On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:54:59 GMT, wrote:

"jim" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Just about to put some rod holders into my starcraft islander but
scratching my head on how many to put on the rear. Im thinking 3 rods
pointed to the rear and 2 on the ends pointing outwards. This too much
or maybe I can do 6 on the rear?

Heres what I mean if you can make out the ascii...The "o" are the rod
holders and the lines sticking out represent rods....


| | |
__|____|_ __|___
-----|o o o o o |------
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| |
| |
\ /
\ /
\ /
\ /
\ /
\/




Where are you located/what type of fishing are you talking about? Great
Lakes salmon? Walleye? Sal****er Kingfish? Big Game fish?

I run nine rods off an 8n foot beam Slickcraft 23 footer for Salmon/trout on
Lake Michigan. Two downriggers straight back off the corners, tow on the
side gunnels, two dipseys off the gunnels behind the riggers and two more
dipseys off outriggers with the rods set behind the gunnel dipseys and a
"pump handle" 1 pound ball rig down the center between the two straight back
downriggers. have to spare/open rod holders to move rods to bring in a fish
but as long as we keep moving no problem with tangles. Fred

Nine rods? Never mind fighting tangles, how do you manage to keep the
lures from catching each other that close together?

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
----------
The years will bring their Anodyne,
But I shall never quite forget,
The fish that I had counted mine
And lost before they reached the net.

Colin Ellis, "The Devot Angler" quoted
in A. R. Macdougall, Jr's "The Trout
Fisherman's Bedside Book" (1963)