Spyder lok rod holder review

I just purchased a set of these and had the opportunity to fish them. These holders are the cats meow! I am not affiliated with them at all and will give an unbiased review.

First a pix of them
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Next as you can see these holders are very beefy in nature and nothing was skimped on for materials. They resemble the tight loks but their mechanism of movement is very different and a whole lot easier to adjust. The pedestal is secured to the floor via a base plate and two screw knobs. Yep no wrenches or tools needed.

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The pedestal is also fully height adjustable unlike others which are fixed.

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Each rod holder also has a knob for height and side-to-side adjustment and is secured in place via a grooved turret. They hold very secure in place and won't rotate out of your perfect spacing of your rods.

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Each holder also has plenty of room to allow for your hand to pick up the rod without hitting your knuckles. The cross bar also has a grooved turret with a knob which allows for you to turn the set of four holders to the side for cranking or at an angle for pushing.

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If you are in the market for a rod holder that is very flexible allowing you to push, side pull, or crank bait with I would highly recommend looking at these.

They look good, and very versatile!

Looks like a great design and high quality.

Spot on, very nice!!!!!!!!!

Good looking holders JW

Great review JW, it's hard to show how nice these holders are without actually using them. I've had a pair of them for a couple of months. I've spider rigged and pulled cranks with mine and I can't think of a thing I would change on them.

Have mine mounted, but haven't used them yet. A lot of thought went into them.

Nice I had a set of the Tight loks, did not like them at all. Until I did all kind of mods on them. Then they worked great, but still harder to keep set up then they should be. These look like they take care of all the issues for sure.
Pete

What were you using before?

JW, those look good. Look like they will hold a rod good for pullin crankbaits.

Pictures don't do them justice. They are the best built best thought out rod holders ever made. They are fantastic for pulling cranks, should work excellent for Longlining and are perfect for spider rigging. The adjustments are so smooth and easy to make and once made stay where they are set. No tool adjustment and no over tightening to stay put. If your like me and at the age where Arthur is making your grip not what it used to be they are a blessing. Also sturdy enough for those Cat and Striper guys who target larger fish with heavier equipment. E Z hit a bases loaded home run with these. Great review and pictures JW.

Great Reveiw. Thanks.
Where do you get them?
DP

Good stuff.

I like the ease of adjustment on them, but they do take up more space than the Hitek holders. They're on my boat now, but knowing what I know now, don't know that I'd have changed.

They are bigger than hi tek but the flexibility is far superior.

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Originally Posted by rockmike

I like the ease of adjustment on them, but they do take up more space than the Hitek holders. They're on my boat now, but knowing what I know now, don't know that I'd have changed.

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I will buy them if you want to get rid of them

Great review and pics.

Where do you get them?

Never mind I found them and have communicated with EZ poleholder Gonna order mine next week.

Thanks for the info.

Buster

We got ours! I am really impressed and they're not on the boat yet. Trying to get up front seating ironed out before we mount the bases.

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I will buy them if you want to get rid of them

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Like I said, I like the way they adjust. I'm going to stick with them. Just taking a while to get used t them. I've been using Hiteks for a number of years.

Me too mike. Was a hi tek guy until I tried them. I love hoe they stay set, easy to adjust, for sure, even adjustable height. Downside is they are a bit bulkier than hi tek but I wouldn't trade em back.

Just got back from Weiss Lake and some good fun long line trolling. These holders are AMAZING. First time I have used them and could not have asked for anything better. I looked for many months and at many different brands. These caught my eye and I am glad they did. The ease of adjustment with no tools and the sturdiness took my by surprise. You will break a rod before these holders give way, I promise. There were many times I looked to see a rod almost bent double thanks to a stump bed, but the holders held the rod and never gave in. These are not a purchase, they are an investment that will pay off for many years to come!! Don't buy holders without looking at these.

love mine and Gene even put them on my boat for me heck of a guy and a awesome product:ThumbsUp

Had some hi teks and didn't care for the play at the base. So I bought these and man I love mine. I've broke them in nice the last few days.

Did you mount these with just the screws through the carpet and into the aluminum, and if so,how are they holding up? I'm not able to secure with nuts and bolts in my rig and just wondered how they would hold up with just screws?

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Did you mount these with just the screws through the carpet and into the aluminum, and if so,how are they holding up? I'm not able to secure with nuts and bolts in my rig and just wondered how they would hold up with just screws?

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I don't have an aluminum boat but I think it will matter, to some degree, how thick the aluminum is you're screwing it into. However, I can say that the 4 screws in the mounting base will loosen some on my fiberglass boat if I transport my boat with the racks installed. But never had a problem once I started taking them off and laying them down in the boat.

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Me too mike. Was a hi tek guy until I tried them. I love hoe they stay set, easy to adjust, for sure, even adjustable height. Downside is they are a bit bulkier than hi tek but I wouldn't trade em back.

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Ditto......I still have two sets of modified Hi Teks on the back of my boat to pull crankbaits with....but up front I have two sets of Spyder Loks

Tried to google but must be doing somthing wrong. Anybody have a link for these??

Mack's prairie wings in Stuttgart have them.

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Tried to google but must be doing somthing wrong. Anybody have a link for these??

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http://www.crappie.com/crappie/-memb...ransport-rack/
Just send E-Z Poleholder a PM.

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