Backlash

Was thinking about makeing a rod rack for the back of my Cherokee, takeing a reciver for my class A hitch and welding a pice of angle iron to it so that the backside of it is out and putting 8 rod holders on it , 4 on each side, was thinking of useing bungee cords on the back side of the reels to hold them in, i do alot of interstate driveing and would hate to lose a rod that way. Does anybody have any input to make this work better ??? After loading a pier cart cooler and all the other junk my wife thinks she needs its hard to get 6 to 8 rods in ???....:doh

60hertz

I hauled my loaded beach cart in a small utility trailer behind my Jeep Wrangler. I kept the cart loaded in the garage, then when it was time to fish, I'd just hook up the trailer, put the cart inthe trailer, strap it all down, and GO. Easy.

If you don't want to invest in a small trailer, then maybe you could get one of those 'bed-extender' thingee's that plug into your receiver hitch. You could get one large enough that you could set your beach cart on it.

Either way, you'll save a lot of wear and tear on your Jeep and your back!

johnsonbeachbum

or if your beach cart is one of those square tube aluminum ones you could add a piece of tubing under it.

The tubing would be same inside size as your receiver. Then get a piece of drawbar tubing to connect the two with pins.

Now you have a beach cart that carries your fishing gear. And if you need it for a non-fishing trip, you can use it like one of those hitch platforms too.

Backlash

Trying to keep cost as low as i can, putting tubeing onto the cart would have to be mig ,tig welded and that would run the cost up there.

bluffman2

you may can get some ideas from this link........

http://www.fishing-catalog.com/fishnmate/rodracks.html

Tuna Man

Myself, I'd go for something like this. It can be used anytime...not just for fishing. Gets the cooler/cart out of the vehicle and rod holders can be wielded to it or on something that can be removed. Going to make one for my Miata after I find a receiver. You don't even have to wield...it can be a bolt on. I did a bolt on for my 5th wheel to hold a crew box and my 5.5kw generator. I made a receiver type hook-up on each side (under the frame) and slide a "U" shaped bracket into the tubes, and have them pined. NO wielding just grade 8 bolts. I can take it apart and store very easily, when not needed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/500-P...spagenameZWDVW

Backlash

Thanks Ron, bolt on ? I am such a dumb a** , i can do it all at home with a drill and socket set....:doh

hewes22

I made one for my Land Cruiser

http://www.kodakgallery.com/PhotoVie...vfolderid=2008

Backlash

I tryed one inside, didnt work to well for me, 7' or bigger rods dont fit in a cherokee very well , can only put a few at a angle....:banghead

Tuna Man

Quick 3 min idea.......