Thanks for the welcome. I’m curious as to your current solution, I’m envisioning a wading belt with a converted rod holder or something.
I searched high and low for a similar pack design that went form upper left down to lower right and couldn’t find anything with that design being made. Converting what I had on had on hand which was the old canvas pack accepted the design idea very well.
I had a similar issue trying to find a rod holder/caddy that was vertical as opposed to everything I found being made which was horizontal and would set on the ground. Which I’m sure is fine for most but the marsh area I fish it floods over the banks often at high tides and sometimes I’m standing in 4-6 inches of water.
Once again, I set out to build what I want but this time from scratch adding all the features I wanted in such a device. Took a while to get it done in my spare time while always trying to fish too. But from concept drawing to completion, I got it done and I really like the way it turned out.
Concept:
Easy to carry with one hand and hold 4 rods
Plunge into the earth, hold, and not tip over in the mud
Prevent rod tips from bouncing together or touching
Be able to hang my pack to access it
Break down to fit in my trunk