I'd love to have a Mirage drive but don't have the money. They're good and fun but 'spensive.

I've always wondered why the molded rod-holders aren't slanted backward more instead of being as vertical as they are. The times I've been in kayaks I had to put the rod(s) beside my leg instead of using the holder. It would get in the way of casting or landing, sometimes, and occasionally snag a tree if I was shallow and not thinking about it.