Garage Ceiling Rod Storage

[Deephaven]

I added a new garage stall this year to keep the Ranger warm and comfy all year.  Long term I plan some dust proof-ish cabinets in the garage, but need a temporary solution.  I have 11.5' ceilings so I'd like to use the verticality of the garage and hang my rods above the boat.  This would also allow me to swap them quickly while prepping the boat for a trip as I can reach them while standing on the boat.  I've done some research here and on the web and here are some of the options I've seen.  Wondering if anyone has better ideas or experience with any of these that would recommend modifications or any other method?

 

Ceiling rack

 

 

 

Tip down rack

 

PVC Multi level

 

 

PVC

 

Black pipe

 

Dual direction

 

Dubro

 

 

Plastic hooks from here

 

Plastic hook

 

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[J Francho]

16 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

**Says the topic needs to be approved by a moderator -> I wasn't sure if the jpg links worked or I need the [img] tags.  I can edit afterwards.  If there is anything here I shouldn't have posted please let me know.

I don't think you did anything wrong, but you should just be able to paste the links into the editor and it does the rest, so long as it's a valid URL accessible by anyone.

[Boomstick]

I would go with the wood ceiling racks, probably the dual directions if you have the room. I bought one for my porch, but haven't got around to installing it yet as I'm hoping to move stuff around at some point.

[JustJames]

I have gone to diy route as the first link. I installed mine under diy wooden storage, so the hight is perfect that I don’t need steps and not bumping into it too easily. It is very easy to do and not taking a lot of time at all. I could add felt as rod protection but I just sand all the sharp edge and clear coat it. I leave gap that I could have rod with reel on and not bumping each other.

[MN Fisher]

I just went and built one out of 1/2" Sandlewood

[Jigfishn10]

I like the PVC option is it's only a temporary solution. May not be the cheapest, but not a back breaker either. 

Where are you putting the mooring? J/K ?

[FryDog62]

Racks look good - only suggestion is to have a door or some way to keep the rods out of sight. You don't want the wife to find out that you have as many rod/reels as she has pairs of shoes... 

[MN Fisher]

33 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

You don't want the wife to find out that you have as many rod/reels as she has pairs of shoes... 

Chris, in my case it's not an issue. Wife never goes downstairs, and the garage is a partial tuck-under.

[Brian14]

I made wooden ceiling racks similar to above for my basement, they work well but I quickly outgrew them and had to add more.  How does that happen??? 

[Deephaven]

9 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

I have gone to diy route as the first link. I installed mine under diy wooden storage, so the hight is perfect that I don’t need steps and not bumping into it too easily. It is very easy to do and not taking a lot of time at all. I could add felt as rod protection but I just sand all the sharp edge and clear coat it. I leave gap that I could have rod with reel on and not bumping each other.

Any regrets?  Curious what spacing you chose?  Hole saw and a jig saw to finish the holes or did you find a cleaner way of cutting the straights?

 

6 hours ago, FryDog62 said:

Racks look good - only suggestion is to have a door or some way to keep the rods out of sight. You don't want the wife to find out that you have as many rod/reels as she has pairs of shoes... 

My wife is well aware.  Her level of shoes however is insane.

[Bluebasser86]

I use something similar to the black pipe in my garage. I just used bungees hooked to the end of PVC with the bungees hooked to eyelets in the ceiling. 

[WRB]

The wooden ceiling hangers are common in Salt water sport fishing yachts. For fresh water rods with reels the spacing should wide enough so the reels don’t touch hung side by side. The units shown are too close together, even hung every other rod.

Tom

[JustJames]

3 hours ago, Deephaven said:

Any regrets?  Curious what spacing you chose?  Hole saw and a jig saw to finish the holes or did you find a cleaner way of cutting the straights?

No regrets at all. Yes I used hole saw, I believe 1.5” for the butt and 1” for the top and finished it up with jig saw. If you have a router you would get cleaner cut and less to none sanding. I think I left 5” between each hole.  Don’t use plywood it is harder to sand down sharp edge, I think I use pine wood but if I have to do again I would use poplar wood. The top piece, if you do one direction ( like your first link) you can convert to wall hanger ( I did one for a friend that way)

[Dwight Hottle]

The pvc multi-level racks look like they would be the quickest/easiest stow & remove. Tom's suggestion on spacing is important to consider.  

[desmobob]

I went on the quick and easy route and merely nailed two lines of cotton clothesline across the bottom of my exposed joists, about four feet apart.  This suspends the rods between the joists.  It's not the most convenient for getting them in and out, but installing the systems takes about five minutes...

[gim]

I use a hook system like the one in the original post.  Except they are in my basement, not my garage (during the winter) because my garage isn't heated (its fully insulated).  Sounds like your garage @Deephaven is heated so temperature isn't an issue.

[Deephaven]

Not heated, but it gets below freezing about 6 days of the year.  Long term plan is to heat it though, but for this winter it won't.  Considering there is no water on the reels and only oil/grease is temperature really a concern?  By next year, it will be heated to 40F but not for this winter.  I've been storing them on the wall on some old rod holders in the basement since I moved in the house, but next spring I will remodel that space and lose it which is when they have to live full time in the garage.

 

Partly also building it above the boat as I have too many rods to fit in the boat at once.  This will allow me to hop in the boat pre-trip and put whatever I want on deck or in the lockers rapidly.

 

Thanks for all the ideas guys!  So far a poplar piece drilled/routed sounds like the choice.

23 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Where are you putting the mooring? J/K ?

It is in a bin on a shelf in the garage

[gim]

8 hours ago, Deephaven said:

Not heated, but it gets below freezing about 6 days of the year. 

How do you keep it from falling below freezing in the middle of winter without a heat source?

[Deephaven]

11 hours ago, gimruis said:

How do you keep it from falling below freezing in the middle of winter without a heat source?

Good garage doors and insulation?  No idea, but when we are above -10F it doesn't freeze.  If we have lots of days in a row at that it can, but it isn't common.

 

What happens to rods/reels below freezing?

[gim]

46 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Good garage doors and insulation?  No idea, but when we are above -10F it doesn't freeze.  If we have lots of days in a row at that it can, but it isn't common.

 

What happens to rods/reels below freezing?

 

My garage is fully insulated and has a good seal on the door.  It stays about 12-15 degrees warmer than the outside temperature in the winter.  So if its -10, its single digits in my garage.

 

As for what happens to gear when its below freezing, I am not sure.  But I have room in my basement and that's where they are stored.

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

As for what happens to gear when its below freezing, I am not sure.  But I have room in my basement and that's where they are stored.

I just leave the rods in the rack - reels are removed for winter and stored in a Sterilite 3-drawer unit in the basement.

[Deephaven]

You now have me all concerned about storing mine in the garage, lol.  I've been out fishing below freezing, but can't store my stuff below

 

[Deephaven]

Finally made time to get something done today and grrrrr.  Of course there was a crack i the end of the board.  I didn't see it until I had cut with the jig saw.  Router shook the pieces off.  A few days ago I brought my wood glue  over to my parents house as well.  Figure some glue and brad nails and it will be fine, but frustrating nonetheless.

[MN Fisher]

10 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Finally made time to get something done today and grrrrr.  Of course there was a crack i the end of the board.  I didn't see it until I had cut with the jig saw.  Router shook the pieces off.  A few days ago I brought my wood glue  over to my parents house as well.  Figure some glue and brad nails and it will be fine, but frustrating nonetheless.

What type of wood did you use?

[Deephaven]

$4 pine boards.  I know.  There was an obvious split...but I started on the wrong end.  Had I just flipped the boards and used the other one for the tips this wouldn't have happened.  I can redo the whole board probably in 20 minutes, but I want it done and mounted as I have other stuff I need done too.