Thread: Rod Holders

I use driftmaster and absolutely love them. You can use them for crappie, cats, walleye, striper. They will handle whatever kind of pressure you can put on them. No movement whatsoever.

I have Perotti Bilt on my boat. They are the only rod holders that I have used, other than the home-made ones before. Pros: made from solid stainless steel (T bar & rod holders) and aluminum- very durable, easy to adjust (stainless wing nuts), stow away good,and like the others, you can mount them anywhere. Cons: heavier than others (not by much).
I would really give Perotti a good look. I've had mine for about six years now and they look and operate like brand new. However, I am not sure how they rank price wise with the other brands. Grizzly jig company carries them and possibly some others. Good Luck!!!!

Thanks for all of the information, plenty of good stuff to think about. I appreciate everyone taking the time to help me out on this. Thanks again & Happy Fishing!

I've got Hi-Tek's and if I had it to do all over again, I'd go with Hi-Tek's.

Try this with a DM!


I drag corks. As the boat moves, the lines trail out. When the wind or I decide to change the boat's direction, more likely than not, my corks are no longer spaced right & may even tangle. By setting my holders in a fan configuration and then bumping one or more rods out of the main channel, I get all the adjustment I need instantly and without touching a wrench or wing nut.

Try pushing cranks or drifting for cats like that and see what you get. Goodbye to the rods you evidently don't like, looks like to me they would disappear.

Originally Posted by NetMan75

Try pushing cranks or drifting for cats like that and see what you get. Goodbye to the rods you evidently don't like, looks like to me they would disappear.

I don't push cranks or drift for cats, but if I did, I probably wouldn't think about running 8 lightweight telescopes off the front of my boat. This is strictly a crappie setup (although I've caught a number of fair sized cats.)

What keeps the bar from rotating on the stem? I've never used the Hi-Teks, but they don't look like they would hold on to the rods when pushing cranks. Just my opinion, but for all around fishing, I like Driftmaster.

Originally Posted by NetMan75

What keeps the bar from rotating on the stem? I've never used the Hi-Teks, but they don't look like they would hold on to the rods when pushing cranks. Just my opinion, but for all around fishing, I like Driftmaster.

simple, just tighten the bolt that holds the cross bar to the riser.