Yea, my rig is only for light weight rods for sure...
MJ, I'm pretty sure your setup was the original inspiration for what I did. I remember seeing that pic or one very much like it on this board last year and the idea stuck in my head. I just needed to figure a way to make it removable for when doing family stuff.
Skook, yes they are oil cans. The Admiral thinks that they are ghetto looking but I like them. I have some back on the transom and they are a bit flimsy with all that's going on back there but up front they work fine. I didn't want to hassle waiting to have enough cans of the same color from oil changes so I bought new empty ones for like 60 cents a piece on the internet.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/ite...0465&catid=805