Next paddling trip, planning to take 2 rigged 7' baitcasters, and also want a rigged fly rod handy for opportunity.
Using standard Scotty and Tarpon hardware, came up with a way to keep the rigged fly rod out of the way for paddling and fishing, and still handy.
Mount the Scotty holder in the side of the base, and run the rod close and parallel to the gunwhale.
I'm sure you could make a Ram ball do this, but using what I had on hand.
The standard spin/fly rod holder makes a very secure cradle in this position, though I did have to tighten the holder with the teeth misaligned - but there's zero load on the rod.
May come up with something for an anti-rotation pin for the Scotty teeth gap.
Using the standard Tarpon paddle bungee to secure the rod, but don't want to squeeze and bend the rod hard into the gunwhale.
Simply added a cord loop into the webbing loop, so tension on the bungee is very low.
Keeps the rod loose but completely secure, and out of the way for paddling and fishing either of the other rods.
ps - figured out how to pin this so the misaligned Scotty holder won't slip
a pair of #6x1/2" pan heads with split lock washer in opposed grooves self-tap into the plastic, and keep the otherwise misaligned joint aligned
also broke out my small drill bits and added drain holes into the low corners of all those chambers
