you can adjust the hiteks anyway you want,,they are so easy to adjust. instead of totally horizontal when trolling with rods straight out the sides,,i just turn them slightly,,I have never had a rod come out and last week,,using B & M 10' rods, loaded with 6lb line using 1/8 oz jigs, I took a 4lb walleye, a 4 and a 3lb channel, about 100 crappie of which the largest was 15.5 inches. never had a rod even consider falling out. And I am rocking and rolling in a 14' jon boat with a 10 hp engine on it,,if they work on a light weight boat,,they will work on anything. I also use a 50lb thrust hand operated trolling motor