Revo dilemma

[steveooo]

Originally Posted by yakrider

I am thinking of graduating from the Outback and moving up to the Revo...
I just have one, to me, huge issue bugging the crap outa me...
on the Outback, I have 6 flushmount rod holders built in...
two front, four rear...
it seems impossible to do this on the Revo, thus forcing me to
have to have bait tank or a crate if I want more than two rods with me...
I rarely (almost never) use a bait tank...usually only when I come down to LJ...and can't stand the thought of being forced to shlep a bait tank everytime out...so...what are my options?

question 2...
on my Outback, I have the transducer installed betrween the sail mast and the pedal well, in front of the pedals...
I have seen a few guys install their transducer under their seat...
I am contemplating installing a thru hull TX like Bing, Sunburn, and Stevoo did...my concern is this...
if the TX is under your butt, behind the pedals, do you get interferance from the bubbles created by the pedals?
the reason I ask is it seems like the hull is not flat enough to do the thru hull install between the mast and pedal well, too mush of a radius, and it also seems like it would take away some strength to put it there.

thanks in advance for you responses.

Question 1- Maybe try a Rhyno Bar with 2 or 3 legit west marine rodholders mounted on it. I think Andy has a pic somewhere of a tarpon that he did that to. Sweet set up if you don't regularly carry a bait tank.

Question 2- I have a through hull. The picture is nice, and you get a true water temp. Had it for a couple years with no leaks. I have it mounted kinda just under my seat. I don't notice any disturbance from the mirage drive when i am under way. The way i see it, normal boats are using these things running at 20+ mph and getting good readings. If I'm cruising along at 6 mph, I highly doubt there will be enough disturbance to distort the signal. If it did, it would only affect the top few inches of water, which I don't typically fish in anyways. For the ducer, I would mount it in the flattest area possible, that doesn't get dragged on the ground much during launches/landings.

[scoop]

I doubt there are many revo owners who have not at some point wished for the gunwhale space and rod holders on an outback. I know I have.

We should just form a hobie co-operative, and pass the models around. Way cheaper

[GregAndrew]

I have seen a few sweet looking PVC combo arm rests/ rod holders that could also support the type of crossbar that Bob mentioned.

Does Lowrance make a thru hull transducer for the Elite 5? (not a shoot through, but a drill through).

[robmandel]

josh, I have the mad frog gear liberator which I use on my prowler 13.

http://www.madfroggear.com/liberator/liberator.html

actually works really well. not a permanent mount or anything though.

[mrJB]

You don't need a crossbar or have to worry about bait tank access if you make a pair similar to one of these. On one I cut slots in the PVC so it would fit, on a better version I ground down the tube. They work great, are fully adjustable, don't get in the way, and give you two options on each holder.

[Adam12]

What size pvc is that? How long is the longer tube?

[mrJB]

The PVC is 1 1/2" which must be slotted or ground down to fit snugly.
1 1/4" is too loose for my liking.

The length is personal preference and would depend on your rod's butt length, and also how close you want the end of the holder to be by your side.

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by mrJB

The PVC is 1 1/2" which must be slotted or ground down to fit snugly.
1 1/4" is too loose for my liking.

Add a few wraps of Gorilla Tape and the 1 1/4" pipe works perfectly.

Bob

[Vikingj]

I made one of Bob's PVC crossbar rod holder extensions that fit into the revo rod holders. Thanks for sharing!
see http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=3583

It worked well but I never used the left side since I had a lft front mounted rod holder and the baitbarge guy had trouble accessing my bait tank.

JB let me use his single arm rod holder (seen above) and I really love using it (don't expect to get it back, John!). It's more simple, takes less space, easy to watch rod tip, and is more accessible.

Wayne

[mrJB]

Of course it yours.... now about your secret hali-holes....