Love mine too. Mine came with Railblazer Mounts between the two rod holders at the rear and I got the rod tubes to go with them so that you can angle them for bait fishing towards the bow or adjust them to the perfect angle for trolling. The other idea that comes from New Zealand is attach a mount beside your feet or at the front of your tackle pod and point the rod tube at an angle of approx 70 to 80 degrees pointing towards the rear and this works really well and is a doddle removing your rod if you catch a decent fish. Enjoyed both your videos Graeme
Im sure you can get a RAM ball mount that goes into your existing rod holders and you then put a tube on top of that. Great vids my reload is ordered just waiting on next batch that comes in middle of September cant wait cheers for all info.
Hi mate, maybe you should make an extension that pushes into the existing rod holders to change the angle for trolling? Get some pvc pipe and a 24 degree elbow and another bit of pipe and slot this together. You might need to give it some heat to slightly change shape of pipe to fit.
Hi. I just spotted your clips and checked out parts 1 & 2 of reload review. Regarding the rod holder position for trolling...have you considered mounting the Railblazer HD star port & rod holder/s either side & slightly further back behind the fish finder mounting area on your tackle pod? This means not drilling into your hull. I use the Viking Profish 400 which has brass inserts slightly further out beyond Profish 400’s specific pod. These allowed for 2 HD, (heavy duty)star ports to be fitted with rod holders which I use for trolling, with the added ‘bonus’ that you can set the angle of the rod layback so that if your not fully attentive the rod may bop you on your head suggesting a customer! This trolling setup works well & is easily monitored. Depending on the Reload pods wall thickness it should work, maybe without need for a backing plate? On the 400 there’s not enough space when using 2 rod holders to angle them to port/starboard. Mounting as suggested further apart on your pod should take care of that issue. One word of warning though....when the lure is back on board with the rod in that angled position, secure that lure with a Velcro strap or such like. I’ve had one come unhitched from my rod guide & pendulum straight for my face. I stopped it with my chin on the 2nd swing. Brand new very sharp ‘Owner’ hook went in pretty good! My 10 cents worth. Not dissimilar to below comment.
Love mine too. Mine came with Railblazer Mounts between the two rod holders at the rear and I got the rod tubes to go with them so that you can angle them for bait fishing towards the bow or adjust them to the perfect angle for trolling. The other idea that comes from New Zealand is attach a mount beside your feet or at the front of your tackle pod and point the rod tube at an angle of approx 70 to 80 degrees pointing towards the rear and this works really well and is a doddle removing your rod if you catch a decent fish.
Enjoyed both your videos
Graeme
Im sure you can get a RAM ball mount that goes into your existing rod holders and you then put a tube on top of that. Great vids my reload is ordered just waiting on next batch that comes in middle of September cant wait cheers for all info.
Hi mate, maybe you should make an extension that pushes into the existing rod holders to change the angle for trolling? Get some pvc pipe and a 24 degree elbow and another bit of pipe and slot this together. You might need to give it some heat to slightly change shape of pipe to fit.
Hi. I just spotted your clips and checked out parts 1 & 2 of reload review. Regarding the rod holder position for trolling...have you considered mounting the Railblazer HD star port & rod holder/s either side & slightly further back behind the fish finder mounting area on your tackle pod? This means not drilling into your hull. I use the Viking Profish 400 which has brass inserts slightly further out beyond Profish 400’s specific pod. These allowed for 2 HD, (heavy duty)star ports to be fitted with rod holders which I use for trolling, with the added ‘bonus’ that you can set the angle of the rod layback so that if your not fully attentive the rod may bop you on your head suggesting a customer! This trolling setup works well & is easily monitored. Depending on the Reload pods wall thickness it should work, maybe without need for a backing plate? On the 400 there’s not enough space when using 2 rod holders to angle them to port/starboard. Mounting as suggested further apart on your pod should take care of that issue. One word of warning though....when the lure is back on board with the rod in that angled position, secure that lure with a Velcro strap or such like. I’ve had one come unhitched from my rod guide & pendulum straight for my face.
I stopped it with my chin on the 2nd swing. Brand new very sharp ‘Owner’ hook went in pretty good! My 10 cents worth. Not dissimilar to below comment.
Hi .. would you still recommend this kayak ..
Great video mate! Sub here ;)
What size paddle are you using with this kayak?? Thanks