This question goes out to all the fishermen here...
How do i fix a fishing rod and landing net handle to my XL125? Is there sommat i could buy (fishing shop sites are not helpful) or is there a home made solution?
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18-08-12, 05:26 PM
This question goes out to all the fishermen here...
How do i fix a fishing rod and landing net handle to my XL125? Is there sommat i could buy (fishing shop sites are not helpful) or is there a home made solution?
18-08-12, 06:01 PM
Not advisable But you could try bungee's down one side and use the frame etc to mount it
18-08-12, 07:31 PM
Doesn't sound like a good idea to me tbh. And short of tying it on i can't think of any way to do it tbh
18-08-12, 08:06 PM
Sounds like a silly idea to me.
18-08-12, 10:42 PM
Don't do it - you'd be pulled by the boys & girls in blue
19-08-12, 12:20 AM
They don't wear blue any more, it's now the boys and girls in black.
You could try using a crab line??
19-08-12, 01:24 AM
Sorry - I'm colour blindOriginally Posted by Swanny
They don't wear blue any more, it's now the boys and girls in black.
You could try using a crab line??
The hooks on crab lines are vicious
19-08-12, 08:06 AM
It's not difficult to do really. I was really big into fishing in my teens, at least until bikes and girls took over as primary interests... My dad was quite resourceful and figured out that modifying my Fizzy to carry all my kit would result in no more "Dad, can I have a lift to..." requests.
The Fizzy had a small rack on the back with a wee grab rail (not that I needed anything for passengers at the time) - he cut the grab rail off so that the whole rack was flush with the seat so my basket could be bungeed on lengthways. He also bolted a short length of aluminium tube across he bike beneath the front of the tank to rest my rod holdall on, it being bungeed on there and to the bottom of the rack so I had to ride with my left leg over it - wasn't uncomfortable or dangerous and gave me even more freedom and independence.
Just strapping a rod and landing net pole to the side of your bike will be easy, make sure that it doesn't affect turning the forks at all. 8-)
19-08-12, 10:54 AM
I saw some photos on an american forum where someone had made a bracket under his left exhaust with a rod tube, i suppose i could investgate sommat like that... I'm guessing that theres nothing commercial available!
Looks like bikers aren't generally fishermen then? Lol
I dont have issues carrying the rod on my pushbikes, the only issue there being practical range... If i wanted to go fishing to, lets say, shearwater or somehere further than that, the time and effort involved makes it impractcal.
Looks like i might have to ask on a fishing forum!
19-08-12, 01:23 PM
Whats 'sommat?'
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