34 minutes ago, Beetlebz said:

I fish exclusively from a sit IN kayak, it helps keep the cold out in the winter. The downside is I can carry 4 rigs max with 2 holders built in and two between my legs, so I have a few I swap out depending on the time of the year and location.

 

This time of year I run a 7'3 ML spinning rod with copoly for finesse, a 6'6M caster with copoly for jerkbaits and heavy drop shots, a 7' MH with mono for topwater and finesse jigs (and tubes, light T rigs) and 7'5 MH on copoly for moving baits. After the spawn I swap out the 6'6 M caster for a 7'6 H caster for flipping and pitching. Tackle in a flambeau backpack and plastics in a binder behind the seat. It keeps it simple enough, I haven't had issues losing the extra rod over the side. Yet, anyway. 

 

I installed a scotty last year just forward of the cockpit, I wind up not using it 99.9% of the time. 

All my kayak fishing up until this point has been with a sit-in kayak.  I was not fond of keeping a setup between my legs and only ran with two due to lack of rod holders.  I did plan on using a crate with rod holders, but that's what led me to just upgrading altogether as I wasn't comfortable adding a crate with new setups on a curved surface.  Once I began thinking about the extra freedom for casting and everything else with a sit on, it was a done deal.  I didn't even consider being able to stand until doing my research, and there was no turning back after that.  I'm not too keen on winter kayak fishing as it is; although, that might change next winter.  Have you considered adding a crate system so you don't have to keep a setup between your legs?

Don't have a kayak, but here's my canoe with nine.  Notice, the tips of rod cannot be snagged by vegetation as they are beneath the foredeck or the gunnels.

 

My tackle bags were stowed forward, beneath the rods.  They were attached to cords.  I'd pull the one I wanted, then push it back to the front of the boat with my paddle.

 

6 hours ago, Fishing Rhino said:

Don't have a kayak, but here's my canoe with nine.  Notice, the tips of rod cannot be snagged by vegetation as they are beneath the foredeck or the gunnels.

 

My tackle bags were stowed forward, beneath the rods.  They were attached to cords.  I'd pull the one I wanted, then push it back to the front of the boat with my paddle.

 

That looks like a work of art...nicely done!  It also looks like an excuse for me to maybe buy another setup

My buddy Wade uses a similar setup on his Commander 140.  Looks like a gunship!

For the sake of disclosure, I haven't used that canoe since 2009.  Nine rods were two rods too many.  I had to stagger the rods or the reels would be into each other.  Seven would have been a much better number.

 

I haven't fished this canoe since 2009.  Got a larger canoe with a square stern, and a trolling motor.  

 

Got a larger, square stern canoe.

 

Depends on the lake. One lake around here after April or May it gets to matted the only thing that you can fish without fouling up is either a frog on top or punching through. And another lake I fish a lot i will take 7 through out the year I could make it 6 but I hate to cut off a drop shot rig and tie on a shakey head or senko so I just take 2 spinning rods and have one dedicated to drop shot