Jay

Here are some ideas that come to mind.....

Years & years ago - like when I was pre-high school, I had a paper
route (news paper delivery). I and other carriers had baskets on our
bikes - either in front on the handle bars, or some sort of rear
basket - most had a saddle "bag" arrangement - a frame w/ a basket set
that straddled the rear tire/wheel. I don't know if these are made any
more - I would guess a bike shop could tell you.

You could easily fasten a hunk of pvc pipe to a basket frame w/
bungees or cable ties and put your rods in there. One of the saddle
basket arrangements should also carry one of the collapseable
"tube" chairs so many people have now days.

Those not being available - how about a set of "paniers" - (sp?) -
covered baskets/pouchs that straddle the rear tire/wheel. I've seen
these on bikes used by the cross country riders.

How about a small trailer? I've seen many folks with small kids
pulling them behind their bikes - kids in tow. One of those should
hold lots of fishing gear.

Take a look around - see what bike people are using - what is
available in bike shops, etc. Also going to depend on your budget
I would suppose.

Jim



On 13 Jul 2005 09:25:19 -0700, wrote:

Does anyone have a good way to mount fishing gears onto a bicyle? I
don't mean to use the bicycle as a fishing platform; I mean to use it
to carry fishing gears to and from the fishing spot.

Since Sept-11, the local reservoir has closed most of the gates except
for two gates that are far away from the parking lot. This took me a
_long_ time to walk to the gate (and I am the type who can walk very
fast). I am thinking of putting all the fishing gears onto a bicycle,
and use the bicycle to reach the gate quickly.

I know I can use duct tape and bungee cords to tie everything onto the
bicycle. But I don't want to appear like a homeless or a refugee. I am
hoping that there is some way that I can mount everything onto the
bicycle very neatly.

The kind of fishing gears that I want to mount on the bicycle a
o One or two 6-ft fishing rods that are in
two-pieces construction.
o A folding light weight beach chair.

I can put everything else in a backpack.

I know I can use a telescopic (wrong word?) fishing rod that I can fit
inside the backpack. But I have a feeling that those fishing rods won't
feel right.

Any idea of how to mount the fishing gears onto a bicycle?

Thanks in advance.

Jay Chan