Mount Fishing Gears on a Bicycle?

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

Thanks in advance.

Jay Chan


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

Thanks in advance.

Jay Chan


Check it out:
http://216.183.161.213/cgi-bin/htmlo...99987700030532

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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.
What about retrofitting one of those trailers that you are supposed to
use for towing kids behind your bike. If I recall, they have decent
sized tires, and I would think that with a little creativity it would be
a pretty easy think to convert one over to holding fishing gear.




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What about retrofitting one of those trailers that you are supposed to
use for towing kids behind your bike. If I recall, they have decent
sized tires, and I would think that with a little creativity it would be
a pretty easy think to convert one over to holding fishing gear.

I have no intention to put my kids behind my bike in anyway. If I fall
down, I don't want to take them with me. They will have to be on their
own.

Anyway, I will go looking for a mounting device that we put in the rear
cargo frame of the bicycle. That should work well.

Jay Chan

I use to fish the Berkeley Pier when I was a kid. About 4 miles from my
house, and I use to tie the rod and real to the bike, along the top bar, so
I straddled the rod, and had a luggage rack on the back, and would stop at
the bait store and buy a box of sardines. (3 frozen large Sardines in a
wooden box with a heavy string handle. $1.00!) Then I had the weights and
hooks and lures in a bag I tied to the rack.
Bill

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What about retrofitting one of those trailers that you are supposed to
use for towing kids behind your bike. If I recall, they have decent
sized tires, and I would think that with a little creativity it would be
a pretty easy think to convert one over to holding fishing gear.

I have no intention to put my kids behind my bike in anyway. If I fall
down, I don't want to take them with me. They will have to be on their
own.

Anyway, I will go looking for a mounting device that we put in the rear
cargo frame of the bicycle. That should work well.

Jay Chan

I use to fish the Berkeley Pier when I was a kid. About 4 miles from my
house, and I use to tie the rod and real to the bike, along the top bar, so
I straddled the rod, and had a luggage rack on the back, and would stop at
the bait store and buy a box of sardines. (3 frozen large Sardines in a
wooden box with a heavy string handle. $1.00!) Then I had the weights and
hooks and lures in a bag I tied to the rack.

This is quite a charming picture with a kid riding a bike with all sort
of gears tangling around the bike. You know, this is like a story book
image.

But I doubt that a 40-something "young" man doing the same thing will
project the same image.

Anyway, I am still looking around to see if I can find a mounting
device that I can put on the rear cargo area of a bicycle.

Jay Chan

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I use to fish the Berkeley Pier when I was a kid. About 4 miles from my
house, and I use to tie the rod and real to the bike, along the top bar,
so
I straddled the rod, and had a luggage rack on the back, and would stop
at
the bait store and buy a box of sardines. (3 frozen large Sardines in a
wooden box with a heavy string handle. $1.00!) Then I had the weights
and
hooks and lures in a bag I tied to the rack.

This is quite a charming picture with a kid riding a bike with all sort
of gears tangling around the bike. You know, this is like a story book
image.

But I doubt that a 40-something "young" man doing the same thing will
project the same image.

Anyway, I am still looking around to see if I can find a mounting
device that I can put on the rear cargo area of a bicycle.

Jay Chan


Was not a charming image, it worked. Myself and others who rode bikes to
the pier, did not have lots of stuff hanging off the bike. We were
minimalist fisherman. Strap the rod along the top frame and the rod is out
of the way. Put a small box with hooks and weights in your pocket or a
fanny pack. Strap any big box needed (bait?) to a rear fender rack. I fish
tuna at times on party boats out of San Diego. Lots of rods, and jigs. But
for the live bait rigs, I have hooks and small weights in a plastic box that
fits in my fanny pack and the knife / pliers / fishing rag are in a holder
on the fanny pack belt. Saves lots of times and hassle if you are bit off,
or cut off in a tangle.

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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.

How about this??
http://216.183.161.213/cgi-bin/htmlo...01043700013563


Also, lose the beach chair! For about $15 you can find a chair made for
camping that folds up into a tubular bag that you can strap to your back.

Scott

How about this??
http://216.183.161.213/cgi-bin/htmlo...01043700013563

The fishing rod holder for a bicycle looks OK. I will keep it in mind.
Thanks.

Also, lose the beach chair! For about $15 you can find a chair made for
camping that folds up into a tubular bag that you can strap to your back.

My beach chair is very comfortable and it has a cup holder (and I have
attached two rod holders on it), and it is very light. The downside is
that it is a bit bulky even after it has been folded flat. On the
balance, it is a much better chair than any one of those "folded into a
bundle" kind of chair for camping. My friend has one of the "folded
into a bundle" chair; but it is much heavier than my beach chair, and
is not as comfortable either. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Anyway, I should not have any problem mounting the beach chair onto the
bicycle if I can find one of the mounting device that is placed over
the cargo frame behind the bike seat.

Jay Chan

I used to ride my bike fishing ALOT as a kid. Hip boots, small
tacklebox, and fishing vest went in a back pack, and the rod (all of
mine were 2 piece) was bungied to the frame butt foreward, tip pointing
backward and extending out over the rear tire.