Homemade Fly Rod Vault

Foam pipe insulation serves to protect the rod but isn t totally necessary.

Homemade fly rod vault.

I had two rods that had their gloss finish bubble completely off from storing a rod in a pvc rod tube that was homemade. I have a denver outfitters 3 rod vault that ive been using for years and love the convince and safety of my rods it gives. A diy rod vault is inexpensive to produce and can be as custom as you need it to be. This guide will serve as a how to for both a diy rod vault and a rod holster that i pieced together last summer to carry some of my smaller rods.

However it will only hold 9 rods. Since then i know there have been changes made in pvc formulations so i don t know if this may happen with some rods or not. I have suffered from vault envy for several years. Your contributions and questions will be welcomed and appreciated.

It eliminates the need to have the rod. To build this rod holder you ll need a ten foot piece of 2 inch diameter schedule 40 pvc pipe that will serve as the outer shell though you can easily make a longer version for switch spey or euro nymphing rods by adding another piece of pipe using a coupler. This is a subreddit for anglers who pursue or wish to pursue their favorite fish on fly rods. I was able to scotchbrite the failed finish off and refinish the rods.

How to build a fly rod vault i recently decided to build a new rod vault for my 10 euro rods. I knew that i wanted a vault to store 4 rods total 2 single hand and 2 double hand spey rods. The rod vault is horrible for the price. Whether you fly fish a 2wt on small creeks for brook trout a 14 9wt for steelhead or atlantic.

So i decided to design a rod vault that would look good and hold. Whether you fly fish a 2wt on small creeks for brook trout a 14 9wt for steelhead or atlantic salmon or tarpon on a 12wt. I put lots of miles on mine and all three rods have abrasions on the high points even with the pvc liner. This is a subreddit for anglers who pursue or wish to pursue their favorite fish on fly rods.