You Can Do It! Tracker Boat - Rod Tube Removal. | 175 | 190 | 195 |

Tracker boats typically come with rod tubes in the storage compartments. While they seem like a convenient and great idea, they often create more issues than they resolve. First, the rod tubes are typically pretty crooked, which can cause you to put your rods into a constant bend when stored. Second, they like to bang up rod guides, you still need to use some sort of rod sleeve to mitigate that issue. Third, they eat up a lot of space!
Today we will remove the port side rod tubes from my Tracker 190 TX. I went from comfortably storing 8 or so rods in that side to almost TWENTY! Let's see how it went.
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[@HookemLifer]

Here I am trying to figure out how to get my tubes back in! Previous owner removed port side. I've really dumbed my arsenal down so 8-10 rods is more than enough for me. Replacing the tubes with the foam is a bit of a pain ha!

[@goodmanfishing]

You can have mine 🤣

[@Lray4x4]

Why would you want to do that? The tubes suck, get rod socks.

[@rodharris3982]

I ripped out the whole deck of my 90 I can now put all 165 rods in my boat...

[@brandonweber4617]

Do you just have the rods running under the deck space? Any issue with them catching anything under the deck or any of the old foam?

[@goodmanfishing]

No issue, but I always use rod socks, I would recommend that.

[@jerodjmoore]

@@goodmanfishingso you haven’t had to finish it up with the neoprene sleeve or anything yet?

[@Waduhek763]

I was veering away from any model 2019 and above cuz the rod boxes are dogshit but this mod opened up a whole new world. I can have tackle in center and rods not in tubes on the sides. Gotta love it

[@goodmanfishing]

It works out better this way

[@thelizardshaman7004]

Where did you get that rod butt holder insert at 5:12? Also, do you think i can fit 7'6" rods in this setup with a 175?

[@goodmanfishing]

That comes with the boat. Sorry I can't speak for the 175, I'm not sure.

[@billljones979]

Your metal plate with the 8 tube wholes seem to come out easy for you after you took the 3 screws out, ? Mine seems likes it's glued in there or is there more screws somewhere i can't see maybe

[@goodmanfishing]

Were you able to sort this out?

[@billljones979]

​@goodmanfishing not yet. I had limited time, I guess I will have to wait until it's 100 degrees up north here lol But your idea was good

[@billljones979]

I literally just got this boat, and put one rod in and was like screw these things, and here i am looking to do away with it, do you have a video of what you did to cover the foam

[@goodmanfishing]

I've actually not done a video on that. Still glad I removed the tubes though!

[@connortessier7810]

I’m wondering if you can flush these with water while they’re installed?

[@goodmanfishing]

Flush the rod tubes with water?

[@connortessier7810]

@@goodmanfishing mine have lots of dust and sand in them

[@goodmanfishing]

I would use a brush and vacuum before soaking the foam in the boat with water.