Mine too

I tried the Fuji's they were - OK.

But even after the fold down, they stand a little tall for my liking.

So this winter I'll be doing what @smesx did

and removing that stock PIA and spinning on my own

in FRONT of the reel.

 

Item #56 on the Tackle To-Do list.

Hard water Time should fly right by

A-Jay

 

My Expride is an A and has no hook holder. I have a Douglass Outdoors crankbait rod whose hook hanger is at the butt. Is IS a PIA. You grab the front treble hook of any bait if you don’t use hook covers.