Need to put a slot in the bottom that goes into the rod holder so that it locks on the pin to keep it from rotating. Go back to the picture with the stainless and look at the bottom and you will see the slot.
Mine isn't like a "T" Mine is with a straight pipe about 15-16"long that goes into rod holder with a 1/4" slot at bottom to accept rod holder pin to keep it from turning when fish strikes. Then I glued on a 45 degree elbow and attached a 10" piece of straight pipe.
The 45 elevates the rod a little bit and also helps rod from going over board if rod holder does turn.
Had one of them football tunas hit my line while blue fishing spun the holder towards the stern and with the 45 angle put enough pressure on the rod butt so it wouldn' t come out of the holder. If it was a straight "T" I feel that I would have lost the rod and fish.
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