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I have a lack of rod holders on my 18' Starweld. Right now I run 4 dual axis rod holders on 24" tracks and 2 Cannon riggers with single rodholders. When I run 2 or more sideplaners, plus 2 diver setups, I'm out of rodholders. My rod storage in the floor and gunnels doesn't allow for long rods, so I also have no safe place to store extra rod setups. I'm considering purchasing one or two rod trees, either double or triple. I see that some trees are fixed at different angles, some can be adjusted and others are angled up at the same angle. I certainly see that the adjustable trees would offer greater positioning, but is that advantage worth the added cost. I also have to consider how my popup canopy will work with a rodtree .I see Cabellas has a Millenium rod tree for a reasonable price with good reviews, but I'd also consider the big name makers. I'd appreciate any input your experiences could offer, especially from the smaller boat group. Thanks ahead.

It works great for marking suspended bait. You can expect 200-300' off each side on 455khz.

I have a raw aluminum plate designed for this at Krezner Marine. They were made specifically for Cannon downriggers to go in-between the base and swivel base.

I don't know of anything commercially available but have seen a lot of guys make brackets that use the existing bolt pattern for the riggers - made out of thin metal - they literally sandwich that plate between the mount and the rigger and extend back beyond the rigger.

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I've had a couple this year hooked in the side. I think the fish takes a swing at a spoon and misses and the hook grabs the eel... just an assumption... Nick

Looking to mount a Garmin 10” GPS in the back of the boat. I currently have downriggers mounted on the transom. Is there a bracket I can use to mount them to the down rigger? They are Mag 10s matt

FIshed Wilson to the Bar Friday150-325FOW marked little. Best water was 150 to 220'. finished 2 for 2 plus a couple throw backs. Saw few nets moving anywhere. All bites came between 20 and 60 down. Saturday fished in front of the plant east of Olcott, finished 4 for 4 plus 1 dink we drowned and kept. ALso 2 healthy throw backs. all bites came between 20 and 70 down. Five and 7 color lead plus 70 rigger caught fish. Fog was definitley a limiting factor in our range from port. Best water was 125 to 175'. Sunday AM, returned to the plant East of Olcott, same water fished for a few hrs to produce a steelhead and a drive by on a rigger at 60 down. Foggy. Best summary I could give was the weekend was a grinder most boats we talked to at the dock did similar or worse. Did get a Coast Guard safety inspection in Olcott tho maybe the weekend trophy was the sticker!

Does anyone employ side scan while trolling this lake to help locate fish/bait? I’ve heard of people doing it before but not really sure which range setting I should have the screen set too(if I should say have the bottom within view on the screen or just within 200’ or so)? Any tips or tricks for this would be very helpful. Running garmin transducers with 260khz and 455khz channels for side view