Diy 3-Rod Bucket Rod Holder

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D_Weezy

Discussion Starter · 1 mo ago

As usual, I just can't leave well enough alone. I thought about it and figured out how to combine my bucket rod holder with my detachable 3-rod bank rod holder. This mount will be connected to a 6.5 gallon bucket. Once this is bolted to the bucket, I can then attach the rod holder base from my 3-rod bank rod holder. I had to redo the first design because of clearance problems. This will have the square nut on top of the post to attach the 3-rod base and the center rod holder. It can also be used with only two rods, with a bolt taking the place of the center rod holder. My explanation may not be too clear, so I am going to post pictures of my sketch design below and a picture of the 3-rod holder base that will attach to it. After I build and test it, I will see if I need to add any additional bracing. If I do, it will be an easy fix. I'm hoping that it doesn't. I always have designs floating around in my head. Thanks for your patience

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Ammo

· #2 · 1 mo ago

Nice. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

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D_Weezy

Discussion Starter · #3 · 22 d ago

I got it welded up today. I need to clean it up, add some paint and a couple coats of spay-on plasti-dip. Then it will be ready to bolt onto the bucket. I clamped it to the bucket to show how it works.

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D_Weezy

Discussion Starter · #4 · 15 d ago

I got it mounted on the bucket, and now I just need to get another rod holder. I was going to buy one, but I made a metal bender, and I am going to make my own screw-in rod holder. I built the bender for making my top-U for my original pound-in rod holders. I decided to make several different sized radius dies to work with this bender. This will allow me to build different things other than just the tops for the other rod holders.

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D_Weezy

Discussion Starter · #5 · 14 d ago

I used it today. The carp were running the bank, so I used it to catch one for bait. It worked perfectly. I set the drag for slight tension since I wasn't using one of my baitrunner reels. The fish hit, the rod bent, the line played out, and the bucket didn't move. I didn't get a picture of the carp, but it was probably about 7 or 8 pounds.

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Herbhome

· #6 · 14 d ago

Dale,
What's in it to keep it from tipping over?

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D_Weezy

Discussion Starter · #7 · 13 d ago

Herbhome said:
Dale,
What's in it to keep it from tipping over?

Water and science. If the rod holders were mounted on the front, the balance and fulcrum points would be shifted, making it more possible to tip over if the drag was locked down tight. If your drag is set properly as it should be, there should never be a problem with this setup. I've built some in the past that were not nearly as nice as this, and they still worked great. Bonus, it gives you a place to rinse your hands off after baiting hooks without going back down to the water.

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Herbhome

· #8 · 13 d ago

Cool, I got the science part and I assumed you were filling it with water. Just making sure.

Also the fact that you set drag very light will ensure a monster won't take off with your rig.

Thanks

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D_Weezy

Discussion Starter · #9 · 12 d ago

Herbhome said:
Cool, I got the science part and I assumed you were filling it with water. Just making sure.

Also the fact that you set drag very light will ensure a monster won't take off with your rig.

Thanks

I tested my 2-rod model that straps to the bucket on a 5-gallon bucket, and it set still, even with hard pulls and the baitrunner set on heavy tension. It worked flawlessly. You'd be surprised how much tension you can actually use with this bucket holder. This 3-rod holder bucket is 6.5 gallons. 6 gallons of water weights 48 pounds. With the rod holders mounted on the back of the bucket it creates a very solid platform and makes it dang near impossible to tip the bucket over with the drag set properly or while using a baitrunner or reel with a clicker. I would never use a drag set tight enough to tip this bucket over. I never even set the tension heavy when using my pound-in rod holders. I almost always use a spinning reel with a baitrunner or a bait-caster with a clicker. I used bucket rod holders for years without any problems while only using a 5-gallon bucket. They used to be really popular for pier fishing. I caught a nice hybrid bass from the pier at Pike Island locks and damn while using one of my old bucket rod holders. That fish had the rod bent over the rail, and the bucket rod holder never budged. It's a pretty solid design.

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