Riversmith Swiftcast Rodholders on the Water Master Bruin

I was taking a 5 day rafting trip and wanted to try out Riversmith's Swiftcast Rod holders on my Water Master Bruin. In this video I go through the pros and cons of these rod holders, and how to fit them on your Bruin. See below to jump to particular spots in the video. Thanks again to Water Master for sending me 2 of these rod holders to try out. Thanks to Brian Sisson for the great photos and videos used in the video.
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Pieces that make up rod holder (minus brackets)
01:24 - How to attach to your raft
01:27 - Where to mount brackets on Water master Bruin
01:55 - How rod holder attaches to brackets and goes together as you put rod holder together
02:54 - Mounting bracket downside
03:27 - How to mount rod holder with straps to frame (and avoid wear points)
04:34 - Securing the tip sections of the rod holder
04:59 - Will a 10'6" euronymphing rod fit?
06:43 - Will a 11' trout spey rod fit?
08:27 - Will spey rods fit? (I try out my 14' 9wt Sage "Brownie")
09:35 - Why the Swiftcast provides better protection than other rod holders
10:51 - Is the price worth it?
11:46 - Why having multiple rod holders makes you more efficient on the water
12:11 - Mixed feelings on mounting options flexible, yet lots of little pieces
12:26 - Pro lightweight rod holders AND very strong
12:42 - Pros/Cons of the adjustable tip section
14:00 - Con have to take rod holder apart to take it on and off the raft
14:46 - Con I don't like how thick the mounting brackets are/and wear points they create
15:00 - Will it fit on a raft smaller than 11'

[@rangertommy]

Excellent video, Mark!

[@kimmower6196]

Great tutorial and your flies work awesome for you also

[@onisgagan2481]

I put on a pair of downriver rod holders, they are 1.5” and do stick out a few inches one faces bow the other the stern. Tubes are one piece 6063 alloy schedule 40 and are very solid. It has simple connecting brackets to frame tube and hang outside the raft. So far so good thanks…

[@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker]

Very cool, will check them out. What length rod do you tend to use in them?

[@onisgagan2481]

@@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker
I’m not not into Spey casting, they are 10 footers, you can run a single if you want. I live in Montana so mostly 9’ 5 & 6 weights. I literally just broke my Bruin down today for a few months. Did get a couple extra weeks in this year. I’ll fine tune them in the spring, they are simple but solid.

[@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker]

@@onisgagan2481 if you have pictures would love to see a picture of them

[@onisgagan2481]

I think I’ve sent you a pic in the past for the rear deck I put on but I can’t fine your email

[@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker]

@onisgagan2481 oh! Let me check my email