Storing all those fly rods

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Weekend project. Home Depot oak boards. Lots of router work. Hole saws. Verathane. Holds 14 rods.

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

There is at least 3 Steffens in the mix there

One Steffens, 2 Scott’s, a Winston, a few old Sage, and several Burkheimers

 

[Zak]

A stick of abs pipe is cheap at Home Depot and can be cut up into multiple tubes. Just buy the appropriate end caps. Probably around $8-9 a tube

you can make some pretty inexpensive tubes out of abs pipe and end caps

I have one with a fixed cap on one end and a cap connected by Bungie cord on the other. Bombproof and cheap!

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Might have to zoom out and capture the rest. . Lots of older loomis in there as well.

There’s a few new Loomis (NRX, NRX+, NRX-LP, and a couple of Beulah Platinum spey rods, but I wasn’t smart enough to buy any of the Loomis IMX rods at the time.

 

[Doublebluff]

Thanks for the blueprint-roll-storer idea. I just bought one.

 

[goinoregon]

if u have a dedicated tying room, any chance u could store rods along the ceiling ? get to see them when u are working.

 

[SurfnFish]

like this 20 tube holder on Amazon...these days I leave my rods strung in horizontal and vertical racks...now down to 9 sh rods and an 11' 9 wt switch w/CLA 6 that hasn't seen a salmon in 5 years..likely time to move it on

 

[PhilR]

A stick of abs pipe is cheap at Home Depot and can be cut up into multiple tubes. Just buy the appropriate end caps. Probably around $8-9 a tube

you can make some pretty inexpensive tubes out of abs pipe and end caps

the pipes for built-in vacuum cleaners are much lighter than the ABS or PVC pipe at HD.

If you really want to go ham, scratch up the tube with a rasp. Really gouge it, then sand it down. hit it with wood stain, and you can get a cool wood grain finish. I did it once, and it was way more trouble than it was worth, but I know that there are others here looking for a winter project.

 

[Salmo_g]

My rods are stored variously, in my basement fishing gear storage closet, in the garage against the west wall, in my pram, and upstairs in the garage attic. Hah! Organization if for people who don't like looking for shit. Actually, I hate looking for shit. I should probably organize my rod storage, and reels, and a buncha' other stuff too.

 

[Greg Armstrong]

@Dave Westburg found an online source for these but I can’t remember, or find where we got them from. Maybe he’ll chime in here. I think they were originally meant for storing welding rods.

Don’t know why my photos are all getting posted sideways here lately… they are sitting in there vertically as bamboo should be stored.

 

[JimTravers¤£a!!Travers]

Ahh just jumble em up in there. Pull one, never know what you're gon get!! PULL ONE!!!! Pull one.

 

[Doublebluff]

I am loving the new system! It makes me look like I have fewer rods than I do. Hmmmm...

 

[wanderingrichard]

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There's these guys too if you're looking for tube materials

 

[Scottybs]

 

[Scottybs]

 

[Porter2]

My current rod storage condition and reel/line storage. Got lots of plans coming up.
And in fairness some rod were purchased with the idea the wife would start fly fishing….. but I have. It asked her yet
( Saving that Brio train wood set for grandkids ). Soon as I get rid of it sure enough, well some of you may know how that

 

[Porter2]

Oh when doors are shut….

 

[JimTravers¤£a!!Travers]

Big Buh Hupowah rods can be broke down into paper pieces to store in the tube

 

[SurfnFish]

decided it was time to stop screwing around and go high tech

 

[Brute]

Just about every room has four corners.