i use tite lok's with the 2" stands...extremely sturdy...the only knock i've got on them is the side to side adjustment, it would be nice to be able to make adjustments in smaller increments...also the plastic wing nuts that tighten the rod holders are bad to strip out...i solved that problem by just twisting the plastic completely off the bolts, some of the bolts are allen head so i keep an allen wrench in the boat in case i need to make adjustments...once you get em adjusted, you hardly ever have to move them