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[cool][size 1]Looks like a workable design to me. Slap it together, take it out on the water and see how it fishes. If it works, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Right? Ask the Right (Wright) Brothers.[/size]
[size 1]I am going to be putting together another version of the horizontal rack...also using the short angle connectors instead of the 90 degree ones. Definitely puts a different "slant" on it.[/size]
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[size 2]Hey there Dryrod, Your design looks practical, efficient and economical. I like the idea of the angles on the holder, especially well done to keep the butts of the rods dry.
However you probably see that it is limited to just two rods. That may be fine for your style of fishing and well respected.
Since I learned from TD himself, I personally find it hard to limit to just 2 rods. I do like to have a little more variety including the ability to flyswatt if the situation calls for it.
I know that as clever as you are, you may end up looking at some way to improve(as we all do) and you may later decide that you have the need for more rods to minimize rigging time while you are out on the tube.
All in all, the design is good and looks effective. That is clever how you put the transducer tube in the middle of it all. It appears that it will aid in the stability of the unit as a whole if properly secured.
Job well done.[/size]
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[cool][size 1]Hi TubeN2,[/size]
[size 1]Thanks for the complements. By the way I am set up to carry 4 rods. I have the same set up on the other side of my tube, except without the provision for a fish finder.[/size]
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[cool][size 1]Hey, my friend, appreciate the kind remarks on my progeny. Careful though, he might start believing it, and then we are all in trouble.[/size]
[size 1]I am assuming you have the "skimmer" transducer on your 168 EX. That seems to be standard. As far as I know, there is no minimum depth requirement...other than that it be kept submerged during operation. If it is run on a boat, and the mounting location is such that air turbulence swirls around the transducer, it will not read properly under speed. But, as soon as it is surrounded by an uninterrupted flow, it will send and receive signals okay.[/size]
[size 1]I have always set mine up so that I could raise and lower it. That helps prevent dinging the plastic transducer case on a rock during the launching and beaching processes. If you disconnect it and stow it before going back to the vehicle, it also helps prevent accidental dropping on the paved parking area. That doesn't hurt the craft, but it can crack the transducer.[/size]
[size 1]When I am operating the sonar, I find that it works fine when barely submerged. However, I generally push it down several inches below the surface and never have to worry about the readings.[/size]
[size 1]Between the two of us, I hope we put your troubled mind at ease.[/size]
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tee hee heee , T.E. did not envent a workable light bulb ! it was a worker of his that had the idea of combining wick material with a electrical filiment in a vacume tube without air for it to burn . it worked and he showed it to his boss .
he was imployed by edison so edison patented it under his own name .
such is the business world .
i got that info from the henry ford musieum in greenfield village , dearborn ,mi.
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