Where/how do you store your gaff onboard?

[Remote River Man]

Just wondering what everybody does in regard to handy, easily accessible, safe storage of their fishing gaffs aboard. Any photos of your setup welcome! Also, does anyone also bother carrying a boat hook pole?

[Berleyguts]

8 hours ago, Remote River Man said:

Just wondering what everybody does in regard to handy, easily accessible, safe storage of their fishing gaffs aboard. Any photos of your setup welcome! Also, does anyone also bother carrying a boat hook pole?

Mine sits in 2 tube clips under the port side gunwhale, above my rod locker. Easy enough to grab when fishing solo and gaffing my own fish.

[Fab1]

11 hours ago, Remote River Man said:

Just wondering what everybody does in regard to handy, easily accessible, safe storage of their fishing gaffs aboard. Any photos of your setup welcome! Also, does anyone also bother carrying a boat hook pole?

You'll be the first to know when I actually need one.In the mean time I'm just wanting to catch a fish bigger than my prawn.😉

[noelm]

Just in the side pocket, no need for any sort of specialised device, as long as it's safe from feet/legs/bare flesh, you hardly need a gaff in a split second, most fish worthy of gaffing take some time to get in, so as long as a gaff is accessible, then it's fine.

[zmk1962]

On 6/26/2021 at 10:48 AM, Remote River Man said:

Just wondering what everybody does in regard to handy, easily accessible, safe storage of their fishing gaffs aboard. Any photos of your setup welcome! Also, does anyone also bother carrying a boat hook pole?

One of each on port and starboard sides I like tools easily accessible. 
 

The gaffs have a plastic tube threaded over hook to prevent inadvertent accidents - the tube also stops the gaff catching onto stuff until ready to be used. 

The first few seconds of this video show  how easily the gaff plastic tube is moved to the side to expose the gaff point. 

 

Cheers Zoran

Edited June 28, 2021 by zmk1962