OK, first overall field test on the sand grade = B. Takes a few set ups to learn the best sequence to deploy at the best angles, adjust and tighten down the clamps but after a few trips I'm sure it will be second nature. Best thing about it was it holds well even in a foot deep of whitewater surging by and under it, didnt budge. I intentionally tried to put it to some extreme situations out of bordem , as the mid-day conditions were less than desirable for actually catching fish. I am going to mod the top rests a bit to better cup the rod and prevent sideways yank off but that'll be easy, just a bend of the aluminum some. Biggest problem that needs to be prevented before next trip is the ease of two of the smaller knobs to fall out of my fingers and into the sand. I got lucky and saw right where they landed at and was able to sift the sand with my fingers and recover it, twice, but if I didn't see right where it landed probably would have been gone, and I don't even want to try to find how to get replacement knobs. A small chain on each, leashed on close by should be a pretty simple fix...It does draw the comments from other fisherman passing by
If you can see the line angles off the rod tips, testing the sideways pull. It did fine
Next test, some cobblestone or similiar ground....
