"crate cradle" for my SINK



Rod Leashes



Kayak Storage Rack (not much doing here, but works great and can just slide yak from rack to the bed of my truck)

Hey thweetie!

I would be interested in knowing more about that switch. I'm going to do a diy 360 light, but want the ability to shut it off. That would come in handy.

And the trolling motor. Did that give you any trouble in shallow water?

let me know if you're interested in cutting a 4" hole in your kayak and I will help you out installing a switch.
or you can just do a simple toggle switch which requires a 1/2" hole. But installing the 360 light will require you to drill a 1" hole.

how shallow is shallow? I would not take the trolling motor in areas i know the water is < 2' deep. man, its great for lakes though. fishing tawakoni is simple.

For the light/switch, I want to either mount it on my crate or fit it to one of my back rod holders. Sounds like the crate might be the way to go. That would allow me to mount the switch on the crate, and would hold the dry box/ battery.

I fish a lot of creeks and rivers, so I'm not sure the TM would be a great fit for me right now. Its a cool idea, and one I might look into later.

i can help you with that. the thing you have to figure out is placement of battery and if that battery will power all your electronics like FF, bait tank and maybe night fishing lights. From there, we can rig something up and it should be cake.

I love the grommets that Hobie uses on the PA. They come with parts that can fit different gauge wires or multiple wires. Installed, they look factory and not aftermarket. Using this, you can buy one battery that can power all your electronics and can be controlled via toggle switches.

I'll pm you. I don't want to hijack the thread. :-)

My best and only "DIY" so far would be I installed my own rudder without bleeding or drilling holes in the wrong place. I also added a return spring so to speak to the foot braces. I didnt like the cables hanging loose so I put the second set of brackets in with a bungee cord so they keep the slack out of the cables and you can use them if your in the rear seating as well.

15' X 28" plus rudder
weighs under 40 lbs
SOT
6 rod holders
Humminbird 597ci HD DI
Custom fish cooler behind the seat
Hobie Mirage drive with Click N Go downlocks.
30 oz carbon fiber paddle (also self made)
Hard back seat
Thermarest seating
Retractable rudder and easily removeable for transport
Fits in the S10 truck bed

Build log
http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=181309&start=50

For a second I thought that crazy claw thing was apart of your kayak lol