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Hey guys just picked up this beautiful v20 acutally from a member of this site. Looking to get a pair of rod mounts for the gunnals doesn't seem to be much room. Anyome have a certain one they use?
 

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Welcome to the site - you'll be glad you joined. Lots of experience represented here - these guys have helped me through some difficult repairs and are just ornery enough to be a lot of fun.

I use Scottys - very strong plastic, bracket/receptical mounts on inside vertical surface of gunnel and holder inserts and locks in. Adjustable horizontally & vertically, comes out for storage. They are fully adequate for Salmon & Sturgeon in the northwest. I can't recall if I had to put backing behind the fiberglass, but would be a good idea to screw through into a piece of rot resistant wood or Starboard. If you're not familiar with fiberglass, be sure to drill out the holes big enough so you don't cause cracks.
 
Thanks for the fast response guys! I'll take a look again on my options! So any of you guys gonout the barneget light? Looking to do some ridge trips in the V!
 
She is at the canvas shop now getting a black enclosure. Thinking about installing A fish on sports arch also. Anyone here use one?
 
Another NJ member? Cool. There are lots of us here. I usually go out via Sandy Hook and troll the Tin Can grounds or the Shrewsbury Rocks, but have been known to trailer to Forked River to go out via the Barnaget inlet. There are several here from that area also.
 
Welcome and best of good luck with the V.

Agree that most any rod holders should work - keep in mind, if the cross bar at bottom of holder isn't a good angle for the rods to set into, you can drill new cross bar holes and create a new cross bar with stainless screw and nut.
 
Hey thanks for all the support guys!! I'll snap some more pics of her when I get it back from canvas. Looking forward to this striper season Running up the coast with some bunker spoons! Anyone here drag wire?
 
Welcome and congrats on the V.:clap:

Fish on Sports is the arch that I went with and happy with it. Debated for a long time but fold down mounts as standard equip. and free shipping won out. They also have lot of accessories you can add later if you like.
My V is a 78 i/o.
 
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Hey thanks for all the support guys!! I'll snap some more pics of her when I get it back from canvas. Looking forward to this striper season Running up the coast with some bunker spoons! Anyone here drag wire?
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Yup, sure do - the umbrellas and spoons, mostly from Shark River - Belmar up to Sandy Hook and Raritan.

Stay in touch.
 
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Hey thanks for all the support guys!! I'll snap some more pics of her when I get it back from canvas. Looking forward to this striper season Running up the coast with some bunker spoons! Anyone here drag wire?
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Naaa... Got tired of wire. I use Invader electric downriggers now. I can see the 10# weight on my fish finder and between that and the line counter on the downrigger I know exactly how deep my umbrellas are. Much more accurate. Plus if I'm just using lures or spoons I can stack them on the downrigger wire with clips at different depths so I can fish 2 or 3 rods off each downrigger.


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Destroyer I get where your coming from. Down riggers are great for placing the bait where u need to. Tony maja makes a great rig to run spoons with down riggers. Most wire line like Monel has a permanent sink rate so I know the depth with ease
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Naaa... Got tired of wire. I use Invader electric downriggers now. I can see the 10# weight on my fish finder and between that and the line counter on the downrigger I know exactly how deep my umbrellas are. Much more accurate. Plus if I'm just using lures or spoons I can stack them on the downrigger wire with clips at different depths so I can fish 2 or 3 rods off each downrigger.


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Nj everywhere! I'm hoping to see u guys out there this season!! We should get trips together and do some inshore together!
 
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