[nestorpr]

I tried those but you can't lean them back at an angle, they either lay flat on the gunnel, out (deployed) at 45 degrees to fish and straight up at 90 degrees when not used. I like the my poles leaned back a la "Big Sportfisherman" when not deployed and I think that's what made my setup so cool. Unfortunately, the only way to have that with a normal "skiff" type outrigger is to have rod-holder type bases made that are at 90 degrees from the deck instead of the standard 45 degrees so the 45 degree angle base on the pole will lean back at a 45 degree angle and still deploy correctly when fishing. I guess you could take a pair of standard outrigger bases (Lee, TACO, Tigress, etc, they're all designed the same way, 45 degree angle) to a SS welder and have them change it from a 45 to a 90 degree angle, that would give the rake you want and still be very fishable.