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They are no good for Kings Dude!! :thumbdown:

Good for Snapper and other similar species though.

The look similar to the Snapper holders the guys in Melbourne use. You might have more luck looking down there.

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I bought some of these recently, but you are looking for the single ones right? These have to be mounted vertically, so the angled holders in the gunwhale are not suitable. Slip into existing vertical holders. I have found them ideal for bait fishing, and it doesn't matter if it is a king that hits. That is why you have a drag setting.

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Hi Ray

You need as much strength as you can get in rod holders regardless of the type of fishing you do and especially when you use the tight drag method leaving the rod in a rod holder and having the rod and reel do the hook up ........ Normal line bloom out and the leeway in line to rod tip angle gives sufficient margin for a decent size fish to run off and then come to a jolting stop as the drag takes over, that is if the fish is capable of turning the reel by the time a decent rod and a reel on very tight drag deals with it.

It would pay you to consider using the same 360 degrees adjustable stainless steel rod holders that I use, shown in the photo. They are heavy duty marine grade stainless steel rail mounts and there is no way they will slip around a handrail once the bolts and nuts are tightened....... The angle of your rod spread can be adjusted once off on the water to keep your lines separate from one another by changing the angle of the centre toothed unit using the Allen Key they supply and turning the rod holder upwards or downwards.

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These rod holders are U.S patented Tommy Marine brand and are now made to U.S specs in China under another brand name and are available over here for about $35.00 each Extra stainless steel grab rails, the bolt on type in stainless cost around $23.00 each.

I have a friend who wanted to use the same rail mount rod holders and had to install extra hand rails by cutting inspection ports into the side of his boat. From what I can see of the boat in your pic, you have access to be able to tighten up the s/s grab rail nuts from underneath.

Also I have been led to believe that the anodes on the outboard take care of the electrolysis issue between stainless and alloy and have never seen evidence of a problem so far but buy a separator substance all the same and apply to the direct contact points which are at the base of the fittings in the s/s hand rails and the s/s mounting hardware.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

jewgaffer :1fishing1:

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I bought some of these recently, but you are looking for the single ones right? These have to be mounted vertically, so the angled holders in the gunwhale are not suitable. Slip into existing vertical holders. I have found them ideal for bait fishing, and it doesn't matter if it is a king that hits. That is why you have a drag setting.

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You need to fish the drag locked up in many Kingy haunts to keep them out of the structure and not allow the fish to get his rythym up otherwise, you are in the structure before you know it!

Snapper racks are not good for Kings. Trust me! :biggrin2:

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You need to fish the drag locked up in many Kingy haunts to keep them out of the structure and not allow the fish to get his rythym up otherwise, you are in the structure before you know it!

Snapper racks are not good for Kings. Trust me! :biggrin2:

Hi Ray, I agree with Ceph one hundred percent. You need strong rod holders when using tight drag. If the gear is strong enough, using tight drag gives the fish no room to move especially Kingfish and brings the run to a sudden stop and increases the general hook up rate. A good quality reel and a well made sensitive rod with good backbone gives you all the fish playing fun you need.

Cheers

jewgaffer :1fishing1:

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sounds like some one else has watched the rod bounce and done the leap off hope[hope i get the rod and hope the king is still on] :074: 2 times for me and a swim but no kingy still on

gary

Too many times Gary!!! I am never letting that happen again!

sounds like some one else has watched the rod bounce and done the leap off hope[hope i get the rod and hope the king is still on] :074: 2 times for me and a swim but no kingy still on

gary

Too many times Gary!!! I am never letting that happen again! :1prop:

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Strong as Lads!!

There is a stainless steel plate on the underside too. This sandwiches the rod holder to the glass. The missing side rail in the photo is due to a King. It ripped the whole lot off!! Luckily, we had a lanyard tied to the rail inside the boat so all was not lost!

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