I rent the mirage 14 when I am in Hawaii great stable boat on the ocean easy to propel with your feet which I can do a lot longer than I can with my arms plus a lot faster and my arms are free to use the fishing pole and maneuvering while fighting a fish ( you have to be fast or the tiger...
now that the motor is mounted I needed to make the battery holder so I got some aluminum angle and cut to size and welded together
and fit the boxes
like I said I want this setup to be able to be removed easily so I need to make a trip to town to find some non skid rubber for the bottom I will...
they are ''SEA'' lions and any one of them past the I-5 bridge should be fair game so the others won't follow. salmon aren't the only fish on there menu, sturgeon are also being decimated now that they know how to go after them. give the people that want to save them a year to move them after...
finished making my swing mount for the minn-kota heres the progression from paper
to making a model to making every thing works.
to the finished product
now remove the CR anchor
now mounted on the boat.
here's the 3 positions so I can swing it out of the way and stow it so I don't have to...
I can see it being used as a big fly rod set up for casting I just didn't see where on a boat with downriggers it would be that benefitual here's a stacking vid using the rods I think you are talking about in this case I don't see where this is better than using the bait caster and mono...
l have seen that setup on boats on the river and using downriggers with them they look like a big fly reel on a spinning rod and with out sounding disrespectful or condescending what advantage do they have over say a bait casting reel with a good drag and rod ? or is this just an old tradition...
I picked up the aluminum today and started with the swivel base and turned the SS hub
then started on the side pieces and beveled to fit and weld
then laid out the bottom and drilled for the hub
the set up the top plate and machined for the hub first the bore then the step
now to arc and...
thanx Eugene the reason I did it this way was it is Easily removable, I only use it when kokanee fishing on the lakes, when the wind is too bad for the tr-1 to maintain corse alone, hence the larger skeg. it is easily removable when on the Colombia and Willamette and any where else I usually...
eugene1 my jet is a 22' and has a narrow nose, the railing is in the way and there is not a big enough foot print to mount it and be out of the way so going over the rails is the only way. dfly
after drawing out but before cutting any metal I make a jig, and test fit and function. with the front railing and the CR anchor nest I want to keep I decided to make a receiver for the anchor nest so it will be above everything. the thing I needed was to be able to swing and lock it port...