How do you secure your cooler to your PA?

I made the mistake of bringing a soft cooler on my recent trip. It is inevitable a fabric cooler will find a treble hook it really likes...

Anyways, I am considering getting the 30qt Engle cooler. However, I am trying to figure out the best way to secure the cooler to the PA without taking up deck space.

Curious what everyone else does out there?

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Vegasvec
2015 Pro Angler 17t
Lowrance Elite 5 Chirp
Zieman Trailer w/ Cradles

Do like I do....give it to your wife to carry on her boat.

well played sir.

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Vegasvec
2015 Pro Angler 17t
Lowrance Elite 5 Chirp
Zieman Trailer w/ Cradles

You are such a gentlemen!!! That way you can reach in and get her a cool drink while sitting in your yak.. Right?

You know that Hobie makes a soft cooler that fits in the front storage area with the rod tubes. You would lose the big white bucket, but if you carry your other gear in a crate or some other enclosure behind your seat, then that would allow you cold storage definitely out of the way of hooks.

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Steve Stubbs
USAF (retired)

SeaDek Fishing Team
Unfair Lures Pro Staff
Ziptailz Ambassador

2015 Pro Angler 14 - Papaya
2018 Compass - Sea Grass

I posted this quite a while ago. I have two PA-14's now and each has a similar bracket on the rear deck to hold rods and tools while keeping a cooler from sliding around. Easy to make from 1.25" PVC.
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2012 PA-14 Dune; 2013 PA-14 Yellow.