DIY Rod Holders | Fishing In The Tuktec Folding Kayak

Welcome to Dude RV. Hey, I really appreciate you stopping by. And of course you got here just in time. That's right, as you saw right up there, I got a project. You know about the Tuk Tuk kayak? I had someone watch that video and asked me, does it have, are there rod holders available? And I said, no, but you know me, gotta have rod holders if we're going fishing. We're getting on the water. We got to have a place to put our rods. And so I've been thinking, I have a plan or actually I have two ideas. We have fishing rod. Let me, let me, let me put this in, sitting in the boat, the kayak. Where are you going to put the rod? And you know, the plastic is, it's just that, it's plastic. There's no place to mount anything. I guess we could put it like that, but what I would really like is to have it right there, but still be able to drive. So that means it needs to actually sit about right there. It could even go this way. So I have, I have some rod holders. Let me get up. Easier said than done. Go over here. So I have these, have the rod holders. These are from Bobber. If you don't know who Bobber or what Bobber is, you need to go back in time. I actually have an inflatable pontoon boat. These are actually rod holders that stick in my ground. So I really like having this set. And I made an adapter, which is just a piece of steel rod. So I have that set up for Bobber, the pontoon boat. And I'm thinking it works like this. You actually lower that down. And when you've got the full length of the rod, it stays just like that. And it can't go off, go anywhere. And then it flips up like that. You'll, you'll see. It'll become clear. Clear as mud. So I need to get this right there. So I have, I have two plans. We're going to go with plan A, which is using PVC. I mean, it's a, it's a PVC boat. So let me, let me, let me get some, some measurements and we'll start cutting PVC pipe. So our first measurement is nine inches. That's how, that's how much freeboard there is. Well, it's actually not freeboard. That's how much sidewall there is. Nine inches. Actually, there's eight. We're going to add one to that. And for this, I'm using just an old cheap hacksaw. Two of them, nine inches. Uh-oh. Oh, no, that's right. So now I need two pieces. I need two one-inch pieces. And the reason I need two one-inch pieces is because I'm going to connect these together. So that's actually three quarters, be inch and a half, but one-inch pieces will work. Doesn't have to be exact. Got to remember what's in my head. Don't you just hate it when you, when you get the wrong freaking, because it was in the bin with all the others. I didn't, I didn't stick my finger in it, it's threaded. Throwing a wrench in my gears. So for proof of concept, this is going to work. I'm probably going to need to replace that bad boy. Okay. Now we need two 12-inch pieces, four 12-inch pieces. 12 inches may be a little long. We'll find out. I don't think it's going to be too long because I want to be closer. Should have measured first. Measure twice, cut once. I'm measuring once and cutting twice. All right. Try it again. I'm thinking, I'm thinking. I think 20 is going to be too long. I think it's probably going to be closer to 18. We're going to start at 20. Okay. Now I need to drill a hole dead center. And I have two of these. Perfect. Now we got to see if it's as perfect in place. Here's where we are. I think it would be better if it all went forward. It works okay. And I can still have paddling room if they're out to the side. And mostly there won't be any paddling going on while those are in the water. And then I can push them forward like that when we're just moving, when we're relocating, changing positions. There's no question though, that it needs to be farther forward. Until I get another tee, there's no point in pursuing this idea. It's going to require some carpentry. We're going to start with a 26-inch one-by-four. And we're going to get two, I think I'm going to go with seven-inch. Better to go a little long. Two eight-inch two-by-fours. Already like that better. I think we need a little lateral support. Maybe, maybe not. So we're going to get two 12-inch one-by-fours. So we have our feet. And I want to be able to pivot them like that. Those are pocket nail, pocket screws. I like them because I've got a head on them. That's what we want right there. Now, to make it easier to transport, we want to fold that down, which is where these come into play. I need to go get a different tip. I can't drive Phillips screws with the tip I have. I got a tip for you. Get the right tip. And I don't think that's going to run off. All right, now it stows. Tighten that up a little bit. Deployed. Now we just need rod holder spot. It's a little more bulky than the PVC. Weighs a little more, but I think it's actually going to work out better. Oh yeah. Yeah, that's a much better fit right there. Although, we need some way to lock that into place. So if it doesn't, here's what I'm talking about. It falls over real easy. Now I just need to resolve the bait issue. I need a bait container that'll go right here. Great, to the rescue. I always keep a couple of these in the truck anyway. I'm satisfied with that. I found a better retaining solution. I went in bed last night and it just popped into my head. So I bought a box of bungee straps and it came with several of these tarps straps. So I just threaded it through that latch and he does the job perfectly. All right, ready to go. I think that brings us to the end of this little project. At least until I find the next part. And I may have to rethink the way I've got that configured. All right, so we're going to wrap up this little build project right here with the finalized rod holder, custom rod holder for the TukTik folding kayak. Not too difficult. 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