After seeing pictures a couple years back, I finally decided to build a simple trolling motor mount for the FS12T this week. It consists of 4 u-bolts, an old 2x4 and some PVC pipe. At least that's what it should consist of - The 1 1/8" pipe I'd picked up was slightly too big to fit inside my rod holders so I used a couple of sink "down pipes" I think they were called. They aren't as heavy duty as I'd like, but I don't think they will ever be a problem and my poles still fit down in them. I used the only old 2x4 I could find at home. (Funny I thought I had a whole stack of them stored away.) Anyway I need to redo it with a longer board and add some weight to the opposite side to offset the motor weight. For now I compensated for it mostly with battery placement. I'm sure there are many ways that might be better, but I like the simplicity of this design. I made zero modifications to my kayak and I can just lift it right off any time I want.
So far I've taken it out twice and must say I wish I'd done it way back when. I'm only using it on private water and doubt I'll go through the trouble of registering it for the lake or river, but it's extremely nice when you're time limited and all the fish seem to be 1/2 mile away. Also I am not trying to run the trolling motor while fishing down a bank. I'm just using it to go from one major area to another.
The pictures below are not my own, but they are the exact ones I'd seen that inspired me.
So far I've taken it out twice and must say I wish I'd done it way back when. I'm only using it on private water and doubt I'll go through the trouble of registering it for the lake or river, but it's extremely nice when you're time limited and all the fish seem to be 1/2 mile away. Also I am not trying to run the trolling motor while fishing down a bank. I'm just using it to go from one major area to another.
The pictures below are not my own, but they are the exact ones I'd seen that inspired me.