I do it for short distances, a mile or two. No big deal with the plastic holder with foam inserts that I have. Long distance, no way. There is more to worry about than rods bouncing around and road film in the reels.

I was towing my Willie boat up to the Sauk last St. Patrick's day and a guy ran a stop sign at 60 mph and hit my car and my boat. The boat flew off the trailer and flipped several times before it came to rest on the side of the road. Everything in the boat was spread out all over the street from the impact. The trailer was in pieces and four feet of trailer tongue was all that was still attached to my trailer hitch. Luckily, all of my rods were in the Jeep and nothing inside the car was damaged except for me and my passenger. Any rods that I had in the boat obviously would have been destroyed. I may have been out of a boat for a while but at least my gear was spared. Just something to think about as s**t happens.

Justin
CEO, Sauk River Steelhead Ranch