Kerry wrote on Nov 12^th, 2010 at 9:53pm:

Old Salt wrote on Nov 12th, 2010 at 5:16pm: Why do you want a 2 pc rod? Why not go with a 1 pc? Well I know everyone has their way but I have found after considerable experimentation that what has worked for me with my spinning gear is a two piece rod split and loaded in a rod case pretty much ready to go.  How various folks carry their rods, lashed or whatever, has been argued to death on this and other sites.  To anyone who has a system that works for them, I say more power to you.  But I've been very happy with the ease of use and accessibility with a 2 piece.  Of course, as Jax points out, baitcasting is a different animal and I'll either have to shell out some serious bucks (G Loomis makes a beautiful 2 piecer but they put a real bite on the wallet), rethink how I want to manage carrying my rod and reel or just forget the whole thing and stick to my spinning gear for backwoods canoeing.

Not looking to mess with your system, but...

I have a 3" diameter PVC about 3 1/2' long, strapped in behind the bow seat under the thwarts and gunnels on one side of canoe. It can hold up to 5 rods. I just rest the butts on top of the thwarts in front of me, and strap them down. When, I'm ready to fish, I just release the strap in front of me, and draw the preferred weapon. No rod assembly required. Mine are ready to go. But, I certainly have no issue with those who prefer a different system.