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Raleigh, NC
Born in Richmond, Virginia, grew up in Kernersville, North Carolina, and now reside in Raleigh. I attribute most of my fishing prowess to my father, who took me fishing often as a child. We would regularly do float trips on the James River in Virginia, which is where I learned to love canoeing and river fishing. Unfortunately, my father has passed, but he lives on through my passion for chasing fish from my canoes. I intend to pass this love for fishing and the outdoors onto my children and can't wait to share these experiences with them. I currently have 4 canoes: Customized Old Town Guide 119, Customized Mohawk 16 Royalex, Coleman Scanoe, and 12' Indian River Solo.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Mohawk 16 - Rod Stage & Holders

I had some scrap cedar leftover from a planter project a few years ago.  I've been saving the pieces specifically for this type of thing.  Along with the cedar, I had some 1-1/4" PVC in the garage as well, which is a great fit for the rod butts when making holders. 

I stacked, glued, and screwed the scrap cedar and drilled/coped a spot for the PVC to mount.  I notched the mount area to angle the PVC outboard a bit.  This should help with trolling by keeping the lines off the rear of the canoe yet not interfere with paddling (similar to a kayak flush mount). With a good sanding, coat of poly, and a few wood screws; these puppies are good to go!





The front thwart is also scrap cedar.  The RAM mount holders were a Christmas gift from last year. 
Again, a good sanding, coat of poly, and a few screws later ... I have an area to stage rods and two holders up front. 





Technically, I could troll 4 rods at the same time, but that gets a little messy when landing a decent fish or turning around to deal with a snag.

All the parts and fasteners were laying around, so this little project involved no trips to the hardware store and no cost, other than my time.

Next up is a simple anchor setup.  Stay tuned ...













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