That’s a bit of a silly statement John, I’ve never even come close to having a rod poke me in the ear when I’ve been driving, and neither has anyone else I know, and because I can go fishing any day of the week at a moments notice and be fishing immediately when fishing for much shorter periods, then having a ready made up 13ft Specimen Float rod is Ideal.
Anglers have been carrying 13ft Carp rods and specimen rods since the early 70s and it’s quite normal in this day and age for anglers to carry such rods; especially when they have hatchbacks or estate cars.
And I’ve never damaged any of my rods through keeping them ready made-up in padded rod sleeves either (so far anyway
) and I’ve been doing it for years now.
Keith