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Originally Posted by cRaZy8
Its not about how many total rods you can carry, but needing to clear the gunnels when fighting fish.
I do a lot of tuna fishing with jigging/popping gear, and you need to be mobile around the boat.
If you bring 12 rods with you, 11 of them need to be stored on the center line of the boat- console, lean post, t-top etc.
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Understood, yeah that's a little different. I only have 3 rod holders on the leaning post and I have 5 on t top. A lot of times I'll have 10-12 rods on board and I have at times laid rods flat on the top, to get them away from the gunnels in case a fish ended up on the deck(I usually have lid in bow ready)
Just my 2 cents, but I would think an arch would get in your way more than a t-top. A friend of mine bought a fancy leaning post for his Mako, that has the outside holders angled at about a 45 degree angle, which makes it impossible to walk around without doing the "limbo".