I like the dog better than the rod holder. The front of the holder is hanging too low. I sometimes accidentally hit my rear view mirror when I reach around or something. I'd hit those low hanging rods for sure.
Some of the other gadgets shown in this topic are cool, but not for me. Maybe Haggis57's, but I'd probably gouge a reel or rod on those wingnuts. And I'd never put anything on the roof. That's just inviting theft, at least here in B.C.
I transport my rods with reels attached, in standard, fabric-lined rod-reel travel cases; the ones for 2-piece 9 foot rods, even when I use 4-piece rods. They fit fine inside my RAV4, or in the back seat of my partner's old extended pickup truck. So I don't feel a need for any more "stuff". I have way too much "stuff" in my place as it is!
When I drive between river access points, my rods go back into their rod-reel cases. By the way, my rule for my fly rods is "last out, first in". I don't pull my rod out of its case until I've suited up and I'm ready to hit the trail. And when I return from the river, my rod goes into its case as soon as I open my vehicle, even if mosquitoes are eating me alive. Leaving a rod outside, leaning against something, or heaven forbid, on the roof, is just asking for damage or loss. I am OCD about protecting my precious fishing gear. Why shouldn't it last as long as possible? So many resources have been put into making and delivering this gear to me. I cringe when I read someone saying "I just toss my rod into my truck's bed." Oops, off subject and judgemental. My bad.
