Printable View
+Cross+Wanting to know how many people out there has a umbrella for the front of their boat, is it worth the money to spend to get shade to fish when it’s hot. Maybe a picture or two on how it was rigged, what kind of patio umbrella did you use, and what diameter do I need. Thanks in advance.
would not go with out my "Shadetree " from millinum . I already had a 9 ft umbrella from Academy sports called a sports prella . Millinum now makes a umbrella to go on their deal . goes around the seat post ,very sturdy . Easy on/off .
Can you livescope with longer rods with the umbrella on it?
Danny, I used 14' rods with this setup :Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...801_131357-jpg
But, if I were to need to do it now, I'd probably get the Millennium umbrella holder ($50 @ Cabela's) I still have the umbrella (bought it from Home Depot for about $25)
Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
crappiePappy can you livescope with the umbrella, pitching or throwing jigs, I see those rods are in holders. Is the worth the time and money to put a umbrella on a boat, did you use it enough.
I use the millennium shadetree and livescope with long rods with no problems. Whichever umbrella you get make sure it has tilt adjustments toward top and 90 percent of the time you can position it so you have shade and no interferenceQuote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
I used it this way for a couple of years, but that was back when I was doing more jig Pushing & casting (ie: pre-LS). But, even now when I'm using LS I don't overhead cast my jigs ... I "flip" them (more or less underhand).Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
I haven't really fished much in the hot months (July/Aug) in the last few years, so I really can't say for sure that an umbrella setup (of any kind) wouldn't pose a bit of a problem.
And yes, those rods are in holders ... but two of them are 14' (the other two are 10' & 7' rods). When I flip jigs w/LS now, I'm using a 12' rod.
I have a Millennium that my wife got us. It works great but sometimes gets in the way. The shade is worth the minimal bother.
I may make an umbrella stand out of pvc for my boat myself.
I like the DIY with PVC, but was thinking of trying it with ABS. Might be a little more forgiving in gusts of wind, while still being rigid and strong.
Had the wind blow my umbrella out of the PVC a couple of times, so I fixed it so that wouldn't happen again. I drilled a hole thru the PVC & umbrella pole & inserted a cotter pin. My PVC umbrella rack wasn't totally glued together, so I could disassemble it & store it in the rod box, along with the umbrella. The lower part of the umbrella rod stayed inside the PVC upright pole when stored. You can't see the cotter pin because that picture was taken before I had the umbrella blow out of the boat. But, as my luck would have it, once I did have the cotter pin in ... there were times when the wind gusts would turn the umbrella inside out :Doh: :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by SpeckledSlab
My fishing buddy made one for the back seat ... but glued his completely together. I think he used it no more than a couple of times. He had the same umbrella. He eventually bought the Millennium holder, and has used it a few times in the past. My double seat setup has a built-in holder for those times we use it.
My PVC umbrella holder worked okay, but it was a bit cumbersome to change its position. That was mainly due to the fact that I use the offset pedestal and the T section wasn't cut down any to allow for the pedestal bend. The whole PVC umbrella holder deal was a spur of the moment trial project, just to see if we could make them. They weren't used often enough to bother with any modifications, so none were made.
When it gets hot and sunny, I go swimming. :biggrin
If swimming isn't an option, i sit under the Bimini top and fish out the back of the boat.
I live in Mississippi, so yes, an umbrella is used in my boat. I have something similar with a beach umbrella with a homemade PVC stand similar (but not exactly like) post #4. When I get a chance to pull the boat out of the garage, I'll take a picture to show with my spider rig and Livescope setup, if I remember.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jjue1979
thank you sir, yes I live in Georgia so I know the heat also and I need a umbrella set up to, so I can stay a little cooler out there.+Cross+
I really like my Millenium setup. Carry it all the time and use just about every time in summer after 9am
Attachment 464986Attachment 464987Attachment 464988
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com
Better picture of how it’s attached
Attachment 464990
Sent from my iPad using Crappie.com
The pup enjoys it too!
Nice looking setup.
will make 15 degrees difference .