I use Hi-tekstuff rod holders. They can be adjusted at any angle and the entire T-bar can also be swiveled to any direction. I spent some time looking at each of the rod holders and all of them seem to be missing just one thing but these. If I'm spider rigging I like for my rod tips to be a lil over a foot off the water, If I'm drift fishing I like for my rods to be at a 45 degree angle pointing up and If I'm trolling I like to stagger them. That may not be the right way but that's what works for me.