WTB: bow mount trolling motor

[Erin Resch]

I need a portable bow mount trolling motor. I'm not particular on size and all that. I need to fish the Little Red River in Arkansas. can anyone help? I can't find these anywhere

 

[Adam Murray]

What kind of boat is it for?



Don't really know of a "portable" bow-mount unit. Back in the day, though, I used a cheap transom mount TM with a special bracket on the bow of my jon-boat that was quite portable. Still have one of these brackets, NIB, if you're interested.

 

[Larry Morganstern]

Hope that's not the only motor you're planning on using on the Little Red when they're generating.

 

[Erin Resch]

No....I've been going to the Little Red for about 10 years now. It's a lot easier to get around with a TM (in addition to the regular motor of course)



I used to own a small bow moutn trolling motor. I guess they don't make them anymore....What is this bracket you are talking about?

 

[Larry Morganstern]

Here is a bracket from Bass-Pro, then add any transom mount trolling motor you can find.



http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=9162&hvarTarget=search

 

[Erin Resch]

I see..that's interesting...maybe I'm just an idiot, but how in the world does that thing work...I mean..I can hook up the TM to the bow without the bracket...it is just backward...and very hard to operate...how does this bracket help?

 

[Huck Palmatier]

....to convert a trolling motor to "bow mount" just remove the two screws attaching the head to the shaft, rotate 180deg and reinstall the screws.....that way the tiller handle will point in the same direction as the motor shaft, instead of opposite for a transom mount....can you picture it?