Good Luck with the rod storage. I have a 189 Sport, there is rod storage, if you want to call it that, behind the back seats. However I am hard-pressed to get more than 4 rods in there and 7ft is the longest. I have done a bunch of upgrades and personal add-ons to make it more fishable and still be family friendly just this winter so I would love to see what you come up with - keep us posted