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#1 ·
Made these tonight. Will test them out tomorow night.
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Hey Jake, looks like they might work. At least well worth a try. Now I am assuming with you in South Dakota you far fishing for channel cats.

I have pretty much always gone with the stake type that is stuck in the ground but so often that don't work because of rocks.

I would say, if you fish where you can get a steel rod stuck into the ground, and are fishing for channel cats, you should try Hills Rod Holders. They make a decent rod holder made with 3/8s steel.

I think you can get 3 for less than $15 but then there is a little shipping. So the price is decent

Here is a picture of the ones I have.

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good luck.
 
#3 ·
I have a couple somewhat similar to that but cannot get anything into the ground where I'm fishing. Where I'm fishing their is a small rock wall next to the dam that I've been leaning my rods on and then putting a rock on the base of the rod on the ground. Lost a rod on Wednesday night (lucky enough to cast with my other rod and snag the line and get it back) and almost lost a rod Thursday night. I catch a channel on occasion but I'm fishing for flatheads. I plan to put a big rock on the wood base so they cant go anywhere. These are big and heavy but I can park my truck about 10 yards from where I'm fishing so works for me. These wouldn't be ideal if you had to walk to your spot.
 
#4 ·
That should work with weight on the rear. Each spot is different and it is hard to find something that will work everywhere. Losing rods can get expensive quick so a tether line on the rod might be a good idea until you see if your stand will do what you need.

good luck,,,,,,,those flatheads will give you the tight lines.
 
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We get plenty of 6-9" Gizzards but the small Threadfins are harder to come by. I like the Gizzards since I focus on cats but my son likes the T/Fs for bass & crappie. I just wish we had skipjack here but I should be content with what we have since it's plentiful just now.
 
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I'm using 7ft medium heavy action ugly sticks with Abu Garcia 6500c3s. I have a couple Heavy action Whisker Seeker rods coming because I'm a little under powered with these ugly sticks. I have 80 or 100 pound power pro on my reel and then using 40lbs berkley big cat line for a leader with 8/0 size circle hook. Anywhere from 2 to 5 oz sinker depending on where I want my bait to sit. The water used to be up higher so I have a big net and was able to net the over the side of the wall but no I have to jump down below the wall and net them or grab. Waters so shallow its tough using the net and almost easier to just grab them.

Also caught a 12 and 18 pounder last night and lost another fish that I think may have been bigger than this one.
 
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Also caught a 12 and 18 pounder last night and lost another fish that I think may have been bigger than this one.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a sweet hole for sure! At least with the smaller cats you have some table-fare. I just now dropped the hammer on two TWC Extreme rods and a Kast King Rover 60. Next month I hope to get a Penn Fathom 25lw and what with my Rippin' Lips rig, I'll finally have some decent gear too. Now if I could only find my own honey hole...
 
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I forgot to update this thread - I made this out of some plywood, PVC, and foldable table legs (like $20 at Home Depot.). So far, so good. View attachment 278590
That seems like a lot to haul to the waters edge. Prob be fine for me if I could sit on the tailgait of the truck...lol....

Most of my fishing spots require a lot of walking so....if I can't carry it in one trip, it ain't going.

There is one spot I fish where I can literally drive to the river's edge...BUT, it is a very popular spot since that condition doesn't happen very much around here. Better get there early or you ain't getting a spot.
 
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