Thanks Kareem, Actually it does not have a hatch, it was never installed or even cut. it does have strapping. Anyways, a gator hatch would be nice, I have a 16 month old, I tried to put a fishing rod UL in his hands but he just tossed it. I'll give him a few more months. As for the upgrade either or will work!
I dumped way too much into my rods and reels but I wanted the right set ups, I'm totally happy with my rods, now I need to be able to stow them away, because i'm sure I will dump when I try my first surf landing
