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Originally Posted by MakoMike
I have 0 degrees on the boat for fishing 130 bent butts.
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That'd be 90 degree holders
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Having some extra angle on your holders is nice to keep the rod well loaded with a fish down deep under the boat. Best way to accomplish that is definitely by getting more flexible blanks or rod butts with some extra angle on them (some shops custom bend the butts)..
What sucks with angled holders is fighting a fish with the reel at an angle
- or when you go to spin the rod around into the boat and it's sticking straight up. One guy I fish with has all 15 degree holders and Chatham special (flexible ~8 foot 130 class rods). Just grabbing the line off the rod tip requires a boat hook!
One thing you can do that's sorta a compromise is to add a piece of cedar shingle under the rod holder to add some degree of extra angle in the direction you want. I did that on some of mine and it's nice. I just stained them with Sikkens and they look & hold up nice. Same could be done with whatever you can get in that size that has a angle on it.
Jon