Fishing Rod Carriers For Roof

Can only comment on our set up which is a tube(100mm pvc).I put our rods into seperate bags then all into the tube,there a snug fit and so far no damage to any of them.

G'day Alan,
How long are the rods? & how many?...

Here's some "food for thought"...
I carry 2 (7' gp, & 6' baitcast) rods permanently inside the vehicle (GU).. (no roof rack)..
The are velcro'd to the hood lining (driver's side) w/- double-sided velcro 'round the grab-handle at the rear to hold the butt end(s),.. The 6footer is inside a cloth "sock" (which SWMBO made) so the 2 don't rub against each other... can do the same on t'other side if I wish, and/or a whole bunch o' 2-piece rods (broken down, strapped & wrapped) can go behind the 2nd row seats (or if the camper is in tow, they'll be in there somewhere)...
In case ya didn't know, the hood lining on GU patrols (early ones anyway) holds velcro (hook side) very well indeed:-))....

The above may not suit you, but it works for me, & I don't even notice the "permanent residents" in day-to-day driving (Indeed, we've had back-seat passengers on a few occasions who didn't notice the fishin' rods above their heads:-)

Regards, Ed. C.

Alan,
If your planning on getting a roof rack, a few places can design a side on rod holder that is welded to you rack. Its out of the way when not being used and same setup as ur rola to lock rods in. Ask around.

Ange

just a thought...could you mount the Rola rod holder vertically on the side of the tray rack with the hinge end at the gutter and the lock at the top?
Cheers,
Alex

With good quality surf rods and GP rods being so cheap nowadays, I have bought two-piece rods and keep them in cloth rod bags from the tackle shop [ also cheap ] tied with a shoe lace to stop them rattling.

Now the only one-piece rod we have is Jacqui's 8ft ugly stick which is tied to the hand grabs along the passenger side using velcro rod straps, also cheap from the tackle shop. It goes from the very back of the car to under the sun visor at the front.

It is so out of sight that it is still there from our easter holiday LOL

Hi Alan, I had the same problem recently. I bought a shovel / rod holder from ARB which had a rhino rack attachment (ie a little square washer which fits into a channel shape on rhino bars). Then I bought some unistrut from an electrical wholesaler (Turks sell it). I cut two short lengths of unistrut & attached it to the side of the roof rack using the roof rack's own bolts (the ones that hold the legs on). The rhino mounts are the same as unistrut, so the front & back rod holders mounted straight onto the unistruts.
Hope that helps
Ozidave