Do Rod Holders Add Drag?

I've noticed that most of the rod holder set-ups protrude into the water.
Does this add much drag while kicking around?

none at all and if it dose you wont notice.

Yea doesn't seem like it. My bait net (when im hali hunti ) slows me down BAD. Plus as im kicking if i have the net tied right to the side of my tube will cause me to pull to one side....that really sucks trying to compensate for that by having to kick extra hard with one leg. To solve it i now tie my net to the tube with a long piece of rope...that way its pretty much in front of me and barely slows me down.

MASSfisher wrote:Yea doesn't seem like it. My bait net (when im hali hunti ) slows me down BAD. Plus as im kicking if i have the net tied right to the side of my tube will cause me to pull to one side....that really sucks trying to compensate for that by having to kick extra hard with one leg. To solve it i now tie my net to the tube with a long piece of rope...that way its pretty much in front of me and barely slows me down.

true, I didnt think about that but with out it there shouldnt be any drag

No drag on my set up either works just fine.

yes mine is fine
but i built one of those floating rack holders and it had a lot of drag thats why i changed it

No drag on mine, Ohh wait I don't have one... Lol

If there is drag, it should be minimal without notice. The drag is not caused by the small surface of the rods holder, the rods, but if you have the net inverted into the water, then yes. You need to worry more about the additional weight that required the additional strength to push yourself. Otherwise, shouldn't worry about the holder's drag issue.

Hey Guys,
Yes, rod holders do cause drag! Anything that hangs in the water and interrupts the laminar flow of water over the surface of the tube is drag. That being said, it is most likely not immediately noticeable,
compared to the amount of drag your legs (and in some cases your butt hanging in the water) causes.

Drag? Yes, Noticeable or significant?,..... not so much.

bodfish

Thanks for your input guys
If it seems possible, I might try to design my rod holders to be out of the water but will need to check how high I want the rods to sit

if you want to mount it up out of the water then I would go with ed5000x set up other wise like everyone has said there is no real drag and you souldnt have any issues

Okay thanks for the help

Is this a proven design?
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IMO, yes and works well. Infact I will be doing something like this as well but I will be adding a small ice chest behind the seat to hold a battery for my fish finder. working with pvc is fun and you can go wrong. just make sure its clipped to your tube and your all good.
pipe is cheap. design it and mount it your tube and if you like and works, then you can glue it togather but dont glue intill you are sure thats what you want

Thanks Miller
I'll be following those directions to build one

bodfish wrote:
Hey Guys,
Yes, rod holders do cause drag! Anything that hangs in the water and interrupts the laminar flow of water over the surface of the tube is drag. That being said, it is most likely not immediately noticeable,
compared to the amount of drag your legs (and in some cases your butt hanging in the water) causes.

Drag? Yes, Noticeable or significant?,..... not so much.

bodfish

Butt Drag lmao

ed5000x wrote:

bodfish wrote:
Hey Guys,
Yes, rod holders do cause drag! Anything that hangs in the water and interrupts the laminar flow of water over the surface of the tube is drag. That being said, it is most likely not immediately noticeable,
compared to the amount of drag your legs (and in some cases your butt hanging in the water) causes.

Drag? Yes, Noticeable or significant?,..... not so much.

bodfish

Butt Drag lmao

Halibut drag... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

waxon67 wrote:Butt Drag lmao

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Halibut drag -> Haul your butt .. what a drag .. Drag or no drag, make your legs look SEXXXEEEEEE for your woman.

TheAsianGuy wrote:

waxon67 wrote:Butt Drag lmao

Halibut drag... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Halibut drag -> Haul your butt .. what a drag .. Drag or no drag, make your legs look SEXXXEEEEEE for your woman.[/quote]

Dont forget to shave those legs as well