Thanks, everybody; I may forego using that shirt tab. If I use it while I'm standing, chances are I'll absentmindedly bend at the waist suddenly, or twist my torso around while fussing with a knot, reaching for a replacement fly, etc.

Do any of those and it seems the rod will slide through the tab and jam one of the guides against it, which could lead to the guide breaking off...or worse.

Better, I think, to just prop the rod in the bend of my elbow. I haven't banged up a rod yet doing that (knock on wood).


Joe
"Better small than not at all."