Fly Rod Case Suggestions?

I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?
-tom

Tom Nakashima wrote:
I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?

For light weight, I don't think anything beats aluminum. Home-made PVC
tubes are much heavier, and I wouldn't attempt to build an aluminum rod
tube. It's not worth the effort. A google search finds lots of entries,
like:

http://www.flytyingchronicles.com/pr...=27&bestseller

I'd look for the lightest tube (i.e., smallest wall thickness) I could find.

A cool thing about a 5-piece rod for packing isn't just that it's
compact. The short tube can be very light, about half the weight of a
2-piece-rod tube. (You still need both end caps.)

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Tom Nakashima wrote:
I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?
-tom

Duct tape? ;-)

Did the rod not come in a tube? Like RW, I think an aluminum tube would
protect the best, and be close to the lightest option. You could use
very thin pvc, but the end caps are still thick, and I doubt you'd save
much weight.

brians

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?
-tom

I have a couple of these rod/reel cases... They do a nice job for the money.
Separate compartments for each rod section and the reel cover is sheep
lined..

At one time they had a web site, however I wasn't able to access. Following
is an eBay purchase:

http://tinyurl.com/7mj7t

If you want super cheap, go with PVC pipe and a couple end caps...

HTH,
JT

Tom Nakashima wrote:
I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?
-tom


You might want to take a look at this
http://www.peninsulaflyfishers.org/T...eBackpack.html
What you want to find is some schedule 200 pipe. It's a lots thinner
wall than the standard residential plumbing shedule 40 pipe.
Alternatively, I have come across some pvc drain pipe for eave troughs
with thin wall that's about the right diameter for the purpose.

Mike

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?
-tom

Hi Tom,
I've made cases out of PVC and aluminum for 2 piece and 4 piece rods. The
only problem I experienced was when I loaned a rod to a friend going to
Alaska with an aluminum tube. (2 piece rod) It came back slightly "bent",
but the rod was okay.
I always recommend a cloth rod bag, regardless of the case.
Anymore, I just recommend folks just go to someplace like Cabela's and order
one for about $30 or less for a 4 piece.
Some are about half that unless if you don't want a reel case attached.
(PVC with a Cordura outer shell)
I've made many rod cases, but unless you want to go volume, do it the simple
way, and just buy one. . ..in my humble opinion.
DaveMohnsen
Denver
Heh . . .heh . . .but I've never been able to destroy the regular PVC ones
I have put together. (PVC tube, end caps, PVC glue, nothing fancy . .
..remember a cloth rod bag to protect the rod)

DaveMohnsen wrote:

Heh . . .heh . . .but I've never been able to destroy the regular PVC ones
I have put together.

I once had a mule fall on one. Broke the rod.

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Was that a rented mule or a pet?
All of the fitings ( end caps and threaded female adaptors) that will
fit shcedule 40 ( or 80 } PVC will fit aluminum pipe. Schedule 10
aluminum pipe is good if you your mule is not to clumsy. The PVC
fitting work good if you rough up hte pipe and use epoxy. IF your
mule is really big schedule 40 is the same OD, as in schedule 80 in
situation where you are backpacking with an elephant.

BJ Conner wrote:

Was that a rented mule or a pet?

Rented, I suppose. Definitely not a pet. I was on a commercial outfitter
pack trip in the Bob Marshall. It was the only rod I took, so it sucked.

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Was that a rented mule or a pet?
All of the fitings ( end caps and threaded female adaptors) that will
fit shcedule 40 ( or 80 } PVC will fit aluminum pipe. Schedule 10
aluminum pipe is good if you your mule is not to clumsy. The PVC
fitting work good if you rough up hte pipe and use epoxy. IF your
mule is really big schedule 40 is the same OD, as in schedule 80 in
situation where you are backpacking with an elephant.