Any other rod holders being used out there? I would appreciate any input you can give me.

thanks

Brian 

Brian, I had a 19 ft. skiff with 4 of these on each side. If I had a WD going on, I would have plans for these. They are great as you can set them up in any position and direction. Or just pop them off when not in use.  Also held up against the weather very well. Good luck!

Albeit I have a Mill Creek 16.5, this idea should work for your Wood Duck as well.

I built a removeable tray to go across the cockpit in front of me. I mounted the rod holder to it and built a cupholder for the other side.

I used some scrap Okoume deck (I built from plans & bought my supplies locally) and epoxied it to some marine grade Fir to thicken/stiffen it. I put mahogany trim around it to keep small stuff from falling off of it.

It's held down with some simple "L" shaped clamps I fabricated with small blocks of wood. Wingnuts hold it down.