I'm not even sure what happened to the rod holder that came with my yak. None of my catfish rods are small enough to fit into the standard Scotty rod holder. Then, I realized that the rod holder tended to catch stuff. I pulled it off 4 years ago. Not sure where it is now. I left the mount, though. Good thing, since now I have a use for it.

I'm still going to have to deal with the whole "snagging stuff" problem. I'm hoping that I have gotten used to the cockpit of my yak enough to not have a big deal with it. I'm planning on sitting side-saddle while using my fly rod in the yak (like I do most of the time I'm fishing). I'm "in the process" on building a stripping basket. That will also help contain the line.

I may have to teach myself to stand in my yak. I've seen a video of a gent standing in the exact same make/model boat that I have. Gonna have to practice in shallow water first, though.