DIY Kayak Trolling Motor Mount

[@fatpanda208]

Hands down the best mount for the Teton / Yukon. Im going to copy, might make the mount bit shorter to recoup some rear cargo.

[@LunkerHunter]

@@fatpanda208 thanks for watching. Good luck!

[@zanisyabi5368]

Awesome bro, you give me an idea on how to remodify the trolling motor on my kayak. Thanks a lot

[@LunkerHunter]

@@zanisyabi5368 no problem. Glad I can help!

[@floridagunrat1625]

Im looking to do basically the same thing. I think I'll pretty much copy your setup. Thanks for sharing!

[@LunkerHunter]

@@floridagunrat1625 you’re welcome. Good luck!

[@AxelfoleyTheGreat]

Hey what brand crate are you using to fit your battery box in?

[@LunkerHunter]

www.walmart.com/ip/11014785

[@cdion3537]

Thanks for the video. Just copied your design exactly. I may have missed it when skipping around the video but how do you turn your motor on, adjust speeds, reverse etc? I just have a cheap motor i picked up to test out whether i like it.

[@LunkerHunter]

@@cdion3537 watch this video. It explains everything. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5LYY6Gad76We6csi=GW9zgAy3MLoV9zoF

[@dennisevans1357]

Whats your measurements for the bracket you built?

[@LunkerHunter]

It’s 1/16 in thick aluminum I bought from Home Depot. I didn’t measure it. I just eyeballed it. I didn’t put measurements, because every kayak is different…

[@jeffyork4940]

Do you have a video for how you wired the trolling motor?

[@LunkerHunter]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5LYY6Gad76We6csi=SklX0R7WyKe1mWP- This is the best I got

[@BrianRodgers-er4ev]

Just curious what do I do with yellow and white wires coming out of the shaft

[@LunkerHunter]

I just tucked them back into the shaft, in case I need them later…

[@bridgitoliver6990]

How much did you cut off the shaft of the motor.

[@LunkerHunter]

I didn’t cut it, in case I want to use it to put on a boat. There’s no need to cut it. It’s extra unnecessary work.

[@TiagoFigueiredo1]

Very cool mount setup, im tryin to build one mysel for my kayak, exactly like yours, maybe in stainless, but i like the stability and the option to be removed, where are you based fishing ? Regards from Europe

[@LunkerHunter]

East Texas. Good luck with your build!

[@cmacclel]

Nice effort but having that motor mounted 2 feet away on plastic rail mounts seems grossly inadequate. If you drag the bottom hard enough it will snap that right off.

[@LunkerHunter]

I appreciate the comment, and watching the video, but you’re wrong about that. The aluminum has plenty of give and actually moves up when I hit a log or the bottom. This has happened 100+ times. The integrity of the plastic mounts is much stronger than the plastic the kayak is made of. I’m actually working on a follow up video of the pros and cons of this design, and what you mentioned is a definite pro from the last 8 months of use.