Geared up a few more quickfist's so she'll hold my 9' & 10' catfish poles in the those hard to reach cat holes
The quickfist minis work great for smaller poles and the tip sections while the original quickfist is a good size for larger handles at the reel seat portion.
From previous post:
I bought the Original Quick Fist Clamp from amazon
added a conduit hangar - which on the 450i you need 1-1/4 for the cross tubes in the back and 1-1/2 for the main roll cage
Make sure you buy the ones with a smaller hangar hole - I tried using the cushioned conduit hangar from Grainger but they only come with a welded 3/8 nut. Not only does it not seem secure due to seating depth and the forces that will be put on it but the 3/8 hole you put in the quick fist clamp takes more material than i'd like from it.
add #10 bolt, nut & washer
I glued a piece of scrap ratchet strap inside the eye of the hangar so that it wasnt metal on metal
all done
It works better than the pvc tube holders I had in the bed. The rods stuck up too high when riding and having them lay at a more horizontal angle in the bed took up too much room.
Anywho - figured I'd share as there was some experimentation w/ different parts and a few back and forth trips to the local hardware store to get it right.
