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Anyone have their under gunnel rod holders eat into their rods? My 8wt is showing some pretty serious wear from my horizonral rod storage on the skiff. Took a dremel to the holders to soften the edges today, considerig looking for some type of rubber insert to save future rods. I'm pretty convinced my not so cheap fly rod is going to break on the next solid fish I hook into due to the wear, I can see the graphite on the blank. Anyone else have an issue like this?

 

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Thanks for the replies gentlemen, rod tubes are basically pvc or something very similar and run aft into the bilge area. The outer edges were pretty sharp so i sanded them down with a dremel and by hand last night. The seadek idea is a pretty good one, I'm going to try that maybe a 1-2" strip near the mouth of the tubes. @Backwater please post pics if you figure out an insert that works.

You can see in the bottom pic where the color from the rod has been rubbing.

 

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All very good suggestions. I'm gonna measure the tubes and find a rubber cap that fits and go from there. I really appreciate the help.

 

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I think that the posts that suggest beveling the leading edges are good advice also.

I agree, I did that with a dremel earlier today.

 

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Wow I never knew such devises existed and wasted half an hour trying to explain to the OP how to make something similar. The only problem is that the smallest manufactured grommets a 2 3/4" dia. and the OP's rod tubes look to be about 1 1/2" however they can easily be made once the right size rubber or soft plastic caps to fit the tubes are found . At the very least the pictures of the manufactured grommets give him a good visual idea what to do.

2" but good eye, I just went out and measured them a few minutes ago. I'm definitely going to search for some rubber caps and I'll use the x idea on the . Thanks again for the idea, love how many ideas get thrown around this site. Definitely a great place to learn and share ideas.

 

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https://www.homedepot.com/p/Fernco-2-in-PVC-DWV-Flexible-Cap-PQC-102/100372303

These should do the trick minus the metal strap. Budget friendly as well.