We are a small company, based here in the United States. We pride ourselves on delivering a great product, that the everyday fisherman can afford. With that in mind, we strive to meet the needs of weekend anglers, as well as the die-hard tournament fisherman.
One of our slogans here at Fish Bite, is that, "We don't just make 'em, we use 'em!" Now, of course, we use the product we make, but that is not all that this slogan is meant to imply. It simply means, we're fisherman ourselves, and our products are designed around how we fish. We're out there at the tournaments, fishing with our customers, getting as much input on different techniques that our friends use. Through the years, we've been able to apply that to how we setup boats, make new products, and give anglers the setup they want and need.
So from Alan, Lynn, and Brad, at Fish Bite Rod Holders; we hope you enjoy the content. And as always, don't forget....
We sell them for $400, all mounting hardware included. Rod holders are purchased separately, and shipping will also be paid by the customer (if shipping is needed). If you're local to us and are willing to drop off your boat for setup, we do not charge installation costs.
Great question. We always recommend to apply a little bit of grease, or something that can provide some lubrication, so the holders do not seize up in the aluminum mount. Chapstick is so convenient and cheap to use. We've been using this for years and have had no issues with a mount screw, a rod holder, or anything seizing up. Even when we go to adjust our holders or swap them up, it helps to prevent seizing, as well.
I have the same boat and had a quick question. When anchoring for catfish on breezy days how do you keep stable? I use one anchor off the back and one off front and I still move a ton.
So we haven't fished out of this boat, we just set it up. We do a lot of anchoring, though, and movement is just something we've gotten used to. There isn't much you can do to have absolutely no movement, but you can use different techniques to get as solid of an anchoring as possible. One thing we do, is make sure we use plenty of rope. Not any of the twisted cord, use good quality woven rope. This kind shouldn't untwist as your boat pulls back and forth. As for how much rope, we use at least 150 feet on the front and back anchors, each. This will let you get a nice flat angle to the rope, so the tines of your anchor can grab hold of the bottom. Another thing we do, is use about 3 to 5 feet of a good heavy chain attached between the rope and the anchor. This keeps the anchor laying flat on the bottom, which helps the tines dig into the ground. This makes a tough job of pulling the anchors up, but it's what we have to do. Most of anchoring troubles, all falls on how well the anchors dig in. If you get a good hang up, you'll need the assistance of the boat to pull the anchor loose when moving to a new spot. Once you have two good hang ups, you'll still have movement on that windy day. Even if the anchors hold, you still will have some sway. We let our lines stay limp a little bit, since the slack is usually not that much limp line anyways. Keep an eye on the fishing line, for any strange movement. It's a tough technique to get right, in fact, we learn something new every time we anchor. It is what it is.
@@FishBiteRodHolders appreciate the response. I do everything you said. Lots of rope and chain on the end of anchors. One think I don’t do as good a job of is making sure both anchors are hung up super tight. Will try that tomorrow
Try not to drag too early. If you have your buddy pulling in one anchor, and your holding the other, you want to make sure not drag too soon, when the tines haven't engaged yet. It's a balance for sure. If you wait too long, the other anchor will now have too steep of a rope angle. If you pull too soon, your rope will be too steep.😂 It's a hard thing to describe through the comments... ....might be a video we make someday.
We actually sell a version of our Flat Surface Mount, just for Jon boat gunnels. Here's a link to those. www.fishbiterodholders.com/product-page/jon-boat-gunnel-mount
I have this same boat and am having trouble finding rod holders to fit into the versatrack. My boat doesn't have the holes that you can slide them into.
I understand. We have another video, on how we add these "access holes" for these Track Systems. How to Drill an Access Hole for your Track System: Fish Bite Rod Holders Tips and Tricks ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-foB1LKYX4Dc.html
I don't believe that it does. You will have to contact your dealer about that. If it is an issue, you can find some T-slot bolts that will work with your track. These are finicky and a lot of times do not provide sufficient holding power. This is why we go with the carriage bolts and drilling an access hole. But it is another option.
This boat was slightly leaned inward, around 5 degrees. So, not quite straight up, just leaning inward. On our site, we would read the measurement as -5 degrees.
We don't have a specific listing on our site for our Tod Racks, due to the custom dimensions and details we need. Each one of these are a custom job. We can help you get exactly what you need, if you'd like to give us a call sometime. You can find our contact information in the description of this video👍
Awesome job guys .. keep up the good work .. Putting your stamp on the catfishing industry.. P.s. thank you guys for the package. Freaking awesome. You know I'll have your logo on my boat and everything else. Thank you for making the best rod holders .. Big time rod holders for big time Catfishermen..
Not to be too critical I love the whole concept however that’s a pretty small foot for the amount of torque on the top end of that even with a back up underneath and bolted solid
Hey Janice, we've already done some "testing"🤣 (if we can even call it that).... .....we pretty much mounted this T-Bar kit to a piece of plywood, mounted to a trailer. Using the included bottom plate and hardware, we were able to bend over several Rod Holders, without the T-Bar breaking or the bottom plate pulling through the plywood. Now yes, the plywood was struggling a little, but if these are mounted to fiberglass or especially an aluminum boat, it shouldn't pull through your floor or gunnel; at least, not before the reels drag systems do their job. As for the T-Bar itself, it held up quite nicely. Don't worry, video to come in the next few weeks😎👍 We like posting stress test videos.lol
Hitman catfishing out of Winston Salem north Carolina. There ain't no other rod holder getting on my boat .. . Top of the line product. I mean the rod comes in and out of the holders so smooth and effortlessly. I'll tell ya right now only thing you have to worry about is fighting the fish.. you will rip the side of your boat off before you break one of these rod holders or mounting system.. These boys don't play.. Only problem I got with'em is i need some stickers. Every body asking what kind of holders I use.. I need a bunch of stickers. I run ya name where everyone can see it. Thank you guys keep up the good work.. Send me some stickers buddy 😉 Hitman catfishing Joshua Hart 235 brannigan village cic Winston Salem north Carolina 27127
Yes, we can make them in any color option we offer. Our Covert has so many more options with it, that we haven't found the most efficient way to list them on our site. We can make custom invoices, though👍
