Myers wrote:
1. Did you say in your original post that you cut the pipes down from 10 foot to 7.5? I ask because you mention directly above that you intend to put rods in them, and most rods are know of are 8-9 feet.
2. What do you make of the comment regarding thickness of PVC and its likelihood of cracking, compared to the poster's recommendation of "pression PVC". I googled it but only came up with French websites, so not sure what to make of that.
3. We live in Austin, TX. I grew up vacationing on South Padre Island, but I haven't been back since I got serious about fishing. I definitely plan to fish the flats for reds with the new PA.
Myers
Little over 7 and 1/2 feet. Most of my rods I would fish with for bass are 7.5 or smaller. I usually store them in the SUV but I thought this would be an option. I do have to take the reels off to do that.
I am not worried about the thickness of the PVC. It seems very sturdy, as I said, I can sit in the kayak on the trailer no problem. It is recycled sewage pvc. It has some flex to it. It is out of the sun most of the time so it should not get too brittle.
Texas is pretty big. My sister used to live in Temple so we made a trip to Padre a couple of times when visiting her there. But now that she is up in the pan handle, we haven't been down that way. Her husband has a cottage on the San Juan in New Mexico. I would love to kayak that river and fly fish the rainbow. Have done a guided float trip and used waders to fish it a number of times. Great place to catch some fish.
Good luck when you get your PA down to South Padre. I would think that would be a blast.