You love fishing from your pontoon boat, and who doesn’t? It’s a great way to pass the time.
In this new blog post, I’ve compiled a top 13 list of the best (and worst) DIY fishing rod holders for boats that I have seen on the Internet, all of which you could quite easily re-create and place on your own pontoon. Some of them are very creative, but let’s be honest, some I would never let near my own boat! Take a look further down the page and see what you think.
Handy Hint: Here is a list of the best rod holders you can buy for your pontoon, which will save you having to make your own.
If you do want to build DIY ones yourself, then admittedly it should be relatively easy. But, I don’t really see why you would. The price of fishing rod holders has come down significantly in recent years, and you want to have a stress-free day of fishing, it pays to invest in the correct equipment.
So, before I show you those homemade pontoon rod holder ideas, I do encourage you to head on over to my recommended pontoon rod holders that you can buy today on Amazon – all are reviewed and rated.
But without further ado, here are my favorite homemade rod holders for pontoon boats that I have found on the Internet, saving you the time and trouble in having to find them yourself.
The PVC Piping Idea
Don’t you just love PVC piping? It’s amazing what you can do with it, and as the photos and ideas below show, they can be adapted to hold your fishing rod.
There are three different approaches shown below.
They don’t look great, but they will work ok I guess. Image credit unknown, sourced from Pinterest.
Homemade pontoon rod holders made from PVC – Image credit unknown sourced from Pinterest.
More PVC – this time courtesy of the in-depthoutdoors.com forum.
If you fancy attempting this DIY homemade project yourself, then there are plenty of videos available on YouTube which go into a little bit more detail. For example, the one below, whilst not on a pontoon boat, should give you some inspiration on how you can use PVC piping to make your own homemade rod holders.
Homemade PVC Rod Rack
Whilst looking into homemade rod holders for pontoon boat owners, I also stumbled across another person who had used PVC piping, but to make a rack rather than a rail holding. You can see how it works below plus a couple more ideas.
A homemade rack idea, also made using PVC piping. Image credit pontoonforums.com
This person went one step further and made a holding rack for their garage. Image credit bdoutdoors.com
Metal Welded Homemade Rod Holder Ideas
If you fancy yourself as a bit of a metal worker, are handy with a metal cutter and welder, then perhaps you could construct something a little bit more robust. Although having said that, make sure you use the strong aluminium or galvanized steel so the holders don’t corrode in a salt water environment. Here are a couple of metal examples.
Let’s be honest, these will look terrible on a pontoon boat… image credit crappie.com
Looks “slightly” better… image credit crappie.com
I have no idea who made this, but they obviously know what they are doing! Image credit unknown, sourced from Pinterest.
This guy added some foam to dig his hooks into for easy access! Image credit unknown, sourced from Pinterest.
Not sure whether this is metal or PVC, but looks like it works well. Image credit catfish1.com
Conclusion
So that sums up some of the best (and worst) DIY pontoon rod holder ideas that I found on the web. If you have seen, or even built something yourself then I would love to see your homemade efforts. Please send them in via the usual channels.
Handy Hint: If you want some storage ideas so you can hold your rods securely in place when not in use, then please take a look at these storage ideas.
