I di have great lakes rod trees mounted solid with a plate on the back side. Im using 10 and 10-6 rods made for dipsys talora rods i have not changed the tips yet. Now i will be lookinginto copper for the summer. Man getting rigged up for the Big O can get costly 8 rods for boards spring, 4 for riggers. 2 with lead, 4 for dipsys and now more for copper. I feel i am single handiedly stimulating the economy here.