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Rod Hardcase


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If room and wait is not an issue, no doubt the otter is the better choice. It's tougher and holds more rods. I sold my Otter case and own the Frabill case myself because it suits my fishing style better.

Travis,

Can you elaborate more? What didn't you like so much about the otter? Was it just simply to big for your fishing style? How many rods will each hold?

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I never liked the bulkyness and handle of the Otter rod case. I had the Frabill rod safe and it works but is flimsy and you have to fold your rod handles to fit.

For budget take a look at the Expedition hard rod case carried Cabelas and Thorne Bros I think. Its more like a gun case.

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Another vote for the Otter case, I've been using them since they came out. Never broke a rod, ever. Yes, they are a bit bigger than the frabill but they hold 40" rods if needed and have metal latches and you don't have to fold the handels down.

Look at it this way, in ice fishing some things are just going to be bigger, but if they are make sure they are. 1, indestructible, 2, serve a very, very good purpose, like protecting $600-$800 worth of rods, 3, not some clunky fad you will regret buying.

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I liked the looks of the new Striker case from the show last weekend, only holds 5 rods stock, but looks like a couple more tubes could be added pretty easily. Anyone used anything like that before?

I havent used one yet but I plan to run one for panfish and one for predator fish this year. I like em after playing with them at two shows now.

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I was in the same boat last year and I purchased a gun case on a maz on's HSOforum for $25 and it works perfect for 4 rods (I think it's meant for a shotgun that breaks down). It's wayyy less heavy and bulky than the Otter and $50 less (with that being said the Otter is longer and can probably fit 6-8 rods). The longest rod I have in my case is 28" and it has plenty of room.

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Plano, IL is about 1 1/2 hours from me. They have an outlet store and can usually pick one up for cheap. But unless I am buying more than one item it's not worth my gas to go there. If you go there look around. The retail stuff is in the center racks and the outlet stuff is on the outer racks. Sometimes they have the same things in both locations. The outlet stuff is cheaper. Just look around first before you buy.

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The problem is a lot of the cases I'm finding wont fit rods up to 36" long except for the two I mentioned. The striker one will but I'm a little skeptical of buying a soft case when I might have to make a 5 mile trek across the lake with a portable.

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