hauling your #1 tool your depthfinder

[hamms-scooter]

anyone have a good way of hauling a genz pack blue box style vex on a wheeler. i like to find spot roll up on it and check holes without setting up camp to keep more mobile. want a good way to keep on atv for better access and easier on unit then bouncing around in fishtrap

[Capt. Russ]

I just bungee cord mine to the front rack next to my auger. It's simple, but it works.

[northernsportman]

i just thought this up so hang with me here.... take a 5 gallon bucket and cut it in half so you still have the bottom. mount that on the front of the wheeler somehow. oopps, sorry. i dont know if that would work for the genz pack

[PerchJerker]

I have a soft pack on my rear rack and carry my flashers in there ---- I used to carry my lantern in thre too and never broke a globe or even a mantel. It works great. I'm not afraid to leave my flashers in my house though, I've done that several times while pulling on or off the lake.

[harvey lee]

In the tub of one of my portables, I placed a few eye bolts in the tub. Then one can bungee strap differnet items in the tub and hook up and go.

I have never had an issue strapping them to the inside of the tub.

[Dead-C-Force]

Myself, I am switching away from the blue-box after many years (I had one made of plywood before that since 1985). I am rigging my FL-8 in a soft case and then putting it in the hard sided storage on the back of my wheeler.

I have learned that hard plastic and hard plastic result in the smaller item sliding and banging around-- like a blue box in the bottom of An Otter, it's just gonna get wrecked unless you can wedge it somewhere-- I call almost nothing in tow except my fish house-- the rest comes with me on the ATV. Except this year of course, I really wish I had a snowmobile!

Great topic!

Great forum!

[jigging-matt]

I have the sodt pack, not the genz pack. I bought one of the old black Aqua-view camera bags and it fits perfect in their, then I put it in a 5 gallon bucket on the back of the wheeler. Stays nice and tight without bouncing around.

[bturck]

I have two milk crates wire tied to the back rack of my ATV plus a flip down rack from Cabellas that hold 3 5 gallon buckets. I put my vex in one of the milk crates, secure with bungee, easy access no bounce around problems. Bill

[WalleyesWest]

Try using a back pack. I sometimes run and gun Lake of the woods in march when it is warm enough to fish outside and this is my method. I put my vex and 2 rods plus tackle and take off for the lake. Other wize it is in a 5 gal bucket in the otter with foam on the top and bottom of the VEX.

[Fuzzbient]

I took a plastic storage tub from wal-mart, cut a hole in each corner half way up, and run two bungee cords corner to corner to tie it down to my back rack. The criss-cross of the bungee cords acts as a stabilizer to hold my vex, minnows (plastic bag in a bucket with a rubber band to keep them sealed), lantern, poles, etc. Works great and is cheap!

[Dave D]

This is a new little design I made this year to carry my vex. I'm sure it could be adapted to attach to a quad.

I call this the Hole Hopper v.1

I can post more pics if you'd like.

Dave

[Schloogs]

Dave,

That is a pretty sweet setup.

[Dave D]

Dave,

That is a pretty sweet setup.

Thanks Schloogs! I got sick of having my hands full when running a series of holes. This has helped out a ton so far.

[hamms-scooter]

how does the vex sit in that pack ? did you have to make a plywood base for it?

[Wanderer]

Is der a shaller minnow bucket on top to bring some bait wit?

Could mebbe add a tip up carrier on da side too, eh?

I LIKE it and will prolly build one myself!

THX!

[NCLaker]

Great looking setup Dave - very innovative. I may have to steel some ideas off your design.

Hamms - if you want to keep the Vex mostly on your wheeler, I think I recall seeing a ice fishing video where a guy used a ram mount on his wheeler. He mounted the vex head on the ram mount. I think he powered it off his wheeler and rigged something for holding his ducer.

It wouldn't be too much work if you wanted dismount it to bring with you in a shack and put back on the genz box.