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Author:  Nutty1 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:23 pm ]
Post subject:  PA12 DOWNRIGGERS
i WANT TO PUT A SCOTTY LAKETROLLER DOWNRIGGER ON MY PA12. NEW AT THIS SO WHERE IS BEST PLACE TO MOUNT IT ?
Author:  Dr.SteelheadCatcher [ Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PA12 DOWNRIGGERS
I have a PA-14 and a Canon Mini-troll.......takes the same area to mount a Scotty Lake troll......I located mine on the left side....since I used Scotty flush mounts, the lake troll and rod holder can be plugged into either receptacle/socket. The white line on the down rigger is a safety leash.
Having owned both a smaller Scotty and Canon, of the two, I liked the Canon as it has the line counter....that's a feature missing on the Scotty.....unless you upgrade to the Scotty Depthmaster Model 1050....that is a much better downrigger and I am in the process of making this change/upgrade.

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Author:  Nutty1 [ Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PA12 DOWNRIGGERS
thanks I'll have to go with the upgrade for the downrigger. Do you know anything abiout the track system for installation.

Thanks
Author:  Dr.SteelheadCatcher [ Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PA12 DOWNRIGGERS
No.....never used a track system.
I was careful about the placement/location of the rod holders and down rigger, so the fixed surface mounts are nice/simple and strong.
My Humminbird fish finder/gps head is mounted on a 1" Ram ball mount...it has flexibility for moving the head around or removal from the PA.

I think you need make sure all of the gear can be track mounted and then go forward....pay attention to the footprint.
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