How to make a PVC Gear Head track for kayak fishing. No special tools required.

Here's my take on the DIY Gear Head Track hack! No glue, no epoxy and no special tools needed. Bonus Camera mount hack too. You just need a 1/4" toilet to floor bolt and a PVC plug.
0:00 Intro
1:35 Build it - 1/4" Toilet to Floor bolt
3:12 Camera Mount

[@Fisherman-yd4uo]

The smartest hack!!!

[@Backlashed]

thanks!

[@doctorkayak]

@2:08 "Now we got a hole in the cap" AND A GASH IN THE COUNTERTOP! BRILLIANT!!!

[@SandDuneProperties]

show me you live in a RENTAL property without telling me that you DO NOT OWN that kitchen counter!

[@Backlashed]

😅😂🤣 I lifted it up before it drilled through, that's why the video is cut off right there. But good idea, put some scrap wood under there or do the drilling in the garage!

[@jrchefal]

Thats the smartest Kayak hack I've seen in a while. Very good info bro thanks.

[@reelfang6794]

My wife would kill me drilling over the kitchen counter. But great hack man.

[@TheMichiganFisherman]

I love that guy's channel but I KNEW there had to be an easier way. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 👊🤨 And the Butthead "uhhhh" was hilarious 😂

[@Rtechmobile]

You get a thumbs up for the Alternative Tentacles shirt!

[@Backlashed]

I'll take it, thanks

[@ChristopherJoelThomspon]

DUDE!!! Thank you 🙏! I had the same experience with the epoxy method.

[@pantsmcgregor6593]

I'll give a like just for the shirt

[@Backlashed]

I'll take it, thanks!

[@JJTFishing]

Great tip. Awesome T-Shirt too.

[@Backlashed]

thanks!

[@doctorkayak]

JB Weld is the ticket!

[@ellenstrawn150]

Awesome

[@sheltonfishing3656]

Dude that was awesome

[@Backlashed]

thanks!

[@TheMichiganFisherman]

I finally tried it. I cannot thread mine by hand. I need to hold it with vice grips. Very tight. But it works and I have no issue hand tightening it into the rail.

[@wilvandermeulen4930]

Nice improvement to the KFH video. I also had great success with baking soda super glue. That stuff hardens like rock.

[@rayhemmele4915]

I sure hope your wife didn't see you drilling that cap on the kitchen counter w/o a backer board!

[@Backlashed]

haha, I got away with it this time

[@bluesdad54]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@totalnoobfishing1753]

Every married man was thinking the same thing....

[@tommyo321]

I cringed watching that part. Very helpful video

[@tonyl4010]

I thought the video was going to take a turn to how to repair a chipped countertop.

[@Jpgundarun]

Drilling on the kitchen bench, my missus would kill me.

[@coryloftus6265]

This is similar to my solution. I used a heat source (torch), toilet bolt and wing nut. After drilling the hole so the bolt moves, insert from the bottom and put wing nut on the end. Using a torch, heat up wing nut and pull into pvc. first attempt will start the melting where wing nut will seat. Push out, reheat and pull to bottom. If done right, wing nut is warm enough to melt a home in the bottom of the pvc. Done this w ABS also. Takes about 5 mins and some time to cool. Hand protection reequired.

[@Backlashed]

I was wondering about that, just melting a nut into the pvc. But, still haven't tried it, good to know, thanks!

[@coryloftus6265]

@@Backlashed 2 other tips: need to pull the heated wing nut straight down and let it cool hanging straight.

[@MaddyMF]

nice and all till the pvc strips out. just ratchet a bolt over the top and down in the plug. use a socket that fits bingo bango

[@averageeverydayfishermansh4501]

Great Idea. I made some vertical rod holders for my rear well area and used the epoxy method. It has worked great and held strong for several years now but this is a lot easier and I don't have anything that would require more strength than what this does. Maybe if I was using a rod holder for trolling where a big fish could put some real pressure on the rod, I might go stronger but I don't need that now. You have given me several ideas to fixes I have been trying to do!! Thanks!!

[@Backlashed]

Yes, this method is great for accessories, but I use name brand rod holders for trolling.

[@JoeyFeliciano]

Great idea....I followed it except for I had a Dewalt drill/tap combination already, which kept me from having to heat up the bolt. It works great...

[@bluesdad54]

The standard thread for camera mounts is 1/4 x 20

[@Backlashed]

you're right! I had a typo, I'll add the correct size in the description, thanks.

[@IRONMANMETALBILLDANKANIS]

Sorry, I accidentally smashed that like button

[@TiggsTailsFishing]

Genius! I’ve tried Apoxy and it always ends up slipping. Thank you so much for the tip

[@doctorkayak]

JB Weld is the ticket!

[@jaimeruiz4313]

Did you ever make a video on the Garmin fish finder mount?

[@obxsurfandsoundfishing4085]

Hey, thank you for this modCan you please show us the house you did the transducer mount. Thanks so much.

[@westbayoutdoors123]

If you wanna real clean, reliable hole, buy a 1/4-20 tap kit that comes with the correct drillbit and a 1/4-20 tap. Then you don't need to rely on heat to get it right. $6-10 on Amazon for the kit.

[@Backlashed]

Interesting, I'll look into it!

[@jaimeruiz4313]

Using this size tap, would you use the same bolts in this video?

[@moepaquette6495]

Do you cut the bolt to shortened it a bit

[@Backlashed]

Some of them have break off points were you can grab them with a vice or vice grips and break them off shorter. I've also noticed you can buy kayak track bolts on Amazon.

[@scottmorris1066]

What T track are you using?

[@Backlashed]

Its just the stock track on the Ascend (BPS) kayak. I've also used it on an Old Town and Hobie stock track just fine.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

What size PVC fitting are you using?

[@Backlashed]

I think most of them I have made so far are 1" but the one in the video is .75" if I remember correctly.

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Thank you for the reply!!

[@richdunn9774]

Could just buy the tap!

[@seanb2604]

Paint them, white pvc is not UV stable and will become brittle

[@Backlashed]

Interesting, never knew that. I keep my set up in the garage so I'm not too woried about it short term. Thanks for the information!

[@seanb2604]

@@Backlashed we built a small cold frame greenhouse out of schedule 40 pvc and a year later the pipes were so brittle a mild thunderstorm caused them to shatter in sharp fragments. You could just snap the pieces with very little pressure. Gray electrical PVC and the black drain PVC are more stable than the white.

[@girtclip1]

Dumbest question ever...how does this tighten on the rail? Its a toilet bolt that's solid in the cap, doesn't move...what am I missing?

[@Backlashed]

The PVC plug spins and tightens down around the bolt once the threads are formed into it.

[@girtclip1]

@@Backlashed holy crap, I am an idiot....that makes complete sense!

[@johnrussell3449]

Have you ever heard of a tap?

[@Backlashed]

sure, that's how you get beer out of a keg!

[@andrewcombs9312]

Very good! Two suggestions: first, if you quickly cool it, you run less risk of over-melting the plastic and will get tighter threads. Second, use a sacrificial drill block. Dude! Do you realize the painful death your wife would inflict if you drilled into that nice countertop while making a fishing tool?