I have a very agressive approach. I've got a rope tied around each pylon that I use for tying down the boat on the beach (to doggie stakes) but when on the trailer if I'm going to drive it, I'll pull those tight to the center crossbar of teh trailer (right above the axle). Then I also have 31" black rubber bungee cords that go from around each pylon down to the trailer crossbars underneath them. In the back that means above the license plate and in front it's sort of at the back of the Y in the trailer.