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Ice Fishing Media => Ice Fishing Pictures => Topic started by: trapperdave1 on Dec 23, 2018, 02:22 PM
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hello im looking for any ideas on making a rod case or buying one.can anyone give any suggestions
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How many rods do you want to carry and how do you transport the case (walk, snowmobile, car)?
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Just buy an eagle claw rod. Seems like they have plenty of room and only around $40
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Cabelas sells some nice ones. Several different sizes.
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Just buy an eagle claw rod. Seems like they have plenty of room and only around $40
X2 nice case for the money
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Flambeau same as Eagle Claw, I fit 7 rods in mine(https://i.postimg.cc/pT2DwKfV/1224180701.jpg)
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fo my use only local ponds,a cabelas 4 pole soft case and bought 4 tubes that you would put your golf clubs in and it works fine for me,good luck. oh yes about 35.00 for all
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I use a hard plastic gun case that had a foam insert can normally get them cheap at most places holds alot of rods too!
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I was using a TA softsider and thought I wanted one of these. When they went on sale for $30 I bit. Certainly big enough for several rod/reel combos and a number of boxes or other items.
But... It's big. On the outside. And it consumes a good bit of space.That's a negative if you're running a smaller sled like the small Otter Pro I often pull. It's also not friendly to carry around on the ice. I decided to use it as a rod "safe" in the truck but cherry pick combos into the softsider for actual fishing. Got the softsider stiffened up a bit with some coroplast inserts and use rod slicks on my rods for additional protection.
I haven't compared them in the store but the pics of the Flambeau are so similar to the EC it might be the same thing with a different label. Happens all the time.
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Check the archery departments for arrow cases. Pretty much the same case only a third the price
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For my longer rods (36") I went with the 42" Flambeau Tactical case and took the foam out where the reels go. I can fit 6 rods. I forget what forum that posted the video of the guy who I got the idea from. I haven't added any lure boxes since I bring a small tackle bag (3 boxes and 1 small jig box) with extra leaders, terminal stuff, scissors, long needle nose, and etc.
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Flambeau same as Eagle Claw, I fit 7 rods in mine(https://i.postimg.cc/pT2DwKfV/1224180701.jpg)
Can you link me to this somewhere, I will buy it right now. :)
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I didn't put the white styrofoam in mine , but the cheap gun cases hold 6 of my ice fishing rods . You could put a full size rod in it if you broke it down to 2 pieces . I bought mine at Dunham's Sports , but I'm sure your local Walmart has the same ones .
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I didn't put the white styrofoam in mine , but the cheap gun cases hold 6 of my ice fishing rods . You could put a full size rod in it if you broke it down to 2 pieces . I bought mine at Dunham's Sports , but I'm sure your local Walmart has the same ones .
That what I made dividers off it's not a styrofoam, it's some sort of packing material that they used for a range hood we bought, it's very durable. The way I arranged my combos only two of them I need to fold handles off, rest of them they ready to go without disturbing other rods.
DrCro here is the link
https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/flambeau-black-rod-bunk-box/0000000257872?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7Nai3LG93wIVAV6GCh0sfgPPEAQYASABEgKaifD_BwE (https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/flambeau-black-rod-bunk-box/0000000257872?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7Nai3LG93wIVAV6GCh0sfgPPEAQYASABEgKaifD_BwE)
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You did a nice custom job arranging them like that . I just layed mine in the regular foam .
(https://i.postimg.cc/9zyWK3rS/IMG-20181226-104352.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zyWK3rS)
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That what I made dividers off it's not a styrofoam, it's some sort of packing material that they used for a range hood we bought, it's very durable. The way I arranged my combos only two of them I need to fold handles off, rest of them they ready to go without disturbing other rods.
DrCro here is the link
https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/flambeau-black-rod-bunk-box/0000000257872?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7Nai3LG93wIVAV6GCh0sfgPPEAQYASABEgKaifD_BwE (https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/flambeau-black-rod-bunk-box/0000000257872?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7Nai3LG93wIVAV6GCh0sfgPPEAQYASABEgKaifD_BwE)
Thank you a million brother, it has been ordered after taxes and shipping $52 will be here mid next week. Really excited for this one. :)
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I bought an Eagle Claw case this year. Pretty nice...