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Friends, I love my (new to me) 270 Dauntless. However, when I'm fishing the flats here in southwest Florida I'm constantly looking for rod holders up towards the bow and near the bow. The original design is great but lacking in the rod holders. Has anyone cut into the gunnel and added rod holders to this model or similar? Any issues to look out for in particular (stress cracks)? Overall thoughts on the matter are welcome.

Cheers,
M