Revo dilemma

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I can't comment from experience on the through-hull transducer mount but my biggest concern would be related to being locked in to a particular brand of FF down the road. If you cut a hole to mount a Lowrance transducer, you will be locked in to that brand forever. What about if your transducer fails and you have to replace it. Will the new one fit? Patching a hole that size might be a challenge.

Since the wet and grease mount methods work quite well, it seems to me that using one of these methods might be more practical.

Regarding the rod holder question, the Revo only has two molded rod holders and they are placed in a less than perfect location. I always take my bait tank which gives me storage for up to five rods. I made a couple of adjustable rod holders that fit into the molded holes, (see the post in the Innovations thread). This gives me plenty of rod storage capability and puts my active rods in a more usable location.

If you don't want to pack along a bait tank but need more rod storage on a Revo, my suggestion would be to modify my rod holder design by adding a cross bar behind the seat. Using ABS or PVC fittings you could add a bunch of extra rod holders that extend off of the cross bar. It would be easy to build, inexpensive and probably work very well.

Bob