"Daniel-San" wrote in message
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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


Get a tube of PVC pipe from your local hardware store for the rods and
bungee cord it to the top tube of your bike with the longer end hanging
off
the back. I did this when I was a kid, and it worked very well.

As far as the chair, maybe bungee it to your backpack? If you must take
the
chair, that's about the only way I can think of.

Good luck,
Dan


You might look around, but I have a couple fold up chairs that have a pack
inside of them with pack straps. A bit of a tight fit, but I can pack
enough for a little fishing in one easily. I got them for bird hunting. I
could carry several bottles of water, a couple boxes of shotgun shells, a
sandwich, and have a enough room to put a couple birds in for the trip back.
When I found a good spot to stop I just set it on the ground and sat down.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com