Mount Fishing Gears on a Bicycle?

Since Sept-11, the local reservoir has closed most of the gates except for two gates that are far away from the parking lot. This took me a _long_ time to walk to the gate (and I am the type who can walk very fast). I am thinking of putting all the fishing gears onto a bicycle, and use the bicycle to reach the gate quickly.

I know I can use duct tape and bungee cords to tie everything onto the bicycle. But I don't want to appear like a homeless or a refugee. I am hoping that there is some way that I can mount everything onto the bicycle very neatly.

The kind of fishing gears that I want to mount on the bicycle are: o One or two 6-ft fishing rods that are in two-pieces construction. o A folding light weight beach chair.

I can put everything else in a backpack.

I know I can use a telescopic (wrong word?) fishing rod that I can fit inside the backpack. But I have a feeling that those fishing rods won't feel right.

Any idea of how to mount the fishing gears onto a bicycle?

Thanks in advance.

Jay Chan

As far as the chair, maybe bungee it to your backpack? If you must take the chair, that's about the only way I can think of.

Good luck, Dan

Here are some ideas that come to mind.....

Years & years ago - like when I was pre-high school, I had a paper route (news paper delivery). I and other carriers had baskets on our bikes - either in front on the handle bars, or some sort of rear basket - most had a saddle "bag" arrangement - a frame w/ a basket set that straddled the rear tire/wheel. I don't know if these are made any more - I would guess a bike shop could tell you. You could easily fasten a hunk of pvc pipe to a basket frame w/ bungees or cable ties and put your rods in there. One of the saddle basket arrangements should also carry one of the collapseable "tube" chairs so many people have now days.

Those not being available - how about a set of "paniers" - (sp?) - covered baskets/pouchs that straddle the rear tire/wheel. I've seen these on bikes used by the cross country riders.

How about a small trailer? I've seen many folks with small kids pulling them behind their bikes - kids in tow. One of those should hold lots of fishing gear.

Take a look around - see what bike people are using - what is available in bike shops, etc. Also going to depend on your budget I would suppose.

Jim

P.S. Who cares what anybody thinks about how you look. You are going fishing!!!

Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com

Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com

http://www.datasync.com/~wksmith/chairpack.html

Hell of a way to get a chair from one place to another.

Anyway, I will go looking for a mounting device that we put in the rear cargo frame of the bicycle. That should work well.

Jay Chan

> Also, lose the beach chair! For about $15 you can find a chair made for > camping that folds up into a tubular bag that you can strap to your back.

My beach chair is very comfortable and it has a cup holder (and I have attached two rod holders on it), and it is very light. The downside is that it is a bit bulky even after it has been folded flat. On the balance, it is a much better chair than any one of those "folded into a bundle" kind of chair for camping. My friend has one of the "folded into a bundle" chair; but it is much heavier than my beach chair, and is not as comfortable either. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Anyway, I should not have any problem mounting the beach chair onto the bicycle if I can find one of the mounting device that is placed over the cargo frame behind the bike seat.

Jay Chan