Fishing rod holders

[threedogs]

Your not supposed to have anything protruding past the front of the bullbar, you can even get pinged for driving lights protruding, no brainer for me take em off when not in use.

[Rod H]

Just slightly off topic but has to do with fishing rod holders.
Some years ago I was waiting behind a Bertram 25 in my Bertram 25 at the Runaway Bay Marina Fuelling jety.
The bloke in front of me had obviously just purchased his boat as he was looking everywhere to put the fueelling nozzle from the self serving bowser. He was from a southern European background judging by his accent.
Anyway , he found the fuelling hole and proceeded to fuel his boat.
The very strong smell of petrol soon enveloped the whole area and YES you guessed it he had inserted the nozzle in the fishing rod holders which are very close to the fuelling point which does have a screw cap on it with the word fuel on it.
Not hard to see but obviously too hard for this fellow.
This bloke sucessfully pumped a lot of petrol straight into his bilge and because of the danger of an explosion the whole complex was closed for several hours.
This caused a huge problem for a lot of people.
That took care of my fishing trip for the day as I could not start my boat for several hours.

[megatexture]

haha you would think the dealer would have shown him where it was or a read a manual even if he managed to get the fuel sorted i wonder if he would try starting the boat with a cig plug and key

[num_301]

When I bought my Patrol it failed rwc in queensland because it had fishing rod holders on the bull bar. So I'm guessing from that It is legislation??

Also last year on straddie they had a big crack down and where pulling up hundreds of cars for the fishing rod holders and handing out tickets left right and centre. (A bit of a cheap shot I recon as most of them where legitiment fisherman gone over for a finshing trip)

[threedogs]

Can't see any reason to leave them on, it's just lazyness or a w&nk factor, its a safety issue take the stupid things off when not in use , before someone gets hurt

[megatexture]

yea cos if some one steps out in front my car and i hit them with my bull bar do you realy think they are going to say ouch your rod holder realy hirt me.. rod holders the least of there worries. ive had one on for 7yrs and never had anyone look twice at it and never taken it off and never will.

[Xtreme 4x4 Sport]

Yep take them off. They are my biggest pet hate along with vehicles lifted too much that they are all over the road while driving.

It gets me when someone is fined for mudflaps not being long enough, yet when you walk around any shopping center car park the amount of rod holders on bars "illegally" is unreal. Moments like these I would love to be a police officer or transport officer, reckon I would have made my yearly wages in a few days.

This is not a law that has just come in, in Queensland. It has been around as long as I can remember.

So don't cry if you get done for still having them fitted. They are only required when needed.

Cheers
David

[megatexture]

id pay the fine and move on considering it rent for the space, prity cheap for 7 yrs also.

[Yendor]

I remove mine when not being used.

I would find it hard enough dealing with, if I hit a pedestrian, let alone the added burden that my rod holders may have caused extra/more extreme injuries.

It's not just rod holders that can be a hazard, things like modified bonnet scoops can also be a hazard.