What i have on the quest 11 that works well for me is railblaza holders on 6" extensions. Then i have two side mounting ports on each side one directly in front of mesh pockets within easy reach for bait fishing then another just in front but tilted at a forward angle so that extention tilts forward putting holder at my feet, whilst mount is just below knee. I use this for trolling and paddling as it keeps rods well out of padddle stroke. It also makes it easy to get legs in and out of yak. No doubt once you get used to a skinny paddler you will start sitting astride with legs over side. It helps stability at rest. so you dont want anything to get in way of this. When trolling rods can angle out forward , drag of lure will bend tip back. Angling forward gives more paddle room.FishnDive wrote: The other option being up front on the deck in front of my toes which would be out of my paddle stroke but a stretch to grab the rod in a hurry.
Using railblazas means moving rods and holders back and forward between two locations a breeze.
Berkleys quick sets , as i have on quest 13, make grabbing forward rods a breeze, but work best with full length grip handles rods rather than the segmented (eg trions), as skinny bit of handle can slip out under a hard strike