What brand and model rod holders do you think are best for rail mount for river trolling walleyes?
July 19, 2012 at 8:59 pm
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July 19, 2012 at 9:05 pm #1085851
Folbe!
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I got my Folbes thru Dean at Evert’s. I mentioned that they didn’t seem to mount on the rails of my pontoon too well. An hour later Dean PMed me and asked for my address… apparently he’d forwarded my comment on to Mr. Folbe himself and he sent me some hardware for mounting on rails.
For free.
Just because he wanted me to be happy with his product and his company.
Blew me away. I endd up going with my own mounting system anyway. My post on my experiences are here .
Aside from all that, they’re the toughest, most stable and most sensible rod holders I’ve ever seen. And I have 5 of them for my boat.
July 19, 2012 at 9:37 pm #1085860there are several that are sufficient, but folbe, if you can tolerate the price tag are definitely tuff.
Scotties are good.
Fish On are pretty tuff
Stainless is tuffer than plastic.
If the base narrows too much, the plastic ones tend to be too weak.July 19, 2012 at 9:59 pm #1085866Quote:
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Folbe!
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July 19, 2012 at 11:37 pm #1085900Scotty brand for me. The Folbe holders just never grew on me I guess.
July 20, 2012 at 12:58 am #1085920Downeast Sportscraft
July 20, 2012 at 1:13 am #1085925I like the Fish-On! w/the extensions.
July 20, 2012 at 1:59 am #1085938Scotty for me. I have never had one problem with them and don’t anticipate any either. Don’t break the bank either.
July 20, 2012 at 2:44 am #1085953I figure if the Folbe’s can handle speed trolling with Musky baits they’ll hang in there for anything else I do.
I have six now and they all work well.
Al
July 20, 2012 at 2:08 pm #1086045Scotty for me. They work great and good quality. They are reasonably priced at fleet farm
July 20, 2012 at 5:36 pm #1086147Ryan gives me a thought…
My rod/reel gear is spendy… I gave up on the $30 WalMart specials a few years ago. So, when it comes to what I primarily fish for using the rod holders (flatheads and channel cats), I want something that can stand up to a strike that feels like it could tear the side right off the boat.
I’m not going to trust a $250 rod/ree/line combo to anything but the strongest, most stable rod holder I can find. And that’s the Folbe.
Now, if you’re not looking for those crushing strikes from large species, you probably don’t need that kind of durability… especially not in the walleye and sauger forum.
July 20, 2012 at 6:11 pm #1086157ACD-
i don’t disagree with you, but there are a number of other things involved when you get serious strikes. to rely solely on a folbe is asking for problems.
1. the rod needs a safety chain/rope because almost any rod holder is insufficient.
2. when we were speed trolling in the keys we used bungee shockers and the captn that i work for insists on making his own so that he can double the capacity.
3. rods lengthened and strengthened. depends on the fish and the speed of the strike and the trolling speed. pool sticks when necessary.
4. rod holders simplified. we used PVC tubes of schedule 40 and some of those were ripped off the boat side wall.July 22, 2012 at 11:18 pm #1086473Folbes were developed for Sturgeon and Salmon fishing in the Northwest. They will not bust on a fish under 250 lbs.
I like the way you lift them straight up out of the holder to release your rod.July 23, 2012 at 8:36 am #1086541Stu, I’ll say this as nicely as possible. You obviously know nothing about the Folbe Advantage rod holder.
Have you ever touched one much less used one?
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4. rod holders simplified. we used PVC tubes of schedule 40 and some of those were ripped off the boat side wall.
If your home made holders were ripped off the side of the boat it was because your gunnel was rotted out and not the fault of the rod holder…even yours.
Bay City Hardware and Marine stocks both Folbe and Scotties.
July 23, 2012 at 11:12 am #1086546I like to hold my rod in my hand.
scottie 
July 24, 2012 at 12:21 am #1086776So I’ve noticed.
August 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm #1090026We might be getting close to information overload here..
Al
August 13, 2012 at 12:27 am #1091695Carnivor What holders did you go with?
September 18, 2012 at 1:49 pm #1099449I ended up buying a couple of Scottys. I bought one with the rubber keeper and one of the larger bodied with the rotating lock. I’ve got them mounted but haven’t used them yet. Never have done much trolling but plan to work on it next season. Thanks for the input everyone.
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