On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:51:55 -0700, "JT" wrote:

While fishing over on the Bitterroot this spring there was a guy at the
flyshop with a car top fly rod holder. The beauty of this rod holder was
that
you could store the entire fly rod in it without breaking it down or taking
the fly reel
off. It looked like a metal/aluminum 10 ft. tube with a lockable door at the
fly reel.
It held two or three fly rods.

I've googled and found several option, but none like I have described.

Anyone know of the manufacturer or retailer?

TIA,
JT

Just wrap the rod in Simms waders and duct-tape it on the roof...Simms waders
are indestructible, if you haven't heard...

OTOH, you could take a thin-wall DWV (drain waste vent) or other thin-wall
plumbing pipe, glue an end cap on the forward end and bungee cord a cap on the
rearward end (get a rubber tarp strap - the black rubber style with the hooks in
the holes at each end) put a eye-bolt in the end-cap, run the strap through the
eye-bolt, and into a slot on the tube to secure the rear cap. Secure it to your
roof rack, and you've got a rod carrier...

HTH,
R