Share Your Innovations - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YetiX · 08-20-2021, 01:04 PM

What an amazing thread. I haven't fabricated anything for my kayak, yet. It will happen soon and I'll make sure to share it here!

JohnMckroidJr · 09-06-2021, 09:53 AM

I wanted the spread between my trolling rods to be farther apart so I used 1-1/2" and 3/4" PVC with Scotty rod components #229 and 444 to make the solution.

I used a heat gun to coax the 1-1/2" PVC pipe to fit in the slightly smaller diameter Hobie rod holder. A stainless steel bolt in the Trackmount is wing nutted tight to secure the support that prevents the holder from rotating aft.

If the drag is set tight, the leverage of the extension sometimes turns the kayak when a fish strikes.

SoCalEDC · 09-28-2021, 05:06 AM

Needed more organization in the hatch

JohnMckroidJr · 09-28-2021, 07:46 AM

Nice tackle storage rack. That does not look like BerleyPro, Where did you buy the materials to build it?

SoCalEDC · 09-28-2021, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Nice tackle storage rack. That does not look like BerleyPro, Where did you buy the materials to build it?

Thanks, It's 3d printed. I think the berleypro is kydex, and is open from the back, it requires a continuous face of the kayak to serve as a back to the "bin".
. I was considering having a buddy mold it for me out of kydex but there is no good way to join the seams other than rivets and I wanted a 1 piece enclosed bin that was a little "cleaner". Additionally the berley pro would have required me to screw into my nice pretty fiberglass deck and I wasn't interested in doing that.

I can print any variation of these to fit different tools, and containers. If anyone is interested, let me know.

JohnMckroidJr · 05-25-2022, 07:57 AM

This version fits both the PA and Outback and was made for quick installation/removal without drilling any holes in the kayak.

The beauty of the Cannon downrigger is that it can be lowered and raised with one hand incrementally. Periodically while the fish is running, my left-hand reaches back and cranks up the weight -- 2ft/crank to have it up and clear before the fish starts circling under the kayak.

The DR serves double duty as a descending device for our of-season barotrama fish.

The base is made out of cutting boards, PVC pipe, and stainless steel hardware.

08-20-2021, 01:04 PM	#1
YetiX n00b Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: San Diego Posts: 19	What an amazing thread. I haven't fabricated anything for my kayak, yet. It will happen soon and I'll make sure to share it here! __________________ -Semper Fi- 2015 Hobie Outback

05-25-2022, 07:57 AM	#6
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,874	Down Rigger 3.0 This version fits both the PA and Outback and was made for quick installation/removal without drilling any holes in the kayak. The beauty of the Cannon downrigger is that it can be lowered and raised with one hand incrementally. Periodically while the fish is running, my left-hand reaches back and cranks up the weight -- 2ft/crank to have it up and clear before the fish starts circling under the kayak. The DR serves double duty as a descending device for our of-season barotrama fish. The base is made out of cutting boards, PVC pipe, and stainless steel hardware.

09-06-2021, 09:53 AM	#2
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,874	Outrigger Rod holder I wanted the spread between my trolling rods to be farther apart so I used 1-1/2" and 3/4" PVC with Scotty rod components #229 and 444 to make the solution. I used a heat gun to coax the 1-1/2" PVC pipe to fit in the slightly smaller diameter Hobie rod holder. A stainless steel bolt in the Trackmount is wing nutted tight to secure the support that prevents the holder from rotating aft. If the drag is set tight, the leverage of the extension sometimes turns the kayak when a fish strikes.

09-28-2021, 07:46 AM	#4
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,874	Nice tackle storage rack. That does not look like BerleyPro, Where did you buy the materials to build it?