Pontoon Mods.

[The Quadfather]

Recently picked up an 8' Outcast Pontoon.
I was wondering if any of you who are fishing from a pontoon, and have done any mods to it, would mind sharing these.
I have a particular setup already for my sonar. I am very curious about if anybody has a working idea for a downrigger attachment? I was thinking the Scotty Mini troller, it's small size is appropriate. The attaching is the question.
I will be attaching a minn kota to existing motor mount. Adding swiveled chair for sideways sitting while on Minn Kota.

Also, just any things people have done. Djbutler, I sent you a PM, but you appear to be off the site these days?

[fishinChristian]

I've done a bunch, but my favorite was taking pet-proof window screen, the heavy plastic type, and covering the front part with just enough room to get in. 4 tarp clips on the corners, with bungee cord ties, and you have a drop proof table to work on, that doesn't hurt a fish if you have to work on unhooking. You can lay a spare rod or 2 from the seat toward the front on it, and in rough water it acts as a splash guard. Wouldn't go without it now, on the single anyway. Also, there's a dog bed, the large Cooleroo, that does the same thing, but with a frame. Fits mine well.

[The Quadfather]

I've done a bunch, but my favorite was taking pet-proof window screen, the heavy plastic type, and covering the front part with just enough room to get in. 4 tarp clips on the corners, with bungee cord ties, and you have a drop proof table to work on, that doesn't hurt a fish if you have to work on unhooking. You can lay a spare rod or 2 from the seat toward the front on it, and in rough water it acts as a splash guard. Wouldn't go without it now, on the single anyway. Also, there's a dog bed, the large Cooleroo, that does the same thing, but with a frame. Fits mine well.

Thanks FishinChristian, I'm not sure I can picture that, but it sounds like you created a platic sheeting material that acts as a table top, sitting in front of you.
I wasn't sure if the dog bed is for a dog? You mist have a monster size pontoon.

[fishinChristian]

I'll take a pic, and I do have a 3 man 2 dog pontoon, but the single is the one I described. The Cooleroo is the same thing, but with a frame built in. Later.

[The Quadfather]

I have slowly been adding things to this recent pontoon I purchased. I was wondering for those of you who may be running a small DR from your pontoon, just how you have it mounted?
I picked up the smallest one that I think is made, "Scotty mini lake troller?" I think is the name.

It would appear to need to be mounted to the frame in the area where the oar lock is placed. Grant it, I can remove the oar lock if I wish to, but then you are going to be on the water without the use of oars.

I don't truly intent to fish with a DR via this pontoon. but I admit that I like gadgets, and this seemed like the direction to go in. I expect to leave this pontoon at a property in Eastern WA. where I fish Mackinaw. The thought of cruising along under power, and with a DR setup for Macks via pontoon sounded kind of fun. Thinking about it now, I realize that my DR only is capable of handling 4 lb balls, and 4 lb balls at 150' depth, will be greatly plagued by blow back.
I am equally happy jigging for these fish as well.

The jigging brings me to the awesome mounting mechanism that I found for my sonar. Check out http://www.floattubefanatics.com/#!fish ... mount-vids" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This company allows you to attach literally any size sonar that you can imagine to either a float tube, pontoon, kayak, canoe, etc. They offer their own proprietary battery and mounting mechanism. This is not a bunch of flashlight batteries, but it is a 5 amp/hr 12 volt battery. Size of a large apple.

Anyway, if you have a DR mounted to any kind of pontoon, I'd like to hear how you did it.
DJ butler? anyone else?

[The Quadfather]

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