tackle accidents happen. (Never store rods with reels attached). Heres some storage possibilities:

Horizontal storage
Horizontal storage is fine, as long as the rods are supported properly, at several support points. Rods can be stored flat in their cases, but remember to remove the end cap to prevent moisture build up, which can bubble a rods finish. (This also occurs when a wet rod is cased.) Other systems that work well are a high rafter shelf in a basement, on which rods can be placed flat, or a system of hooks, or hooks and loops, to hang rods at the handle and at a balance point further up the rod. Here is a great hook and loop arrangement, for storing rods on the rafters of a basement. The loops are heavy nylon cord, stapled into a board. Each loop is three inches deep. Use six inches of cord, with a two-inch space between loops. The other end of the rod is held by a one and a quarter inch cup hooks, also space two-inches apart. For easiest construction, make up the brackets on separate lathing strips in the length you need and tack the brackets into the rafters.

Vertical storage
Vertical storage is great because it keeps the rods up, usually along a wall or in a special rack, and prevents a set or bend developing in the rod blank. There are two ways to keep them vertical. One is to hang the rod from it's tip, or first guide using a right angle cup hook (can be purchased from your local hardware store); the second is by fitting it to a commercial rod holder or rack (never to be done with the reel still attached, the extra weight from the reel will eventually pull the tip/guide lose).

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Car Storage of Rods
My personal opinion (there is no good place in a passenger car to store rods).
But if this is your only option, the best place for a rod in any vehicle is in a case. I've seen enough un cased rods break in closing car windows and cluttered trunks to last me a long time. If you don't have a case, rods are best stored out of the way - broken down into as many sections as the blank has and bagged, laid across the back window shelf (watch out for heat build-up), along one side of the car (being careful of windows and doors) or stretched through the center of the car in hatchback models. When it comes to wagons or vans, and, trucks w/toppers, a horizontal racking system along the roof line (see image) is great, because it provides enough space for any but the longest rods, holds them generally out of sight, and keeps where they cannot be damaged .

Boat Storage of Rods
Rod breakage in boats usually results from too few rod holders or racks to secure the rods when they aren't being used. Rods in boats must be kept so that they are out of the way, and also instantly available. The best storage spots on small boats are along the gunwales. These ares can hold horizontally racked rods in ring-and-clip, or bun gee keeper systems .


On bass boats there is often little room on the decks. So Velcro, or elastic strips are used on the front deck to hold rods down (keeping in mind that space is short and only a couple of rods should be placed there at any given time while fishing) the rest should be stored in the built in rod lockers (standard on bass boats).

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