Hey everyone,

Looking for a few ideas but first you must be familiar with this new kayak deck bag to answer the question.

On each side of the bag there two quick clip straps that don't cinch down tight enough to hold a rod in place, which is what I'ld like to do with them. Do any of you out there have this same bag and what do you use those two straps for and what could I do to make them usefull for rod holders? They would stick straight out toward the bow of the kayak which I am perfectly fine with.

I bought a Current Designs Kestrel 14' TCS system kayak this year and I am not wanting to drill any holes in the boat to install rod holders. On each side of the kayak there are built in paddle holders which are convenient but I find that I end up hitting the reel sometimes, when not paying attention, with the paddle shaft.

For any of you ingenius minds out there who want to help me but have no idea what I am talking about, you can view this bag at BPS.

It is a very nice product for us kayak anglers. Seattle Sports are a bunch of idiots though as when I called them to ask a few questions about the bag "We don't make such a thing" was an answer I received and my reply was "I am looking at it right on your website!" .

Also I asked if the inside pouches are removable, they stated they were, right, with a razor blade! Doesn't really matter though, I am going to make it work for me.

Thanks in advance for any and all help that might come forth from this post, any and all ideas are welcome with any modifications to this bag.

I can't help, but I looked at it out of curiosity and am posting the link.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90292____SearchResults

I have that deck back on my yak and I can tell you what I did. First I am really thinking about cutting those pockets with the zippers out of the inside. They designed this bad for those fly fisherman. Anyways do you have bow lines that run all the way up the front of your yak? U can e-mail me or even call me @ 802-370-9422 and I can explain it easier than putting it all in here. rodnday@gmail.com