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General Maintenance Tips => Tools and Lubricants => Topic started by: Bill B on November 25, 2025, 12:41:45 AM

Title: DIY Rod Carrying Handle
Post by: Bill B on November 25, 2025, 12:41:45 AM
Just before the 8 day left in October, I was sitting behind the truck waiting for the guys to show up.  An older gentleman pulled into the parking spot next to me and began unloading his gear for a 3 day.  Anyway out came his rods with his DIY rod carrying handle.  He made it out of Schedule 40 PVC, heated it with a heat gun and bent and molded it into this handle.  He applied a camo paint job.  All in all i figure he has about $8 invested.   It's secured with velcro straps around the rods and handle.  Pretty ingenious if I do say so.   
Title: Re: DIY Rod Carrying Handle
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on November 25, 2025, 03:45:02 PM
There looks to be some Paracord threaded thru there... Definitely clever. Carrying 3 rods a half mile down the beach gets really really old. Maybe I'll try to rig up something similar. Minus the camo paint job, I wanna be able to find it.
Title: Re: DIY Rod Carrying Handle
Post by: happyhooker on November 26, 2025, 02:41:19 AM
I like it; might have to give it a try.

Frank
Title: Re: DIY Rod Carrying Handle
Post by: Gobi King on December 02, 2025, 02:04:56 PM
Bill
Did he have some sorts wrap on the pipe ?

Title: Re: DIY Rod Carrying Handle
Post by: MexicanGulf on December 03, 2025, 03:23:14 PM
Very nice idea
Title: Re: DIY Rod Carrying Handle
Post by: Bill B on December 03, 2025, 04:51:30 PM
Quote from: Gobi King on December 02, 2025, 02:04:56 PMBill
Did he have some sorts wrap on the pipe ?



He used velcro straps to secure the handle to the rod bundle and rod ties to make the bundle.