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| We wanna get a trolling mast for our 20' Lund Pro Guide tiller for St Clair & Green Bay. Who makes good stuff & planer boards. Curious about Riviera, they make a slick 7' mast that breaks down for easy storage, but have not laid eyes on it. Any ideas? Thanks. |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | I have a mast Big Jon type and triple Super skies had this on my Ranger it worked great
Sold the boat and took the mast and all mounting hardware off. It just sits in my shed if you are interested. PM please thanks |
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| big john is good quality..most guys here build there boards ...you will love the planer board setup for trolling. very effective. |
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Location: Detroit River | Big John for the mast. For the boards I suggest you make your own as the homemade wooden boards are far better than the plastic manufactured ones. You can find plans to make your own online.
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Location: West Virginia | I have had good luck with the stuff from riviera. Extendable mast is easy to store out of the way when casting. I use their triple boards but did add a little weight to the bottom of the outside board to help the nose of the board get more bite. |
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| Thanks for the tip, we are learning !! Bone |
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Location: pittsburgh, pa | I personally would go another route then big jon. There older stuff was great. Reels were made out of a better material. I know multiple people that bought new ones and constantly broke handles off of them or the reels cracked. I have big jons electric reels. But if i went back to manual i would go berts or cisco for higher end. And yes make your own boards or if you arnt that handy buy the amish outfitters boards. Upgrade to the amish outfitter 500lb spectra for tow line also. I personally prefer 2 mini masts but a single will work just fine.
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| I have a big jon mast that fits in the front pedestal of my ranger, 500lb line from Amish outfitters and redwood Amish outfitter boards, don't use it that much but works great, big john reels can blow up on you cisco makes reels that will last a lifetime you can fit on a big john mast. |
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| As a retired machinist, Cisco stuff looks really stout, but seems expensive. I guess you get what you pay for? |
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| Have a buddy with the Riviera mast that automatically pulls the boards in which is great when you stop to fight a fish. I was really impressed with it. |
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| Made my own boards. Made them so they colapse and I can store them up against the sides in the bow. Used a cabinet hinge to put the eye bolt on and it lays flat. Pulled plows with it with no problem.
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Posts: 47
| Go with the two piece big Jon . The advantage is that you can use just the top section by itself. You will find that a tall mast is not that useful if you have good boards. Look for a used one they are pretty easy to find. |
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| The riviera mast is great until you fish in freezing conditions. Ice will build on the line and it's an absolute pain to bring boards in. Buy the adapter plate to mount your mast on so you can completely remove your base. Reinforce the mount under your bow with plywood and aluminum the Lund has a pretty stout bow but can use some help. Good luck |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Agree with todd_yester, two shorter masts on each side of the boat is much nicer. If for no other reason that it keeps tow lines out of the boat! |
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