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I made some for a 20 sf I purchased recently. I wanted to keep them as light and simple as possible. The functional spec had 4 points: protect the rod tips while running into a steep chop; hold the rods firmly in place; quick in and out; adaptable to different rods/reels on different days.

The design I settled on has the rod tips forward and the rods angled slightly up. The rod tips slide into two 18 inch foam tubes positioned like over&under shotgun barrels forward under the gunwale. The mid-portion of the rods ride in open 1/4" phenolic rack fastened to the mid-ship gunwale brace. The handle and reels are supported in an aft rack which is simply a 14" X 14" piece of phenolic (weight bearing on deck, siliconed to interior topside) with a whole bunch of 3/8' holes drilled at an up-slant angle. These holes support pegs which support the rod handle/reel. I can move the pegs around to adapt to fit everything from a 6wt to a 15wt with a Pacific. Both the mid-ship and aft support stations have a bungee to an open upper hook to clamp the rods inward. Total material cost $18

When I get around to figuring out pix, I can do this with a lot fewer words.