Quote Originally Posted by Wannabe... View Post
I don't have hi-teks, but mine are the same basic design. The part of the design that overcomes what you're worried about - losing a rod, is the the fact that the holder craddles the handle between either side of the wire form. Essentially, the rod would have to jump up about half or more of it's height to clear the craddle created by the aluminum rod form. When pulling off the front with heavy weights and hitting snaggs or big catfish, I have had the rod jump out and scare me, but I've never come close to losing one. The rod just rolled around and stayed in the holder.

When pulling off the back, the up angle should keep the rod in as long as the holder is tight enough not to slip down and give straight line pull. Assuming you have enought oomph on the holder to keep it from rotating, I don't think you'd have a problem. My holders, I have problems getting them locked tight enough to assure me of them not rotating downward and for that reason, I've never tried it from the back. Hi-teks probably would lock better than mine though.

Wannabe...
The way the hiteks fasten down they will not work loose. I had some near loses with my Driftmasters when I had them though. To each his own but I have tried 4 different kinds now and I like the hiteks the best.