I have not used the Yakima boat loader rod. I did fish with a guy this past weekend that has Yakima bars and he places a towel ot bath mat on his trunk and back glass of his car. He places the front of the kayak on the towel that is on the trunk and then goes to the rear of the kayak and just pushes it up on the rack. He has rollers on the rear bar to assist in guiding the kayak, and a cradle on the front bar.
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