Rod storage DC 265

[Dave]

Anyone have any ideas on how to store six fishing rods up to seven ft long in a DC 265? The holders on the starboard side are so short they only work for two very short rods. The center storage area may work but you have to work at getting the rod tips past the holding tank.

[chibbett]

This must be a "Pursuit"thing...I have a 2010 0S315 and the 4 rear deck side rod holders are only capable of holding a mop or expandable boat hook! But even more troublesome is that the rod hangers inside the cabin will not hold the rods secure in moderately rough water and they fly all over the cabin...need to find some way to secure them with a bungee type solution.....anyone else experience this?

[Calexi]

Interesting issue I have 3000 Offshore and rod storage is my biggest issue. I salmon fish quite a bit and this is the only true complaint I have with our boat. I was at a roundtable forum at the Tiara plant, and I brought this up as an issue for Pursuit and Tiara owners. I currently use my v-berth and neatly stack them end-to-end. Let me know if you come up with a good idea.

[Blue Runner]

chibbett - 2/27/2012 8:58 AM

This must be a "Pursuit"thing...I have a 2010 0S315 and the 4 rear deck side rod holders are only capable of holding a mop or expandable boat hook! But even more troublesome is that the rod hangers inside the cabin will not hold the rods secure in moderately rough water and they fly all over the cabin...need to find some way to secure them with a bungee type solution.....anyone else experience this?

I'm using rubber bands with success. On the galley end, I attach a rubber band to the rod tip and the adjacent rod butt. On the cockpit end, I do that for the middle rod, but on the outboard rods I double the rubber band around rod tip and the outside of the rod holder. It's worked in some pretty heavy seas, but is a bit of a pain to deal with.