Home Storage for Rods/Reels

[DanielG]

This is my storage system. I've been working on it awhile and settled on this. I made this corner myself. (I really did). It will hold several rods. You can just see a few of them here... ah... as they're the only ones I've got. Notice the hard bait storage system on the lower level (floor). It's an amazing container. Originally made for matchbox cars but it actually holds ALL my lures with room to spare; can you believe it? I don't know if I'll actually ever fill it up it's got so many compartments. When the bait monkey hits I put in an order for a new lure once or twice a year. Still, I find room for them.

Yup.... it's a good system. Simple and uncluttered. On rainy days I take everything out and carefully reorganize it. Takes a while but hey, that's half the fun right? The blue ones on the left, the white-ish ones on the right... etc. I never really know where the red one fits in so I just put it in compartment number 14. I have them all numbered and cross referenced don't-cha-know.

I really enjoyed showing this to you. Comments accepted. And if you would like a blueprint of the design I could do that too. Glad to help. You'd actually be surprised at how easy it is to build and set up.

[haggard]

Tiny home office here so I hang them on the ceiling using cheap Home Depot hangers. Works great and keeps them safe. They're secured with screws going into drywall anchors.

 

 

 

[WRB]

On April 1, 2020 at 5:16 AM, Jig Man said:

No I did not realize that.  I’ve never heard that one.  What is it that would cause this to happen?  Is this for all lines or certain types?

Creep, all plastics cold flow when subjected to time under pressure. Monofilament line Nylon, copolymers, fluorocarbons are plastic subject to creep. Your knot applies the pressure, 24 hours is enough time. If you could untie a knot and look closely at the line it would be flattened or deformed and the deformation weakens the line exiting the knot.

Some good storage methods that visually display the rods and reels. I just leave mine in the boat rod locker or layed flat on wire closet shelfs behind the boat stored in a garage.

Reels go onto cabinate shelves in original boxes if availble or in padded reel chases. The rod kept on expando sleeves to protect guides and keep clean. I lay the layers of rods with expando sleeves and reels in the boat locker between terry bath towels to cushion them when towing. 

I am anal about retying knots to reduce knot failures.

Tom

[Alex from GA]

I keep mine in the basement against a wall, stacked in a corner, in the boat, in my shop/shed stacked in another corner, in my vacation home stacked against a wall.  All are rigged with lures/hooks I'll use without retying sometimes for a few months.

[Crankin4Bass]

I use this KastKing rod rack. The ones I use frequently have reels and go in the front. Always retie. Less used rods go in back without reels. I used to have them stacked up in a corner but a couple rod tips developed a little bend. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CXZRJDH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Unused reels go in soft padded case:

 

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-extreme-reel-tote

 

 

[Allen Der]

1 hour ago, Crankin4Bass said:

I use this KastKing rod rack. The ones I use frequently have reels and go in the front. Always retie. Less used rods go in back without reels. I used to have them stacked up in a corner but a couple rod tips developed a little bend. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CXZRJDH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Unused reels go in soft padded case:

 

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-extreme-reel-tote

 

 

the kastking rack is the way to go

[5/0]

10 hours ago, CountryboyinDC said:

, I'm not sure I understand your point.  I could either cut the lure I was fishing off, and tie a loop, then cut that off, then tie the new lure on the night before I go fishing.  Or I could leave the lure on, cut it off the night before, and tie on the new lure (or retie).  Either way, I've got a fresh knot, or in my case a lot of times, a fresh leader and couple of knots.

What I do is cut the lure off and have the end of the line level with the reel. Then I slide it in a rod sock and put it in the rod rack. No loop around the reel. The line is then ready to tie on a lure when setting up for the next time out. I believe this was what WRB was referring to.

[CountryboyinDC]

I guess it all depends on your system.  If you carry 30 rods remembering what is newly tied on and what was tied on after a days fishing could be difficult.  For me, the night before I go some where, I cut off the lure (and leader if there was one), tie on a new one, and if the new lure is one that tangles easily, it goes in a Bite Sack.  The rod goes in a rod jacket and then in a Rod Mule.  In the morning it goes in the truck or whatever I'm riding in to go fishing.  Rarely do more than 6 go with me, and a lot of times it's 4.

[Eric 26]

I realize this is an old thread but I love the ingenuity/ examples??   Here’s my contribution made from dumpster diving/ politely asking some contractors working in my subdivision.  Also a photo of my favorite store bought rod & reel holder.

[GreenPig]

The office wall. It's time to expand.

[QED]

On 3/31/2020 at 8:09 PM, WRB said:

Why store rods and reels with lure tied on longer then over night?

You all realize the knot strength degrades radically after 24 hours.

Tom

 

The degradation can't be all that radical nor linear over time.  In high school, I exclusively fished ultralight gear with 4 lb test Stren mono and only re-tied knots when I knew the knot or line had suffered abrasion, nicks, extreme shock, or other severe events. Don't recall ever losing a fish due to a failed knot and I landed many hundreds from the San Joaquin County delta system during those few years.

[new2BC4bass]

29 minutes ago, QED said:

 

That degradation can't be all that radical nor linear over time.  In high school, I exclusively fished ultralight gear with 4 lb test Stren mono and only re-tied knots when I knew the knot or line had suffered abrasion, nicks, extreme shock, or other severe events. Don't recall ever losing a fish due to a failed knot and I landed many hundreds from the San Joaquin County delta system during those few years.

Same here except I used 4# XL.   

[Bankc]

I use the H2O wall rod holders.  They're cheap and they do a great job, though I do wish they were spaced out about an inch more.  I have them hanging up on the wall in my garage.  I also use reel covers, mainly just to keep the dust off them from being in the garage.  I fish from a kayak, so I don't need rod covers.  

 

Definitely don't lay your rods up against the corner of a wall.  That's a good way to get a permanent bend in them.  I've got an old rod that is permanently bent from that.  It was really bad, but I took a heat gun to it and re-bent it back and now it's fairly straight.  Straight enough to use.  But once a rod is bent, it's virtually impossible to make it perfectly straight again.  And for the price of a cheap or DIY rod holder, it's worth it to protect your investment.  

[desmobob]

I took some soft (cotton?) line (about 3/16") and nailed it loosely along the bottom of the floor joists on my basement ceiling in two rows about 4' apart.  All my rigs hang there, out of the way and safe from damage.  No direct sunlight ever hits them, either.

 

The only drawback I've found to this is that it's a bit of hassle trying to put them up or take them down unless they have rod sleeves on them (which they all do).

 

YMMV depending on the height of your basement ceiling (and the height of you!).

[Crankin4Bass]

4 hours ago, Bankc said:

Definitely don't lay your rods up against the corner of a wall.  That's a good way to get a permanent bend in them.  I've got an old rod that is permanently bent from that.  It was really bad, but I took a heat gun to it and re-bent it back and now it's fairly straight.  Straight enough to use.  But once a rod is bent, it's virtually impossible to make it perfectly straight again.  And for the price of a cheap or DIY rod holder, it's worth it to protect your investment.  

I have thought about using a heat gun to straighten a couple rods out. Any tips?

[J Francho]

4 hours ago, Bankc said:

Definitely don't lay your rods up against the corner of a wall.

I've done this for decades and never got a bend.  Same for rods that sat in rod lockers all season.  It's not the issue some make it out to be.  That old rod probably wasn't graphite, and was likely subjected to forces greater than leaning in a corner.

8 minutes ago, Crankin4Bass said:

I have thought about using a heat gun to straighten a couple rods out. Any tips?

Don't.

[ATA]

On 3/31/2020 at 7:36 AM, Randy Price said:

I'm impressed with you guys!  I just keep mine leaning in the corner of my garage.

same as me, just in my cabinet.