I do this on my dads accord too, in my mom's CRV I slide the rods from the trunk along the roof to the passenger seat, they stay snug against the top of the car until you take them out (the only thing you have to remember is when you open the door sometimes they will slide out, watch out you don't crush them when you close it and you'll be fine)
Ya, also...
http://www.niagarafishing.net/forums/
http://www.lakesimcoemessageboard.com/
http://www.ontariosportfishing.com/
http://forums.oodmag.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5
http://ontarioshorefishing.com/forum/
http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing/index.php
There are more too...
Pretty sure you can use anything you buy from a store (if it's dead), for example shrimp makes good bait but it's not listed (also, you can also use live herring)