Time for pretty boy new guy to go to work (Page 2): Tony, that looks great! Is it just for transport or will it also serve as your rod holders while surf fishing? If for fishing I...

Bdubya06 Loc: Salem OR

Tony, that looks great! Is it just for transport or will it also serve as your rod holders while surf fishing? If for fishing I think I might angel them at 45 degrees or so. Just so they are not straight up and down. But, will certainly work either way. Nice job! Cool looking truck too! What kind is it?

rapala54 Loc: Nappanee,IN.

Use a cargo stamp to bed hooks

Maximo Loc: Jupiter, Fl

Canopy leg sandbags. Durable and have handles and Velcro straps.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

I suggest adding an eye bolt to each outside tube and running a rope through it with a small caribiner to a tie down in the bed corners (if possible) or adding 20# of sand to the base. Bungee cords can be used as well.

Brownsville Tony Loc: Brownsville - Laguna Madre

Bdubya06 wrote:

Tony, that looks great! Is it just for transport or will it also serve as your rod holders while surf fishing? If for fishing I think I might angel them at 45 degrees or so. Just so they are not straight up and down. But, will certainly work either way. Nice job! Cool looking truck too! What kind is it?

It's a Hyundai Santa Cruz - new model this year. AWD so I can do the beach. I usually use sand spikes because I don't want to be getting up and down in the truck all the time. I may have to angle it anyway because we have one low overpass on the highway out to the beach. With a 12' rod I may not make it under. I don't have any 12' footers but a friend does, so we'll see.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

Brownsville Tony wrote:

It's a Hyundai Santa Cruz - new model this year. AWD so I can do the beach. I usually use sand spikes because I don't want to be getting up and down in the truck all the time. I may have to angle it anyway because we have one low overpass on the highway out to the beach. With a 12' rod I may not make it under. I don't have any 12' footers but a friend does, so we'll see.

Tony just an idea but ya might attach a little piece of braided nylon string to the rod holder to put over the reel handle just in case the pole would want to bounce out 🤔

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Brownsville Tony wrote:

I'm waiting for some inspiration to hit me.....lol

Inspiration: Fill the base full of sand or wheel leads, put a coupling on the aft arms so that you can slide long extension arms in to provide stability yet remove them to use the bed.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Danger25 wrote:

Duct tape man.

and baling wire.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Ratchet strap??

woodguru Loc: El Dorado Ca

Brownsville Tony wrote:

I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a... (show quote)

You ever hear of the term KISS?

Keeping it as simple and sturdy as it could get, give your cross bar with the holder pipes about an eight or ten inch lift...which would allow you to use a ratcheting strap across to the lower bed hooks which would give the downward tension needed to make it rock solid. Your tubes would simply be elevated a few inches

Bob Browning Loc: Cascade, Wisconsin

Rare earth magnets, no need for bungee cords. May not be easy to remove though.