Empty Rod holders

[Avo]

Really unless you were a professional fisherman, but I can't even see them using them.
We used to cart our surf rods around wired to the door handles but you cant do that on modern cars.
Whats wrong with carrying them on your roof rack, tie the front down and place a flag maybe on the back
if too long, see just saved you $50 from buying the stupid things in the first place

you do know that would have been illegal in it's day aswell..like a javlin or spear..tsk tsk you rebel

[hempo]

I always take mine off when not in use.

For those of you in QLD

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Safety/Veh...s.aspx#fishing

There are also links to the Minor Modifications on this link e.g. Aerials, Lift Kits, Exhaust etc



Cheers

[Wizard52]

My rod holder comes off as soon as I get home from the beach as part of the cleaning process and takes an extra 3 minutes.

[SG1]

I do understand why there illegal and don't use them and respect the law and peoples opinions on there use, it just sh!ts me how over regulated some things can be, but maybe I'm biased somewhat as I used to be a fishing guide and someone who could of used them most days and it would of been a hindrance taking them on and of just to go down and do some shopping and then put them back on again for work again the next day or even for an afternoon charter if no morning charters for example, maybe there should be exemptions to the rule but given the laws I never used them because of this, they could of been useful and better at times for me and my work if it was not such a pain with fitting and removing or running the risk of a fine and the looks and comments by others when not in use if you did have them fitted.

I did get pulled over one time due to having the rods mounted in the rear rod holders of the estuary/river boat, we could fit 8 across the rod holders above the bait board and engine, and looked really nice when stowed that way especially for the customers and was also less hassle for me with tangled rods and knocking them around ect, all securely tied in, I was asked to take them down and stow on the boats floor, which raised my concern that these could become a projectile in an accident but I didn mention it and just done as asked, got no fine out of it and moved on.

[P4trol]

I think that's it. They are easy things to pick on, and fishermen are probably easy to approach.

(why do animal activists pick on ladies wearing mink coats? Because it's easier than picking on bikies in leather jackets!)

[Crate]

I think that's it. They are easy things to pick on, and fishermen are probably easy to approach.

(why do animal activists pick on ladies wearing mink coats? Because it's easier than picking on bikies in leather jackets!)

Hahaha I can just imagine a bunch of greenies charging into a hells angels bar yelling about leather and how well that would go for them :-P

[DIL380]

Just put your rods on the roof

[Robo]

So rod holders are illegal, side mirrors have to fold backwards for similar reasons.
What about bull bar mounted rack bars? .
you know so you can support something much longer than the roof top.
The pedestrian law would prob make them illegal also.
Its a solid object that would not allow a body to flex over the bar.
Instead reflect off and underneath and defeat the purpose of the law also.
Tow balls come off when not in use as they punch holes in cars in rear enders,insurance company's had a winge.
So should rod holders its the same principle, only now someones life's at stake.

led light bars have to be mounted in pairs as the laws require, get that one ! have a couple of pages on that one.

[dave97]

Heard a bloke got defected in far north sa because the country copper counted each LED as a forward facing light

(Regency laughed that one off and scrubbed the defect tho)

[threedogs]

you do know that would have been illegal in it's day aswell..like a javlin or spear..tsk tsk you rebel

No spear effect they were tied to the handle of a FC station wagon , surf rods back then made from Indian bamboo were aroung the 17 foot mark.
Usually with a 7000s egg beater of a 6" Alvey side cast.
Someone did come up with a gutter [roof] mount but they were cheap and nasty. The other alternative was to use two surf racks
as they were called tie the rods to them then tie the front dow to the grill and hang a flag off the back.
Talking illegal I used to go to footy when about 9-10yo in the back of a ute with 8 other kids, seemed normal ATT