horizontal rod racks

[sidelock]

Originally Posted by csurf

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.

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 !