Trolling with Driftmaster rod holders

Do many of you out there troll with driftmaster rod holders?
The holders on the right side of my boat are fine, but the holders on the left side swing around toward the back of the boat when trolling with a crank bait and of course when a fish strikes. The mounting base as well as the stem of the driftmaster rod holder on the left side should have had left handed thread, but they don't. Has anyone solved this problem?
Husker

Here is the solution, they wont move and are very very very user friendly as far as making adjustments.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...transport-rack

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Originally Posted by CrappieHusker

Do many of you out there troll with driftmaster rod holders?
The holders on the right side of my boat are fine, but the holders on the left side swing around toward the back of the boat when trolling with a crank bait and of course when a fish strikes. The mounting base as well as the stem of the driftmaster rod holder on the left side should have had left handed thread, but they don't. Has anyone solved this problem?
Husker

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Driftmaster sells left ones, alot of places don't stock them. Bought mine on Amazon or Ebay. You can get them direct from Driftmaster also. I know someone who put some split shot in the mount, so the holder would bottom out and not turn.

Rees,
Thanks for the reply, and those look great, but I already have the driftmaster rod holders and just want to try and keep the rods on the left side from swinging back, so am looking for a way to retrofit what I have already--somehow to keep the rod holder from swinging back. (I only use one or two rods on each side of the boat trolling crank baits whether I am fishing by myself or with another fisherman).

http://www.driftmaster.com/Rodholders.html
Husker

had the same problem- remedy: order rod holders with LH thread- bought mine from Extreme Fishing Concepts- work well-simply mark them & you're good to go

Flange nuts are the answer!

Monk

I use to use regular nuts but I can see where flange nuts would work better. You can get them at Lowes or Home Depot.

I have the same problem with the HI-TECs

I've run Driftmasters since 09 and it hasn't been a problem unless I get in a really bad hang up then it's a good then they will give some. I tighten the wing nut with pliers. Left hand holders would be better.

I used a bit of loctite and turned them down hard. Now even when a good bass hits it stays.

Use the flange nuts. Take holder off, screw on flange nut with flange facing down, run holder back into mount, adjust then tighten nut down with a wrench.

wing nut on first to act as flange nut.

Here it is,

I just found it! Made for the left hand side. OSFA. Lol

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/...psbb290891.jpg