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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | After a long while of changing my mind I've decided to go with down east s10 rod holders over the folbes. Now I just need to find a way to mount them to my lowe fishing machine. Anyone have any ideas? |
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| Have you taken a look at the Fat AZ Tipping down east rod holders? |
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Location: Quebec, Canada | I am looking for exactly the same information and I was previously referee to the cisco mounting systems. Which would be the best option? I have 7" large wise on the sides of my boat and I would like to permanently install a mounting device that will facilitate installing a down east rod holder and offer more protectionnin terms of not having it fall off in the water (like it happened to me last summer). |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | If you have enough width on your gunnels a track system works well ( Cannon, Bert's, Cisco and many others. This allows easy removal so they won't wear your cover. I run combinations of downeasters tubes and downriggers all changeable and easily removed |
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| put rails on. Cheap and very effective. You will spend a fortune on tracks and adapters. |
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Location: Quebec, Canada | horsehunter - 6/4/2017 8:17 AM
If you have enough width on your gunnels a track system works well ( Cannon, Bert's, Cisco and many others. This allows easy removal so they won't wear your cover. I run combinations of downeasters tubes and downriggers all changeable and easily removed
As my gunnel has enough width, would the cannon mounting tracks work well with down east rod holders? |
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|  I used Bert's tracks and mounts. They work for me. |
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Location: NE Ohio | FAT AZ's with the S10's tilt all the way IMO. i have them mounted to a cisco base that fits right into my lund track. |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | Wish I could do a track but I don't have enough width for me to do it effectively. I'm kinda stuck, gunnel is too wide to clamp the down easters straight on, but is too narrow for a track system. Anyone ever use the Cisco systems, mount? It looks easy to take on and off, also looks like I won't need to put holes in the boat (which I like).
Edit: about the Cisco/Bert track, does anyone know the distance between the two screw holes in the bottom of the track. It might hang over a little on my Lowe but it might not be to bad. Ideally the track would be perfect because I can switch things out. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | If the top rail of your gunnel is aluminum rather than a plastic or rubber cap I would consider having the track welded to the gunnel. You would have to find someone good with aluminum welding so it looked good and didn't distort the tracks. Scotty makes a narrow track that I guy i know had welded to a Tracker that works for him it uses a gearhead mount so may only work with Scotty rod holders. |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | I took another look at my boat today and i think the Cisco rail will fit alright. I'm. I'm not too conserned with getting it on because I have a uncle who welds aluminum for a living. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Musky_Mo16 - 6/3/2017 11:45 PM
After a long while of changing my mind I've decided to go with down east s10 rod holders over the folbes. Now I just need to find a way to mount them to my lowe fishing machine. Anyone have any ideas?
Buy the folbes and ill trade you a set of powder coated down east rail mounts lol. |
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| https://www.facebook.com/1408060812786869/videos/1901850193407926/
https://www.facebook.com/1408060812786869/videos/1784404091819204/
https://www.facebook.com/1408060812786869/videos/1791357651123848/
These videos show some of the advantages of the AZ mounted Down East |
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