That's true and it may be the way to go. You know better than I, but is the weight of the reel in that position enough to cause the rod to tip in a rack such as that? That was my thought, that it might be.

Have you given any thought to iFly rod holders? I have them on my skiff and really work out great. When mounted horizontal you can fit twice as much as vertical.

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...y/IMG_0529.jpg

If the rack is installed in a position to support the butt of the rods just where it goes into the cork handle , the rod will balance & would not tip. My concern is that if the handle is supprted , the soft cork may develop compression marks that you can feel in your hand when casting the rod but I guess if I use 3/4" seaboard & round over the edges it's unlikely that it would be an issue.

Under high enough magnification, even a "perfect" diamond has flaws.

Are we overthinking this?

Thanks for the input & the pic. csurf but if I had a set up like the one in the pic. with the reels protruding out like that , they would inevitably get destroyed.
FWIW If you have more room you may want to consider staggering them by dismantelling the tubes from the mounting base, rotate the tubes so that the slot is facing down , redrill new hole in tubes & align new hole to existing corresponding hole in base & reattach them to the base & then stagger them by placing the bottom rod a few inches ahead of the upper rod so that the reels can hang down in tandem position & sit flat against the side instead of sticking out like that . You would obviously need to separate & mount them individually as singles instead of double or leave them attached an just rotate the tubes so that the bottom reel is hanging down & the top reel is facing up. Just a thought !

I looked into the staggering option but that would not work. In that install there was not enough room for two vertical reels with enough rod clearance.

iFly's web site has a similar setup on their home page -> http://stores.theifly.com/StoreFront.bok

You should also check out Du-Bro rod holders.. I know a few flyrodders that use them.

There are also the TACO Rod Hangers and TACO Bungee Rod Holders.

I forgot about this idea, which I saw about ten years ago in a Parker forum. Check it out.

http://www.stripersonline.com/t/554596/boat-rod-holder

Fine lookin' jack Capt. Chuck. That gag looks pretty effective, too ;)
TooFly, that striper forum design is slick as snot. Thanks for posting that.
McG

I've owned both 18' and 20' SeaCraft boats and have had fly rod racks on both.

I'm lazy these days and the OP would do best to contact me directly as hosting photos on Photobucket just to re-post what I've posted here a decade ago ain't gonna happen.

If the OP wants to go down this road, email is mark@markpix.com and there is a verification email bounce they will have to contend with from my spam filter.

No problem, McG.

Paul