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 kayak trolling motor
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10/22/12 02:21 AM
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froggy0423
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trying to rig up a trolling motor on my tuna and was wondering if anybody has ever heard of a hand held speed control that could be spliced into the control, so youre not having to reach behind to vary speed and direction.....
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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10/22/12 03:17 AM
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Bass Art
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I have a 39# thrust MG that I'm going to mount on my Commander 140. I'm going to cut the shaft just above the bracket with the motor at the correct height, and I will extend the wires coming from the motor to the control head so that I can mount the head on the gear track. I will steer it with the rudder controls.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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10/22/12 03:47 AM
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BigDozer66
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Very nice!  I am betting I can mount my Motorguide Wireless W45 on the Big Tuna like that.  BigDozer66
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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10/22/12 11:07 AM
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Bass Art
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Yeah, that's pretty nice. Too bad the video didn't show it in use on the water. That would have been worth the time to produce. I have a PowerDrive 70 on my bassboat, and I don't want anything else.
I'm probably not going to spend much to have a TM on my kayak, because much of my purpose in kayaking was to get some exercise while we are out on the water. Putting the TM on my kayak is just an exercise in "can I do it and make it look good and work well?". I can and I probably will, but it won't be a permanent installation. There are a couple of places I would probably use it, but we're talking 2 or 3 times a year.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
[Re: froggy0423]
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10/22/12 03:57 PM
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SleepingTiger
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do you have a rudder on your big tuna?
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Re: kayak trolling motor
[Re: Bass Art]
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10/22/12 11:31 PM
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froggy0423
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yeah i agree that is a bad a trolling system, unfortunately my budget doesnt allow it right now. i will probably rig up something similar like you said bass art.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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10/22/12 11:32 PM
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froggy0423
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no sleeping tiger my tuna doesnt have a rudder...
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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10/22/12 11:51 PM
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Ozarkfool
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Slick. Should move the kayak around easily. Would like to see this on the water.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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11/02/12 12:08 AM
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Jholly
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I am in the process of mounting a 30lb trust minn kota on mine. I took the control portion off of the main shaft and the internal control unit is small. I will be extending the wiring so I can control from my seat. I am using a waterproof junction box from Lowes as a control box, I will also be installing a killswitch and coming up with a lever that will look like the throttle knobs on a boat. I will be using a cabling wire to controll with my feet. I will post pics when I am done. If you would like more detailed instructions with pics I would be more than glad to send them to you, just shoot me back a post.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
[Re: froggy0423]
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11/02/12 01:49 AM
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BigDozer66
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My Big Tuna does not have a rudder either. After looking at the way the Motorguide W45 I currently have mounts I am not sure I want to try and mount it on the Tuna. It mostly has to do with the way it deploys and stows and the way the handle operates. Santa might just have to bring me a Minn Kota iPilot for Christmas! BigDozer66
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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11/02/12 02:43 PM
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Woolybugger
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not worth the trouble because once its motorized you have to register it with TPWD and get boat tags.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
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11/03/12 12:01 PM
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Mark Ray
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chicks dig guys who paddle their kayaks.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
[Re: froggy0423]
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11/04/12 03:04 AM
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Jholly
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Woolybugger; its really not to trouble, $30 and some paperwork, totally worth it IMO.
MR; We dont go fishing to catch girls + girls also dig guys who can build things and are good with they're hands
Last edited by Jholly; 11/04/12 03:05 AM.
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Re: kayak trolling motor
[Re: froggy0423]
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12/08/12 03:12 AM
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froggy0423
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ive started working on mine and have done pretty much what Jholly has done just tryin to find some type of box for the speed control, i will also post pics when i finish with mine
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