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Boat Rigging: Security, Storage & Efficiency
be easily removed when not needed. The Rod Locker secures crappie rods and
Crappie Dan feels pretty safe when reels for roadside stops while protecting
he travels now. “For a thief to get my sensitive tips from abuse and damage in
rods out of the locker they will have to transit.
rip stuff apart. If it takes them too long
they are not likely to pursue it.”
“The tip saver protects the most
vulnerable part of the rod,” continued as exchanging a jig pole for a crank
Crappie Dan. “The middle support pulling pole in the rack.”
keeps those limber rods from bouncing Driftmaster Crappie Stalkers
all over the place. We can put two rods “I use customizes Crappie Stalkers
in each of those. We often put spare in the front,” explained Crappie Dan.
rods without reels in each fork to give “They are strong, durable, and completely
us a backup rod if we need it.” adjustable, folding all the way down to
“In addition to security, storage the deck for travelling. We use them
racks allow anglers to switch their to spider rig jigs, minnows, and even
fishing techniques e f f i c i e n t l y, ” crankbaits. Off-the-shelf models work
explained Steele. “Anglers can switch fine, but ours are tweaked to Crappie
from pushing jigs to pulling cranks in Country’s personal preferences. They
minutes, without tangles. It is as simple are taller and angled.”
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