Ice rod storage ( when traveling on the ice)

[jwmiller33]

I copied what BobbyMalone did. I went to HD and bought two 8ft sections of fluorescent light protection tubes and made a bunch of those little rod storage tubes. This is the supplies I used:

I used industrial strength velcro with adhesive backing, which worked perfect for what I was doing.

Measure out the length you want for a specific rod and make the cut with a razor blade. On all edges, I used electrical tape to make a smooth edge, like so:

And this is the final project: (notice the small piece of velcro used to make a softer edge where the line friction point would be)

[bobbymalone]

ahh, good call on teh electrical tape to soften up those edges. looks i'll be doing some modifications this weekend

[BuckyBadger]

Thanks for the idea BobbyMalone, I was at the big orange store today and picked some of these light protectors up, they had two different diameters in 4' sections, picked the smaller diameter that will work for most of my rods but will need to get one larger diameter section for some of my St. Croix rods that have larger eyelets. But what I was hoping for with teh smaller diameter was that it would fit right inside of my PVC rod holders that i have on the side of my bucket. And they fit perfect. I can now attach the velcro on the bucket and after sliding int he rod with the plastic sleeve can attach to the bucket for extra security. Like the plastic to protect the rods when being put in the back of the truck with all the other gear, easy to catch a tip.

[DoubleLunger]

Hey LAKEDOCKTOR, can you devulge where you got that rod case? ty

[LakeDocktor]

I bought from a guy on Minneapolis Gregs List. He has a lot of postings from Plymouth. I believe it's called The Trading Floor. I'm not sure if he has anymore, but this was the last one he had at the time.