Compact Rod Pod for fishing - for carp fishing

🎣 Fully printable Rod Pod – compact, modular & unique

While others only print individual rod holders, here you get a fully printable Rod Pod as a well-designed, modular complete solution.

Developed as a compact, durable setup for 2 fishing rods, which can be completely disassembled and fits into common tackle boxes – without compromising stability or function.

As of now, there is no comparable, fully printable Rod Pod in the 3D printing scene – only individual components. This model is a consistent complete solution.

📦 Compactness & Transport

The entire system was designed to fit completely into common tackle boxes.

The reference used was:
Korda Compac 140

This bag was deliberately chosen as a benchmark for compactness. Despite its compact design, it is a fully functional, practical Rod Pod.

⚙️ Construction & Practice

• Modular design
• Compactly disassemblable
• Mechanically resilient
• Completely tool-free assembly possible

📏 Variable Lengths

Through spacer elements in:

• 200 mm
• 100 mm
• 50 mm

almost any distance between Butt Rest and Bite Indicator can be set.

🎨 Note on the Spacers

The two-color spacers shown in the pictures are individually added and are not part of the standard model.

In the included print model, the spacers are monochrome.
Multi-color variants can be implemented by yourself if needed (e.g. by filament change or multi-color printing with text or SVG files).

🧵 Materials & Consumption

For the complete setup, the following were used:

• approx. 370 g PCTG (PCTG recommended, PETG possible) 
• approx. 53 g PETG Glow in the Dark (optional)
• approx. 10 g fiber-reinforced filament (e.g. ABS-GF)

🔧 Important Note on Reinforced Material

The small threads should, if possible, be printed with fiber-reinforced filament.

• Normal filament is possible
• but significantly more susceptible to breakage
• especially with frequent assembly (but easily replaceable)

🧵 Material Choice

• PCTG → best layer adhesion & stability (cost at my source same as PETG)
• PETG → also possible with same settings, simply assign PETG filament
• Glow in the Dark PETG → ideal for night fishing (no luminous PCTG on the market)

🔌 Additional Components

Banksticks (4 pieces)

• Purchased up to 9 inches

🔩 Screw Options

• Knurled knobs for M6x20 (external model, credits to the creator, print profile by me for 4xM6)

  https://makerworld.com/en/models/2226601-handwheel-knob-v2-for-metric-screw-or-nut-m2-m20#profileId-2913221

•  printable M6 screws included (no high force required)

🧵 TPU Components (optional)

Optionally, a printable TPU cable tie can be used instead of a normal cable tie (external model), e.g. for the Butt Rest.

I recommend at least the 8-hole length, preferably larger to allow for different rod diameters

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1337329-tpu-cabletie-different-lengths-parametric-fusion#profileId-1376924

Thank you to Meister Edel and mr_sagitta for allowing their work to be used in this context!

🌙 Quick Connectors & Visibility

Adapters for Butt Rest and bite indicators are provided in Glow-PETG for better visibility at night.

🔮 Also Suitable

• Magnetic Butt Rests for banksticks (in my models)
• Quick-release adapters for banksticks (in my models)

🤝 Support & Feedback

This Rod Pod is one of the first fully printable complete systems of its kind.

If you like the project, I would appreciate a Boost or a Follow.

🖨️ Print Profiles & Preparation

For the easiest possible start and flexible printing options, 3 different print profiles are included:

• Profile 1 – Sorted by Components / Use
  All parts are clearly grouped by function (e.g., structure, adapters, fasteners). Ideal for printing individual components selectively.
• Profile 2 – Optimized for minimal build plates
  Compilation for the most efficient printing with few build plates – perfect if you want to produce the complete Rod Pod in the shortest possible time.
• Profile 3 – Bambu A1 Mini optimized
  Specially adapted print profile for the Bambu Lab A1 Mini, including adapted arrangement and component division for the smaller build volume.

🖨️ Build Plate Overview

The print files are clearly divided into several build plates:

• Plate 1: Front and rear retaining plate
• Plate 2: Spacer rods between the retaining plates
• Plate 3: Upright rods for mounting bite indicators and Butt Rest
• Plate 4: Pins for the retaining plates (recommended in reinforced filament)
• Plate 5: Optional parts (spacers & printable screws – M6 screws also possible as an alternative)
• Plates 6–9: Quick-release adapters for bite indicators/rod rests in various magnet sizes
• Plate 10: Butt Rest for magnets in 10×3 mm
• Plate 12: Optional mounting screws for use without quick-release adapters