Boat Setup: Great Plan, Not So Great Execution
So I ordered seats from BPS, The seat stands from Cabela's, Rod Holders From P&G Hill on Ebay, Rod Holder Stantions from Bee Ready, and a 2 48" peices of Aluminum Angle from Home Depot. This is what I started with.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Front_Deck.jpg
Then I took all my stuff that I ordered and put it all together and got this.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/100_1403.jpg
Here is a closer look at the rod holders.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/100_1405.jpg
This appears to be a pretty good setup. The flaw is with the seats. I would have been better off cutting the holes and added what is needed to be able to put two seats up front with post using swivelese seat stands. When you get the boat in the water and you are heading to wherever you are going to fish on the lake you can't leave the chairs there. The reason is if you go much faster than 10-15 mph the seats will come flying back at you. If you put them down by the seats by the consoles of the boat it is very cramped. The big problem is they take up space and are in convient while traveling from spot to spot once you are on the lake. It really looks like a great setup but it is not the best working set up. Once you are out fishing and not traveling it is not to bad.
As for the Rod Holders and that set up. I will get me four more rod holders and attatch them to my current setup and I will have four, 4 rod holder setups for about $185 ($60 for stantions, $80 for holders, $20 for Aluminum Angle, and $25 for shipping and handling.) The picture only shows two rod holders stantions with two rod holders on each one. This is all we are allowed in California. I actually have everything I need to put three rod holders on four different stantions. I am very happy with this setup and would recommend it to anyone. I think I got some serious bang for my buck on this deal.
I am posting this so you guys can take a look at the setup for the seats and learn from what I would call a mistake, and to take a look at the rod holders and learn from what I would call a success.