Quote Originally Posted by DoyleAlley View Post
Good idea BUT, you are going to get very tired very quickly of having to be super-careful when sliding rods all the way through those holes (to keep from busting off your eyes). Do yourself a favor and cut a slot that goes 90 degrees to the right of each hole then turns straight down through the bottom. That will allow you to hook the rod tip in the front hook and just slide the rod butt up and over.
The only rod that I have to slide all the way in is the fly rod because it does not have handle below the reel. And it rarely comes down. I put the butt end of the rod in the hole first and then put the tip in the hook. No sliding through the hole for any of the rods that have handle below the reel.


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