Rigging a SINK (sit-in-kayak) for fishing

Step 3 The crate

i was thinking about adding two flush mount rod holders to the rear, but at $10 a piece i wanted something alittle cheaper. i ended up getting an old milk crate, the good ones (not the new junky office ones) from my grandma. i bought a 2 foot- 2 pvc pipe from home depot for $2.10, i then took and cut the pvc pipe in half- 2- 1 foot pieces. i zip tied them to the corners of the crate. then i notched the pipe for the rod handles, and used a hair band to tether them down... to a bolt. i drilled a hole and notched the crate for the two orange bungee cords. same with the back, notching it was a good idea. i took the stock elastic cord off, so i could replace it with some loops i made with rope... this is what i used to attach the bungees to. i also added the stock bungee to the top of the crate to make sure nothing would fall out in case i tipped it. i also added some rope to the crate. since the top of the kayak wasn't flat i simply added a towel to make it sit better. it worked. now i can't wait to try it on the water, although, filling the cooler will make it a bit top heavy, but the crate works well as i already tried it with a temporary rig. the bungees work best to take it off for transportation.

Comments

[bicycleflyer]

I am curious, why not mount the PVC on the outside of the milk crate? This would free up some inside space. I did this with my crate and it works good. I gave each tube a slight angle (away from each other).

[247]

that's a good idea, but it's the only reason i have my crate. i can put stuff inside the crate, but i have to beach it to get it out.